Teams fanned out early Wednesday morning to count the number of people sleeping in shelters or in unsheltered spaces in local communities.

Curtis Lind almost died two years ago after he was lured to a purported water leak at his Vallejo trailer yard, where he rented makeshift homes to those who couldn’t afford the region’s high prices.

The new shelter has 128 beds, 32 studio apartments, its own health clinic and will be open 24-7. What one formerly homeless ...