Beginning Tuesday evening, thousands of clipboard-carrying volunteers will embark on Los Angeles County’s annual three-day “point-in-time” count of the homeless population. (Los Angeles is one of many communities that chooses to conduct its count every year instead of just every other year.) Here’s everything you need to know” in the Los Angeles Times]The 2019 count found 58,936 homeless people living in Los Angeles County and 36,300 living in the city of Los Angeles, which marked a substantial increase from the year prior. Los Angeles TimesPlus: Those who live and work on L.A.’s Martin Luther King Boulevard reflect on King’s legacy. Gen. Xavier Becerra (Jan. 26, 1958), former L.A. Kings star Wayne Gretzky (Jan. 26, 1961), TV personality Ellen Degeneres (Jan. 26, 1958) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Jan. 26, 1965).

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2020 13:30 UTC