{"id":2217381,"date":"2024-04-10T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-isnt-sure-how-effective-its-13-billion-spent-on-homelessness-was\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:42:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:42:13","slug":"california-isnt-sure-how-effective-its-13-billion-spent-on-homelessness-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-isnt-sure-how-effective-its-13-billion-spent-on-homelessness-was\/","title":{"rendered":"California questions the effectiveness of its $13 billion expenditure on homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-isnt-sure-how-effective-its-13-billion-spent-on-homelessness-was%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217381&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An audit in California revealed that the state spent $24 billion on homelessness over \u200dfive years \u200dwithout accurately tracking its\u2062 impact. Despite allocating $13.7 billion to address\u200b the issue, data\u2064 showed no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-lifting-capacity-limits-for-businesses-on-friday\/\" title=\"Md. lifting capacity limits for businesses on Friday\">significant improvement<\/a>. The \u200dState Auditor called \u200dfor a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-foxx-makes-first-public-appearance-since-health-scare-i-couldnt-actually-walk\/\" title=\"Jamie Foxx's first public appearance since his health scare revealed his struggle to walk\">cost-effective approach<\/a>, prompting a review of homelessness programs&#8217; efficacy by State\u2063 Senator Dave Cortese in 2022. An audit in California found that despite\u200b spending $24 billion on homelessness over five years and allocating\u2062 $13.7 billion \u2064to address the issue, there was \u2062no significant improvement due to \u200ba lack of accurate tracking of impact. This prompted\u200d the State Auditor to call for a more cost-effective \u200capproach and led State Senator Dave Cortese to \u2062review the efficacy \u200dof\u2063 homelessness programs \u200cin 2022.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An audit in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> found that the state spent $24 billion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>homelessness<\/a> over the past five years, but the state did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/california-homelessness-spending-audit-24b-five-years-didnt-consistently-track-outcomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>not accurately track<\/a> if the funds actually improved the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The state has spent roughly $24 billion on initiatives to address homelessness, and the audit analyzed a combined $13.7 billion that went to five programs across the state from 2018-23. Despite the money being spent on 30 homelessness and housing programs, the audit found that California does not have reliable data to see why the situation did not improve in cities across the state. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis report concludes that the state must do more to assess the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-nightmare-study-shows-charter-schools-more-cost-effective-than-district-schools\/\" title=\"Teachers\u2019 Unions Nightmare: Study Shows Charter Schools More Cost-Effective Than District Schools\">cost-effectiveness<\/a> of its homelessness programs,\u201d State Auditor Grant Parks wrote in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11982237\/california-audit-questions-state-homelessness-spending-san-jose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>requested the audit<\/a> in 2022 after he toured a homeless encampment that had been cleared. He said results from the audit found a \u201cdata desert,\u201d which found a continuous cycle with many experiencing homelessness placed in interim housing. Of those people, only 13% found a permanent home and 44% became homeless again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are not clear plans in place even at the local level to establish goals that would eradicate homelessness \u2026 on a bed-by-bed, project-by-project level,\u201d Cortese said. \u201cBasically, you have a system where cities are putting money out \u2026 but not based on a concrete plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s homeless population, estimated to be 171,000 people, accounts for about 30% of the homeless population nationwide. Homelessness increased in the Golden State by 20% since 2019. The audit did not, however, call for funding cuts to homelessness programs. <\/p>\n<p>Of the five programs studied specifically in San Diego and San Jose, the audit said only two were \u201ccost effective.\u201d One of those programs converted hotels and motels into housing, and the other provided assistance to families on the brink of homelessness. The other three programs could not be evaluated because of a lack of data. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the absence of this information, the State cannot determine whether these programs represent the best use of its funds,\u201d the audit said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the audit, the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, implemented in 2017, has not tracked whether spending on homelessness programs has been successful since 2021. The audit found errors here, including deleted records and overstated data.<\/p>\n<p>Without accurate data \u201cthe state will continue to lack complete and timely information about the ongoing costs and associated outcomes of its homelessness programs,\u201d the audit said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Roger Niello said the findings from the audit were a \u201cwake-up call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia is facing a concerning paradox: despite an exorbitant amount of dollars spent, the state\u2019s homeless population is not slowing down,\u201d Niello said in a statement. \u201cThese audit results are a wake-up call for a shift toward solutions that prioritize self-sufficiency and cost effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In California, a recent audit revealed that the state allocated $24 billion for homelessness in the last five years. However, tracking the actual impact of these funds was found to be lacking. 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