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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Survey that shows drop in L.A. County homeless surprises some

A new report by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority that seemed counterintuitive in the wake of a slumping economy and rising unemployment found that homelessness in Los Angeles County had dropped by about 25,000 people, a startling 38 percent since 2007.

The findings also ran counter to a similar effort in Long Beach at the same time that found homelessness here climbing slightly during the same time frame.

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