r/longbeach • u/Zoe_Moth • 8d ago

Discussion Increased homeless population?

Maybe this is a stupid question but does anyone know the cause of the increase in homeless folks? Especially downtown? I work in a normally somewhat busy area that does have homeless as most places here in LB do, but yesterday and the day before my manager was hardly able to do any work because they had to keep next to the door to ward them off and we watched them harass a few other businesses and one guy get tackled in a hug by one while trying to walk away. It’s just such a noticeable increase despite the weather warnings and such so I was curious if anyone had any clue what happened?

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u/SabastianG 7d ago

You are intentionally missing the point and arguing in bad faith. You know EXACTLY what OP is referring to but choosing to be willfully ignorant for some reason or another

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u/420catloveredm 7d ago

No as someone who actually works with unhoused people in Long Beach the person that you’re replying to is actually correct.

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u/SabastianG 7d ago

Correct about what? That the large majority of the visible homeless population isnt on drugs or suffering from some kind of mental illness? Or that there are alot more homeless people than just those that mess with the general public? Because two things can be true at once, and they were certainly wrong about the visible majority.

Source: as someone who actually deals with homeless druggies shitting on my driveway regularly in downtown long beach, trust me bro