With City Hall in the distant background, officers make their rounds and record the number of people, their gender, location, type of shelter and other facts. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Officers Mike Fernandez, left, and Joe Lopez count occupants. The homelessness increase coincides with the closure of most of Los Angeles Countys winter shelters. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
A homeless man peeks out from under his tarp as Officer Fernandez counts people at a small encampment on Spring Street near College ÖStreet. After falling to a low of 700 last month, the number of downtown homeless totaled 921 on Tuesday. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
