Photo Gallery: Homeless in Newport Beach
Sixty-year old Tom Gallenkamp, camping under the Balboa Pier, has been homeless for about eight months, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Gallenkamp said he lost his home of about a dozen years when the owner decided to renovate the complex. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Newport Beach Police homeless liaison officer Tony Yim speaks on the phone as he looks for a homeless woman who has been staying on the beach with a young child, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The stroller tracks carrying belongings of a homeless woman and small child lead from their sleeping spot to their morning location, under a lifeguard tower on the beach in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The woman and child dig a hole and cover themselves with sand at night to withstand the cold, according to Newport Beach Police homeless liaison officer Tony Yim. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A young girl, running in the sand while eating a cookie for breakfast, and her mother are homeless and have been living on the beach, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The belongings of a homeless man sit neatly packed in a suitcase while homeless Jeff Harris, 49, sleeps nearby in the background, at the Newport Pier, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Jeff Harris, 49, sleeps with his belongings packed in bags next to him at the Newport Pier, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Harris said he has been homeless for five years and has spent the last two in the area. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Newport Beach Police homeless liaison officer Tony Yim is reflected on the window glass of a van as he speaks with homeless man Michael Turner, 52, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Newport Beach Police homeless liaison officer Tony Yim speaks with homeless people staying at the Balboa Pier, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Newport Beach Police homeless liaison officer Tony Yim speaks with homeless people staying on the beach at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Homeless man Tom Gallenkamp, 60, has been living under the Balboa Pier for about eight months, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Gallenkamp was evicted from his place of residence in Newport Beach about eighth months ago and now lives under the pier. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Jessica Garcia, 27, of Brownsville Tx., left, and friend John Grow, 65, right, wait for a bus at the Newport Transportation Center, in Newport Beach on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Garcia said she has been homleess for about nine years. Grow, who said he has spine cancer, used to be a teacher and has a Bachelor degree. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)