California spent $17B on homelessness – it’s not working
This reads as a political ad, not a news story.<p>The ad is good at pulling heart strings and getting people riled up (see comments here) but does not do any actual reporting. How did California spend the money? Were there leaky buckets? How does California have 50% of the homeless and 12% of the population? Are people being bussed in, making this a federal problem? Who&#x27;s responsible? Don&#x27;t just tell me the governor, there&#x27;s people Newsom appointed. Don&#x27;t just get me riled up, tell me what&#x27;s actually going on so that I can inform myself of how to fix this. Don&#x27;t just say this is a problem and point a singular finger talking about large sums of money, break it down. Tell me why homeless decreased in SF and Orange but increased in LA, San Jose, Oakland, and San Diego[0]. Tell me why it skyrocketed since 2016, starting with Brown and then accelerated under Newsom[1]. Tell me what FL is doing to solve their issues that NY and CA aren&#x27;t.<p>Do some investigation. Distill expert information to me. Be a news article, not a political ad.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ppic.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;homeless-populations-are-rising-around-california&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ppic.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;homeless-populations-are-rising-ar...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;siepr.stanford.edu&#x2F;publications&#x2F;policy-brief&#x2F;homelessness-california-causes-and-policy-considerations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;siepr.stanford.edu&#x2F;publications&#x2F;policy-brief&#x2F;homeles...</a>