More than 75,000 Homeless in LA

More than 75,000 people are homeless in Los Angeles County, California, marking an almost 10% increase in the unhoused population from 2022.

In a new annual point-in-time count released Thursday by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, it reported that 75,518 people in the county were either living in vehicles, tents, makeshift shelters, or provisional housing.

Last year, there were 69,144 found to be living in such conditions, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Since the same count in 2015, the number has reportedly spiked 70% in the county and 80% in Los Angeles. (Excerpt from the Washington Examiner.)