# L.A. Homeless Count Rises Amid Funding Cuts | Los Angeles News

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/l-a-homeless-count-rises-amid-funding-cuts-los-angeles-news
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/l-a-homeless-count-rises-amid-funding-cuts-los-angeles-news.md
Podcast: [Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113)
Published: 2026-07-23T22:48:29+00:00
Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/ccc8e5c50aacb0c1
Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7397b1c0-d984-4d70-b36d-60748c107b47.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/l-a-homeless-count-rises-amid-funding-cuts-los-angeles-news
Duration seconds: 100

## Resource

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews L.A. County’s homeless count is set to drop this Friday, but Mayor Karen Bass has already warned it shows an uptick — reversing two years of decline. Blaming state and federal funding cuts, policy shifts, and decades of ignored services, she frames the rise as a crisis fueled by systemic neglect. The annual count, delayed for federal review, is vital for tracking progress and securing millions in federal grants — and this year’s numbers could signal a troubling setback for homelessness advocates. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/ccc8e5c50aacb0c1

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/l-a-homeless-count-rises-amid-funding-cuts-los-angeles-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/l-a-homeless-count-rises-amid-funding-cuts-los-angeles-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.