Here’s how residents got a bicycle chop-shop removed from Orizaba Park
in NewsCity task force calls for $220 million in funding for homeless crisis
in NewsLong Beach Authorities Investigating Bizarre Case Involving Homeless Man Pinned Underneath SUV
in NewsAuthorities are trying to figure out how a homeless man ended up pinned underneath an SUV near Bixby Park Thursday, requiring firefighters to use a rescue airbag to lift the vehicle and extricate him.
More Long Beach Homeless off the Streets, Especially Veterans
in CityA biennial survey carried out by the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services revealed more progress in the city’s efforts to reduce the number of homeless people on the streets, especially within the veteran population, since the...
Wrestling with Giving When It Isn’t Well-Received
in LifeIt's not that I'm looking for gratitude, but when someone on the street asks me for money and then expresses displeasure at the amount I offer, I can't help questioning the impulse to give.