Nubia Flores, Sharifa Batts and Maria Isabel Lopez are vying for the open Area 1 seat that is vacant because incumbent Megan Kerr is running in the City Council 5th District race.
Long Beach made changes to its short-term rental ordinance in hopes of getting the Coastal Commission's OK, which the city needs before enforcing the rules in seaside neighborhoods.
Nubia Flores, a parent organizer with Long Beach Forward, and Maricela de Rivera, founder and director of Long Beach Breastfeeds, announced their candidacies last week for the Area 1 seat.
The LGBTQ Center Long Beach has organized the walk since 2017, and the funds will support HIV and STI services at the center, along with other HIV-based nonprofit organizations.