Santa Clara County finds record number of homeless residents in latest count

Santa Clara County’s homeless population has hit a record number despite local efforts that moved more than 8,000 people into permanent housing over the last few years, according to preliminary results from the county’s “point-in-time” count.

The biennial count, which took place over the course of two days in January, is a federally mandated census that helps determine funding and provides a snapshot of the number of residents living in tents, cars, on the street or in homeless shelters.