Clean & Safe Teams
The Alliance’s ambassadors, porters, and pressure washers thrive on making our Downtown community appealing, vibrant and safe for everyone by facilitating cleanliness, maintenance, and public safety. Specifically, Safety Ambassadors are available for safety escort services, for small vehicle repair needs like getting a jumpstart, and for directional assistance.
DTLB Alliance Safety Escorts are available Sunday through Thursday from 8 AM to 9:45 PM, Friday and Saturday from 8 AM to 11:45 PM. Call (562) 244-1365 for assistance.
DLBA’s Homeless Outreach Specialist
Every weekday morning DLBA’s Homeless Outreach Specialist, Tres, loads up granola bars, water, and personal hygiene supplies in his backpack before setting out on a familiar route visiting overlooked and underutilized pockets of space around Downtown. In plain clothes...
Clean and Safe Information Kiosk
Decked out with its color-changing LED lights and themed music, DLBA’s Information Kiosk made a much anticipated appearance on Halloween for “Trick or Treat on the Promenade”, an event coordinated by the Promenade Area Residents Association. Despite its title, Trick...
Smartphones Support DLBA’s Clean and Safe Teams
One of Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s (DLBA) goals is to be a clearinghouse of information for the entire Downtown community, from collecting valuable data and details on many aspects of DTLB to guide resource allocation, entice prospective business and development,...
Submit A Request for Service
The DTLB Alliance would love to hear from you. Please fill out this form for your needs in DTLB. The boundaries for our service area span north and south from 10th Street to Shoreline Village, and east and west from Alamitos Ave. to the 710. While we can’t handle every request, we will do our best! Or send your information along to the City through the Go Long Beach mobile application. If you believe your request is better suited for the City of Long Beach, please download the Go Long Beach app here and submit your concern there.
Downtown Clean Team
They are the beautifiers and stewards of Downtown. Whatever descriptor you prefer, Clean Team porters and pressure washers are passionate champions dedicated to maintaining the places where people walk, sit, and connect. Their “One Downtown” approach includes 150 blocks, 6 neighborhoods, and more than 33,000 people in an area of 1.38 square miles.
Starting at 5 AM, before many businesses open, the Clean Team crew sweeps away liter and debris to help keep the Downtown district looking attractive throughout the day. Going above and beyond what is provided by the City, they perform several services including pressure washing (Click for schedule), graffiti removal and more. Learn More >
Downtown Safety Ambassadors
They are highly trained. Wearing distinct red shirts with gray pants – they are easy to identify. These goodwill ambassadors are eager to lend a helping hand to anyone in need throughout our community. DTLB Alliance Safety Ambassadors patrol the streets of Downtown every day on foot, bike and Segway, all to help create a better quality of life for everyone. They support residents, workers, and visitors with a variety of services including giving directions, providing safety escorts and helping to jump start cars with dead batteries. Safety Ambassadors also say something when they see something serving as extra eyes and ears for the Long Beach Police Department to assist in crime prevention. Learn More >
Homeless Services
Building trust. The Alliance’s Quality of Life Ambassador works to develop relationships with individuals experiencing homelessness in Downtown. The goal is to help connect our unhoused neighbors to social service agencies including the city’s Multi-Service Center. The Quality of Life Ambassador offers individuals on the street essential items and encourages them to pursue a path to housing. To support a healthier and safer Downtown community for everyone, the DTLB Alliance shares its outreach data and collaborates with city and community partners to address the barriers in assisting the unhoused. Learn More >
Pressure Washing Schedule
Pressure washing start times to be in accordance with district wide start times of 5 AM or 7 AM