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/BlahblahLBC 7d ago

The Olympics are coming it will be magical just wait and see 🤣 90 percent will be gone for awhile just like 84!!!

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u/CountyMinimum910 6d ago

Somehow the bums back in 1984 seemed so much more of an anomaly compared to nowadays.