Letter to Long Beach

By Matthew Scott Pappas, Esq.

Long Beach deserves a strong, independent and trial-tested City Attorney

Long Beach deserves a strong, independent and trial-tested City Attorney. Challenging police violence and public corruption and defending residents from environmental crimes and fraud are the City Attorney's responsibilities.

Incompetence in our City Attorney's office costs our taxpayers millions every year in unnecessary legal expenses and lost court judgments. I know this because I've spent years in court winning cases that never should have gone to trial. Millions better spent on improving schools, police service and public works have been wasted.

Why? Only one Long Beach City Attorney election has been genuinely contested since 1964. For 50 years, incumbent City Attorneys have retired in mid-term, ensuring that their successors would be appointed without an election.

This must end. Now is the time for real change!

I'm Matt Pappas -- an experienced, proven and public-minded civil rights attorney. I will fight hard for Long Beach residents to restore integrity, justice and excellence to our City Attorney's office. I'11 cut my own public salary from $269,000 to $150,000. Please choose change over mediocrity.

I respectfully ask for your vote.