Fence or Fix Long Beach Homelessness Debate | Los Angeles News

Long Beach spent nearly $800,000 on a fence around its main library to push encampments away — a move critics say could have housed ten homeless people for a year. While city officials argue the fence restored event space, cut cleaning costs, and reduced emergency calls, an advisory committee blasts it as a short-term fix that ignores deeper homelessness crisis. With rising homelessness, a looming budget gap, and a five-month shelter wait, the committee warns this tactic could become standard — especially ahead of the L.A. Olympics — risking more harm than help for those living on the streets. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fda8eea336e157bb Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews