It's bad. It's up year over year, every year. According to
this, there are 9,116 homeless people in SD County. Much of the homelessness is concentrated in pockets. And here's the breakdown:
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Men: 69 percent
Women: 29 percent
Transgender: 2 percent
Veterans: 8 percent
Chronically homeless individuals: 31 percent
Self-reported mental health issue: 39 percent
Self-reported substance abuse issue: 20 percent
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59% self report mental health and/or drug abuse. I'm sure this figure is much higher. There are a lot of young people on the streets.