China News Service, June 11th. According to a report by the US Chinese website, homeless people have always been a major problem that plagued Los Angeles in the United States, and this problem seems to have become more serious after the epidemic.

Take Los Angeles Chinatown as an example. After the epidemic, businesses obviously felt that the number of homeless people on the street had increased.

　　According to community businesses, the increase in the number of residents on the street should be related to the conversion of two hotels on the edge of Chinatown into homeless shelters. During the epidemic, most shops were closed for a period of time. The reduction in patrols in the commercial reform area of ​​Chinatown was also the reason why the streets were occupied by homeless .

　　Zhuang Peiyuan, chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, who has served the community for decades, pointed out that the number of homeless people on the streets of Chinatown has indeed increased after the epidemic. Fortunately, the community has strengthened management and cleaning up the streets.

Most businesses also agree that the current public order in Chinatown has not been affected.

　　However, some merchants have recently encountered mobile phones being robbed, and many merchants also said that it has become normal for homeless people to take small commodities and ask for food and things.

Although theft and robbery in California is a misdemeanor of less than US$950 and the police will be released even if arrested, Zhuang Peiyuan still encourages businesses to report to the police as soon as possible if they are robbed.

　　After the epidemic, in addition to Chinatown, many Chinese gatherings have also seen an increase in homeless people. Venice Beach has also formed a new homeless camp, and homeless gatherings have also become the concentrated outbreak point of the epidemic.

California Governor Newsom once proposed a vision to eliminate homelessness in the next five years, but how to solve the problem of homeless people and get them off the streets may still have a long way to go.

(He Xiyuan)