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LA County homeless numbers up but many more went to shelters

FILE - This May 21, 2020, photo, shows a homeless encampment on Beaudry Avenue as traffic moves along Interstate 110 below during the coronavirus outbreak, in downtown Los Angeles. Authorities say the number of homeless people in Los Angeles County rose this year but at a much slower pace than previously and many more people left the streets for shelters. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) FILE - In this May 30, 2019, photo tents housing homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles. The number of homeless people counted in Los Angeles County is up this year, but at a much slower pace than previously. And many more people left the streets for shelters. That's according to the results of federally required tally announced Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
LA County homeless numbers up but many more went to shelters