Homeless numbers low, but trending upwards
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach is the only Beach City to report an upward trend in the number of homeless in recent years, according to the results of the annual Homeless Count, released last week by LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority). But the number of homeless in Hermosa, as well as neighboring Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach, is low, by comparison with the greater Los Angeles County, according to the report. Homeless Count volunteers found 34 homeless people in Hermosa Beach during this year’s “point in time” count, conducted February 23, between 8 p.m and midnight. In 2020, the Homeless Count found 28 homeless in Hermosa; 25 in 2019; 23 in 2018; 19 in 2017; 20 in 2016; and 17 in 2015. Because of COVID, the Homeless Count was not conducted in 2021. Manhattan Beach’s Homeless Count found nine homeless this year; 15 in 2020; and 22 in 2019. Redondo Beach’s Homeless Count found 99 homeless this year, 176 in 2020; and 173 in 2019. El Segundo’s Homeless Count found 15 homeless this year; 47 in 2020; and 19 in 2019. The LAHS report identifies where the homeless were found by census tract. In Hermosa, 24 of the homeless found in the February count were in south Hermosa…
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