Melissa Evans, Author at Long Beach Post Investigations

A mother’s quest to save her homeless son from mental illness is met with a system in crisis

by Jeremiah Dobruck and Melissa Evans December 31, 2022

With soaring mental illness among unhoused people, Long Beach is scrambling to bolster a mental health system falling far short of the moment.

In this court, prosecutors seek to give homeless defendants a fresh start

by Kelly Puente and Melissa Evans December 4, 2022December 1, 2022

Motels that house homeless are riddled with crime, infested with vermin

by Melissa Evans November 28, 2022December 31, 2022

City officials searching for winter shelter site; other shelters near capacity

by Melissa Evans November 18, 2022November 28, 2022

In Long Beach, $8.5M in homeless funding withheld as governor demands cities ‘step up’

by Melissa Evans November 4, 2022November 14, 2022

Housing vouchers were seen as a golden ticket; recipients say they’re ‘no more useful than toilet paper’

by Melissa Evans October 19, 2022October 19, 2022