Los Angeles, Ca
Long Beach to begin removing homeless encampments following Newsom order
Weeks removed from Governor Gavin Newsom’s directive to remove unauthorized homeless encampments from the streets of California, one city is set to begin a teardown of tents this week.
Speaking to KTLA’s Annie Rose Ramos, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said the city didn’t want to rush the actions, but now’s the time to act.
“We fully understand how sensitive this is for our residents and also the urgency of some of the chronic encampments, so we took our time,” Richardson said.
Long Beach has waited a little less than a month to dismantle encampments following the July 25 executive order from Newsom that encourages local governments to address the homelessness problem, giving them guidelines on processes that include clearing encampments and aiding the unhoused population with alternative options.
In the weeks since, Newsom himself has expressed deep frustration at the lack of action in removing encampments from some local governments, even after his executive order. The Democratic Governor has threatened to withhold funds from cities that fails to remove encampments.
“We need local government to step up. This is a crisis,” Newsom told reporters on Aug. 8. “The state’s unprecedented billions of dollars of support? I’m not interested in providing that support and not seeing the results. I’m a taxpayer, not just the governor. It’s not complicated. We’ll send that money to counties that are producing results.”
Newsom’s push against homeless encampments comes after a recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed governments to criminalize “public camping,” or sleeping on streets and sidewalks.
In a memo released last week, Long Beach officials detailed their intention to comply with the order, saying that unhoused people may be cited or arrested for refusing to leave encampments.
Critics of the recent push against encampments have raised ethics concerns regarding the treatment of California’s unhoused population, saying the criminalization of homelessness could create more problems than it solves.
“If the only crime you are arresting or citing someone for is just existing in public space, that’s criminalization [of homelessness],” said John Ralphing of Human Rights Watch.
Long Beach officials say that people experiencing homelessness won’t be arrested or cited outright without committing any other crimes in the process, but instead will be offered outreach programs first. The city does, however, intend to tear down tents in public spaces.
A man was arrested for attempted murder after an argument led to gunfire at a San Bernardino County grocery store Thursday.
The suspect was identified as William Timoteo Moller, 37, an Apple Valley resident, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The incident occurred at a Stater Bros. market on the 21600 block of Bear Valley Road in Apple Valley shortly before 2 p.m.
Deputies responded to an altercation in which Moller reportedly pulled out a handgun and fired at another person. The suspect was arguing with another shopper, an unidentified 37-year-old man, when a handgun was brought out and one round was fired.
No one was injured during the incident, authorities said. The heated altercation prompted employees to evacuate the supermarket.
A 6-year-old boy was also at the scene when the confrontation took place.
Moller was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center on charges of attempted murder. He is being held on $2 million bail.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Deputy K. Mullins with Apple Valley Police at 760-240-7400, or dispatch at 760-956-5001.
Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at wetip.com.
Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a bus stop in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles Thursday.
According to Los Angeles police, the body had been at a bus stop on Crenshaw and Olympic Boulevards for around 10-12 hours before being discovered in the afternoon.
Emergency medical staff responded to the scene and after investigating, the woman was confirmed dead.
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Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a bus stop in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 26, 2024. (Citizen)
It’s unclear how she died but police said no foul play was suspected at the time.
A canopy was placed around the bus stop and police tape cordoned off the area as the investigation continued.
Her identity was not released and her cause of death will be determined by the coroner’s office.
Burger King is still spreading holiday cheer with after Christmas food deals.
The burger chain has celebrated the holidays all month long with its 31-day deal promotion for rewards members and has saved some of its best deals for the end of the year.
On Friday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Dec. 30, customers can get a free original chicken sandwich and bacon cheeseburger with a $1 purchase. The chain is also offering its famous Whoppers for $3 on Wednesday.
The chain started its month-long celebration by offering free burgers and sodas earlier this month. The promotion also saw the return of fan-favorite items, such as its four-piece cheesy tots — reintroduced nationwide last December — and the croissant breakfast sandwich.
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