Renewed efforts to address homelessness in Marin in recent years have not reached the coast: although the number of homeless people has steadily dropped countywide since 2015, the number in West Marin has more than doubled.

Representatives from Marin Health and Human Services and a partner charitable organization joined a panel last Thursday at the Bolinas Community Center to talk with residents about the particulars of homelessness in town, following a similar forum held in…