Homelessness rises in Long Beach for second year in a row

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: John Donegan | Long Beach Post, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · July 21, 2026 · 1 min read

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Heather Filbey-McCabe, volunteer, asks questions of a homeless couple during the annual homeless count in Long Beach, Jan. 22, 2026. (Kate Raphael / Long Beach Post) Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to curb homelessness, the number of people without a home in Long Beach rose for the...

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