Homelessness

The initiative called “Off the Sidewalk” is aimed at reducing the unsheltered homeless population by at least 50 percent by the 2028 Olympic Games. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2024.

The Norwalk City Council decided to extend the moratorium on homeless shelters and transitional housing through August 2025.

A day after Gov. Newsom threatened to take legal actions against Norwalk over its homeless shelter ban, the city council considers extending the ban. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2024.

The city of Norwalk will discuss the possibility of extending its ban on new homeless shelters and supportive housing. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 5 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2024.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday threatened a possible lawsuit against the city of Norwalk, urging city officials to reverse its newly adopted moratorium on emergency shelters for the homeless as well as supportive and transitional housing. The Norwalk City Council had adopted the urgency ordinance on Aug. 6 to put a moratorium on a number of establishments, including emergency shelters, single-room…

A Long Beach neighborhood wants the city to act after one of their neighbors was attacked and stabbed by a homeless man. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024. 

A stretch of Hollywood Boulevard just east of the famous Walk of Fame had been covered with homeless tents for years, until LA was about to host a huge event that brought thousands of people to the area.

Homeless encampments that had been around for years in Hollywood disappeared days before a big event. The I-Team’s Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. 

Santa Monica leaders have postponed their vote to consider banning banning sleeping in public spaces as a way to combat homelessness.

Santa Monica leaders considered measures to clean homeless encampments, including creating a ban on sleeping in public. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Homeless encampments at Los Angeles’ Dockweiler State Beach were dismantled Thursday in a cleanup sweep following complaints about health and safety risks.

Despite an early Monday morning clear-out of one of five areas considered as problems due to homeless encampments, the City of Long Beach does not expect to fence in other “problem parks,” it said.

A new mobile health clinic launched in the streets of Costa Mesa, marking the second city where the clinic is providing on-demand health services to those experiencing homelessness in Orange County. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m on Aug. 21, 2024.

A new mobile health clinic launched in the streets of Costa Mesa this month, marking the second city where the clinic is providing on-demand health services to those experiencing homelessness in Orange County.

With one problem encampment cleared up and four to go, businesses in Downtown Long Beach believe clearing out the Billie Jean King Library of unsheltered residents will make a big impact downtown.

With the city of Long Beach beginning its sweep of homeless encampments, business owners are speaking up and expressing their thoughts on the matter. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

Long Beach targets five parks in a homeless encampment sweep. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday Aug. 19, 2024.

Homeless people refusing to leave certain encampments in Long Beach could be cited and arrested as the city begins cleaning up certain areas Monday.  

Long Beach is starting to clear out homeless encampments in different parts of the city, specifically focusing on four different parks. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Aug. 19, 2024. 

The city of Long Beach will begin citing and arresting unhoused residents who refuse to leave unsafe homeless encampments, the city’s deputy manager announced in a memo earlier this week.