Ballots are now arriving in mailboxes for Long Beach’s mayoral primary, launching a closely watched race in the second-largest city in Los Angeles County.
Six candidates, including incumbent Mayor Rex Richardson, are competing at a time when the city faces mounting challenges: a projected $60 million budget deficit, persistently high homelessness, rising traffic deaths at their highest level in more than a decade, and growing debate over immigration enforcement and public safety.
NBCLA spoke with all six candidates about the biggest issues facing the city and where they believe Long Beach is headed…