(07:56) MONTEREY COUNTY – A new census has been released revealing a decline in homelessness in Monterey County. According to the report, the county’s homeless population has decreased 11 percent to 2,308. The census also revealed that more than half of chronically homeless men and women abuse drugs or alcohol and suffer from mental illness. Monterey County’s homeless population is still larger than Santa Cruz County’s, which has seen a 40 percent decline from 2013. Monterey County’s Board of Supervisors will consider the census next week. (S.G.)
