SAN DIEGO -- The Hillcrest Town Council (HTC) will host a discussion on homelessness in the area at its meeting tonight, starting at 6:30 pm.
The group's Homelessness Task Force will give a presentation on local efforts to improve this community issue. Many residents and visitors to the area have noticed what seems to be an increase in the homeless population in Hillcrest.
Preliminary results from the January 2012 "WeALLCount" campaign, sponsored by the Regional Task Force on the Homeless, show that there are more than 9,800 homeless people residing in San Diego County.