Los Angeles County's homeless population is down by 38%

The L.A. Times reports:

Los Angeles County's homeless population has dropped 38% since 2007, according to a survey conducted earlier this year by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

The count, which was conducted over three days in January, pegs the region's homeless population at 42,694 -- down from 68,808 in 2007.

"We know that things are changing," said Michael Arnold, executive director of the homeless services authority.