The human catastrophe of homelessness hits the shores of Malibu, and some try to offer a helping hand

Wherever there’s a public library, there are homeless people taking shelter, and this is true in Malibu.

Perry Thomas, who said he’s a U.S. Army vet known as “The Real,” was wheeling his belongings into the Civic Center library Tuesday morning. He told me he sleeps on Surfrider Beach.

“It’s about...