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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,782 - CA spent $37B on homeless, nobody knows where it went but $13B spent on outsiders
Description: The California Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state has spent $37 billion on homelessness since 2019 and undercounts the homeless.It also urges delaying one of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s key programs until data proves its effectiveness.A 2023 UC San Francisco report found 34% of homeless individuals in California are not from California, meaning state taxpayers may have covered $12.6 billion since 2019 on homeless spending for individuals from other states or nations.“A long-standing way that California and the rest of the United States have estimated the number...