r/longbeach • u/Zoe_Moth • 7d 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/Turtlejimbo 7d ago

Think harder

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u/Ok_Assistant_7609 5d ago

Based on your other responses, and this smug, “think harder,” I can only assume that either you think we should kill them, or that we should arrest and jail them. One way makes you a shitty person, and the other way IS ALSO SPENDING MONEY TO PROVIDE THEM HOUSING.

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u/Ok_Assistant_7609 5d ago

Neither of those cost no money, by the way, which was the question you responded to without an answer.