While the city of Stockton continues to account for most of the unsheltered population throughout San Joaquin County, Lodi’s numbers increased by 50 percent, according to the 2022 Point-in-Time Count released last week.

The count is an attempt to track the number of sheltered homeless and unsheltered people living in the county, but it hasn’t taken place since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Victoria Franco is a Stockton-based reporter covering the diverse news around the Central Valley as part of the Report for America program. As a Stockton native, Franco is proud to cover stories within her community and report a variety of coverage. She is a San Jose State University alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. In her collegiate years she was Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily. From her time at the Spartan Daily she helped lead her staff to California College Media Awards and a General Excellence first place. Victoria encourages readers to email her story tips and ideas at victoria.franco@baycitynews.com.