A man washes a skillet outside his camp under a ramp linking the 110 to the 105 Freeway
in Los Angeles. (Photo, Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
L.A.’s 2023 homeless count has concluded, but according to a January 26 article in the
Los Angeles Times , a Rand Survey questions the validity of the annual “point in time”
count and suggests that the count is subject to error and limiting… ”its value as a measure
of trends and as a tool in policy decisions.” The Rand Study, conducted from 2021 t 2022,
also found a higher incidence of chronic homelessness. “Nearly 80% told Rand surveyors
they had been homeless more than a year and 57% for more than three years.”