Julian Castro, the U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, meets with Jennifer Campbell - who is homeless - along L.A.’s skid row during the county’s homeless count on Jan. 29. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, second from left, poses for a photo with a group of volunteers during the biennial count of homeless people and veterans in L.A. County. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Volunteer counters sign up at the Los Angeles Mission at 303 E. 5th St. in Los Angeles on Jan. 29. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Volunteers, including “Hiccups The Clown” and Lisa Blesa, right, listen to counting instructions at the Los Angeles Mission. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
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Talk of funding and improved services to help get homeless people and veterans off the streets didn’t clear the tents and shelters along downtown L.A.’s skid row during the recent count of the county’s homeless population. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
