Council approves contract to expand services at winter shelter in North Long Beach
The shelter will be open daily through March 31, 2021, with the option to extend through Nov. 1, 2021, if needed.
‘Full steam ahead’: Year-round homeless shelter on track to be completed in June, officials say
City officials hope to have the year-round shelter completed by late June and operational by early July.
City opens fourth temporary homeless shelter at MLK Park
The park facility will shelter about 70 people with appropriate social distancing space between each bed.
City opens a third temporary homeless shelter at Silverado Park
The Silverado Park shelter will operate 24-7 and house about 50 people in the main room, with appropriate social distancing space between each cot, and seven additional people in a separate isolation room to be used as needed, according to the city.
Marijuana collective says it plans to grow pot at site of year-round homeless shelter; city officials say not so fast
Long Beach says it has not issued any license or permit to operate any cannabis cultivation activities at future site of a year-round homeless shelter.
City Council approves $9.5 million purchase for year-round shelter
Once the 24-hour shelter opens it could add as many as 125 beds to the city’s inventory with separate sections for men, women, families, LGBTQ individuals and pets.
City reveals location of year-round homeless shelter with goal for 2020 opening
A 3-acre lot on Atlantic Avenue in North Long Beach will be the site of a the new homeless shelter, replacing a liquor store and warehouse.
Catholic Charities-run homeless shelter in Long Beach may become a 24/7 facility
The planning commission on Thursday will consider a request by Catholic Charities of Los Angeles to convert its homeless shelter in the Washington neighborhood to a 24-hour facility.