The city of Long Beach saw a drop in homelessness for the first time in seven years, while the unhoused population continued to grow in Orange County from 2022 to 2024.
For the first time in seven years, the city of Long Beach saw local homelessness decline year over year — but officials in next-door Orange County were disappointed to learn their unhoused population had continued to grow. The divergent trends were documented in point-in-time counts conducted in January. Those surveys are meant to provide on-the-ground snapshots of homeless populations to help identify the needs of particular communities and shape local response efforts.
As a result, Deputy City Manager Teresa Chandler announced the formation of an Office of Homeless Strategy, which will serve as a “connecting point” for various departments, external agencies, service providers and community stakeholders who are focused on addressing homelessness. Richardson said he hopes the city can maintain its momentum. “We have to maintain focus,' he said.
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