A presentation to Oceanside's City Council detailed how the city's Housing and Neighborhood Services department spent its $42.6 million 2025-26 budget, with $35 million — 82% — going to federally funded Section 8 rental assistance. Of 190 people served at the 75-bed Oceanside Navigation Center last fiscal year, 10% exited to permanent housing and a little more than 12% to temporary housing; a city spokesperson said that figure "doesn't reflect the full range of positive outcomes." The city's 2026 point-in-time count found 569 people experiencing homelessness, with the unsheltered count up nearly 14% from last year.
Measure X, a half-cent sales tax Oceanside voters passed in 2024, provides $1.5 million to the Navigation Center and $330,000 to the city's safe parking program.
Coconut Grove Spotlight · on Miami-Dade's August Point-in-Time homeless count results
The Miami-Dade Homeless Trust's August 27 Point-in-Time count found the countywide unsheltered count rose from 1,068 to 1,089, while the City of Miami's fell from 537 to 530. Combined with the sheltered count, Miami-Dade's overall homeless population rose from 3,570 last year to 3,748 this year, an increase the outlet put at about 5%. Homeless Trust Chairman Ron Book said the agency compares August counts with the previous August because homelessness fluctuates seasonally.
Miami-Dade conducts the count each August and January and reports results to HUD, which helps fund local homelessness programs.
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's commission voted not to apply to keep the four federal roles it has held for three decades, including coordinating the region's roughly $240 million annual HUD funding application, running the point-in-time count, and operating the HUD-mandated services database. The city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County are both applying to take over the roles; applicants had to declare intent by September 15 and must submit applications by September 25. LAHSA's commission and leadership said in a joint statement that "competing against our founding partners would only fracture regional collaboration during an already complex time."
HUD suspended LAHSA from its federal duties in June, putting $241 million in anticipated funding in limbo; U.S. District Judge David O. Carter paused the suspension August 13 but ordered the L.A. Continuum of Care Board to solicit replacement applications.
Marin County's 2026 point-in-time count found 438 chronically homeless people, up from 217 in 2024, with 83 percent of them unsheltered. Overall homelessness rose from 1,090 people in 2024 to 1,128, while veteran homelessness fell from 49 to 11 and youth homelessness fell from 108 to 60. More than 150 chronically homeless people in the county have been accepted for federal Section 8 assistance but are still waiting for vouchers.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously August 26 to request a review of LAHSA's 2026 point-in-time homeless count, citing accuracy concerns. The count showed homelessness in District 8 increased 128% from 2025 to 2026, and in one census tract covering the West Park Terrace neighborhood the number of unhoused people observed went from fewer than 20 in recent years to 277 in 2026.
The Los Angeles Times reported August 11 that an accounting error caused nearly half of the increase in the city's 2026 homeless count.
Spectrum News · on San Diego shelter strategy and 2026 point-in-time results
San Diego's latest point-in-time count found a 6.6% year-over-year decline in unsheltered homelessness within the city, and the countywide 2026 count recorded 5,108 people living unsheltered, down from 5,714, with 4,695 counted in shelters or transitional housing, up from 4,191. The share of households exiting the homeless services system to permanent housing rose from 23% to 29% over three years. Mayor Todd Gloria attributed the results to a mix of shelter types — traditional shelters, safe parking and supervised safe sleeping sites — and said "this mayor is not saying mission accomplished."
CalMatters reported August 21 that homeless point-in-time counts declined in most reporting California counties this year.
CalMatters compiled preliminary results from January 2026 point-in-time counts and reported that of the 28 counties or continuums of care releasing data, more than half showed declines — San Joaquin County down nearly a third from 2024, Alameda County down 13%, San Francisco down 4% — while Los Angeles County reported a 1% increase and Sacramento County a 13% increase. Officials credited state-funded shelter beds and housing, while advocates said stepped-up encampment enforcement scatters people and makes them harder to count. A RAND study of Skid Row, Hollywood, and Venice found unsheltered homelessness unchanged from December 2024 to January 2026, with tent-dwelling down 23% and rough sleeping up 20%.
HUD's official 2025 count was 181,934 homeless Californians, a nearly 3% drop from 2024; the official statewide 2026 compilation is months away.
Metro Nashville Office of Homeless Services · on Nashville's certified 2026 point-in-time count results
Nashville's Office of Homeless Services released certified 2026 point-in-time count results identifying 2,298 people experiencing literal homelessness on the night of January 22, 655 of them unsheltered — an increase of 118 people, or 5.4%, from 2025. The office reported Nashville's 2022–2025 increase of 13.8% against a 28% national increase and a 36.1% average among its selected comparison communities.
Nashville police made arrests under Tennessee's felony camping law earlier this month, per August 13 reporting.
HUD's January 2025 point-in-time count recorded 32,495 veterans experiencing homelessness, 387 (1.2%) fewer than the previous year, with 25 states recording increases and 23 recording decreases. Oregon had the largest raw increase at 228 added veterans (16%), and California the largest decline, down 624 to 8,686. Community Solutions attributed the long-term decline to sustained federal housing and mental health investments dating to 2009.
Since 2010, veteran homelessness has fallen more than 56%; results from the January 2026 count have not been released.
Bipartisan Policy Center · on analysis of HUD's 2025 Point-in-Time count data
The Bipartisan Policy Center published an analysis of HUD's 2025 Point-in-Time count, which found 745,652 people experienced homelessness on a single night in January 2025, roughly 3% below the record 771,480 counted in 2024. The analysis noted chronic homelessness rose to a record 155,750 people, up 2% from 2024, while veteran homelessness reached its lowest level on record and family homelessness fell 11%.
HUD released the 2025 AHAR Part 1 PIT estimates on May 29, 2026.