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Oakland, along with other cities in Alameda County, conducted their biennial ‘Point In Time’ census count on Feb. 1 to gain a thorough understanding of the size and dispersion of the homeless population in the region. The Point In Time (PIT) count is federally required by the Housing and Urban Development Department as a requirement to receive funding and resources to tackle homelessness in the area. | By Magaly Muñoz Oakland, along with other cities in Alameda County, conducted their biennial ‘Point In Time’ census count on Feb. 1 to gain a thorough understanding of the size and disp...

California is counting its homeless population. Here’s a look at how the state gets the numbers that impact everything from program funding to stump speeches.

Volunteers fanned out across California, peering down alleyways, into parked cars and along creek beds in an effort to count the state’s homeless

California is counting its homeless population. Here’s a look at how the state gets the numbers that impact everything from program funding to stump speeches. Story from @CalMatters.

BY MARISA KENDALL | CALMatters (CALMATTERS) - Thousands of volunteers fanned out across California this week, peering down alleyways, into parked cars and