Officials say last year’s count showing a spike in homelessness during the pandemic is unreliable.
Contra Costa County’s homeless population ticked up just 4% over the past three years to around 2,300 people, according to new data showing homelessness did not surge during the pandemic despite widespread job losses.
Officials acknowledge that homeless counts — taken annually or every two years to understand how many people are living outdoors and in shelters in counties across the country — provide merely an estimate rather than a precise census. Advocates, meanwhile, often question the accuracy of the counts, which are generally conducted over a few days by teams of volunteers. Most counts were canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic.
Connery said that while there were some issues with the phone app that volunteers used to log the location of homeless people they identified, the problems did not affect the county-wide total. He said Applied Survey Research also oversaw counts for Santa Clara, Alameda, San Francisco, Sonoma and Napa counties last year and that none raised serious concerns.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Chair John Gioia said the board had no influence on the health department’s decision to reject the data. Gioia said he knew of the alleged inaccuracies but had no information on specific issues. “I’m interested to know more myself,” he said.
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