The nonprofit organization, Everyone In Long Beach, is organizing a Rally to End Homelessness at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 4pm, where it’s members will present a letter expressing their support for adding a bond initiative that would fund thousands of housing units to the Nov. 2020 ballot.
The letter was filed with the City the previous day, and contains the signature of over 35 organizations and residents, including the Long Beach Homeless Coalition (LBHC.)
If the bond initiative passes, $298 million would be used to fund more shelter beds, affordable housing and permanent supportive housing units. Polls indicate that about two thirds of Long Beach residents would vote for the initiative.
“We cannot hope to end homelessness in Long Beach if we continue to function with such limited housing,” LBHC President Paige Pelonis said. “Our membership includes business owners, non-profits, service providers, and concerned citizens, and we are proud to join the list of supporters of this effort. This is a logical next step for our City as our community continues to call for opportunities to end homelessness.”
We won’t have homes for homeless for years. Long Beach should stop these people from pitching their homes anywhere they want. We pay our taxes and deserve not to have these people staking claim on our private streets.
Allow them to stay in specific areas. I’m 70 years old and still work to keep a roof over my head and do not want homeless sitting near my apartment. L. B police do absolutely nothing to help us. They simply don’t give a damn as long as it’s not in their neighborhood. Why do we even have police then if they can’t help us.