The city began clearing homeless encampments from public property starting with the temporary closure of Gumbiner Park.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to keep people from sleeping in public places with little fear of litigation. Gov. Gavin Newsom has already ordered state agencies to start removing encampments from state-owned property, and is encouraging cities and counties to follow suit.On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision and strong urging from Gov.
"The spaces that we're picking are public spaces where we've seen a large impact, where it's impacting the overall ability of the public to utilize that space," said Paul Duncan, who heads up Long Beach's Homeless Services Bureau. He said he doesn't expect local shelters to see much of an impact due to the city's new crackdown, but one shelter official says he's looking forward to the enforcement plan.
Levine showed ABC7 a newly rebuilt part of the Long Beach Rescue Mission. The restrooms, sleeping areas and kitchen all updated after a fire last year. But despite all the construction, Levine says the 215-bed facilities still only have a handful of spots available.
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