Grand Prix may have displaced homeless

Long Beach police raided an impromptu homeless encampment -- people seeking shelter from the rain -- outside the courthouse, giving out citations and a warning that the next time there would be arrests.  Homeless persons interviewed said it was no coincidence that they were evicted the day before the city was hosting the Grand Prix, and that the uptick in raids during this time has happened    in prior years, to hide the city's significant homelessness problem from outside visitors.  Their story, and reactions from police and city officials, are on Voicewaves.[youtube=http://youtu.be/NayP56X1Kik]

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