Destiny Roybal | Coyotechronicle
In Riverside, California, residents are beginning to grow tired of the amount of homelessness that is taking over the city and impacting the surrounding businesses and employees by driving customers away. From 2022 to 2023, the population of the unhoused has increased an overall 12 percent throughout Riverside County.
When working her morning shift at Bakers in August 2021, Arianna Roybal was approached by a homeless man during her shift and then assaulted her by trying to drag her into the restroom. She luckily fought him off and then called the police who then located and arrested the suspect. Although the authorities helped with her specific situation, the homeless people continue to roam around, and she has to always be on high alert…