The city in May awarded a nearly $3 million contract to the owner of a motel that was named one of six nuisance motels due to high crime. Recent data shows the situation hasn’t improved.
The man accused of going on a stabbing spree in Long Beach was not homeless, but that hasn't stopped some city officials from spreading that narrative.
With the abrupt end of an emergency housing program at a Downtown motel, some of the city’s most vulnerable residents face few options for a permanent home.