“Staggering,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement. Homelessness also increased sharply in the city of Los Angeles, where the count of just over 34,000 was up 20% from 2016. "There's no sugarcoating the bad news," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference Wednesday where the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority released its report. The Los Angeles count, the largest in the nation, is an estimate based on a street tally conducted by 7,700 volunteers over three days and nights. The numbers give an imperfect snapshot of the highly fluid homeless population at a point in time.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2017 16:21 UTC