Thats up from 69,144 in the county last year, and 41,980 in the city.

L.A. That means, in the past four years, the homeless population has risen an eye-popping 35%.

2023 needs to be a watershed year for us where we turn these trends around.

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Bass ran on the promise to house 15,000 people by the end of year one of her tenure.

Earlier this month,she said more than 14,000 had been moved indoorsthusfar.

In April, Bass called on the city tobudget $1.3 billionin 2024 to address the problem.

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City News Service contributed to this report.