mecca for homelessnesses. but homelessness, 12% in the county, 16% in l.a., despite the booming economy you have an increase in homelessness, way? the cost of housing. in l.a., a person needs to make $46 an hour to pay the median rent. one of the challenges is that we re the least affordable housing market in america. that is a very large number of people that are very close to the edge at any given time. as rents move faster than incomes, many people are falling into homelessness on a regular basis. what does that mean? last year, 108,000 angelinos falling into homelessness. the roles increased by 17 people aday. in 2018, an estimated 133