Local L.A. Homeless Count Numbers To Be Announced Today

At a special Westside meeting last Friday, a group of political representatives and service providers were told that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will be announcing their local city numbers today.

Last summer the regional numbers were released, when it was announced that there were 91,000 homeless people in Los Angeles County. Here's an op-ed piece I wrote for the LA Times about this regional count.

This new announcement will show the numbers by census tract and cities.

Since the Friday’s group promised we would not reveal some of the data that will be announced today, let me just say that today’s announcement will show that homelessness is certainly region-wide. It is not just a downtown L.A. or Santa Monica problem.

Local cities in the county that might deny they have homelessness in their communities might be surprised when these numbers come out.