{"id":2384320,"date":"2024-12-28T17:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-homelessness-data-says-california-homeless-population-grew-to-187084-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:22:23","slug":"federal-homelessness-data-says-california-homeless-population-grew-to-187084-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-homelessness-data-says-california-homeless-population-grew-to-187084-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal homelessness data says California homeless population grew to 187,084 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ffederal-homelessness-data-says-california-homeless-population-grew-to-187084-washington-examiner%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=2384320&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>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-million-americans-left-their-jobs-between-april-and-august\/\" title=\"20 Million Americans Left Their Jobs Between April And August\">latest federal data<\/a>\u200d on homelessness, \u2064revealing that CaliforniaS homeless population has increased to 187,084. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">facts\u200c highlights \u200dongoing\u2063 challenges related<\/a>\u200c to homelessness in the state, despite various efforts \u2064to address the issue.The data underscores \u2063the \u2063persistent \u2064need for effective solutions and resources to support \u200dindividuals experiencing homelessness. the recent federal\u2063 data on homelessness indicates a troubling rise in California&#8217;s homeless population,\u200c which\u2064 has \u2063now reached \u200c187,084. This increase highlights the continuing challenges the state faces in effectively addressing homelessness, despite various initiatives and interventions put in place. the figures \u200dsuggest that\u200d existing efforts may not be sufficient to tackle the root causes of homelessness and that\u200d there is a critical need for enhanced \u2062solutions \u2062and an allocation of\u2063 resources\u200c aimed at\u200c supporting those affected. \u2062It underscores the urgency for policymakers\u2062 and community organizations to collaborate on \u2062enduring \u200cstrategies that can lead \u2062to meaningful improvements in \u2062the lives of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/decade-long-homeless-encampment-under-freeway-overpass-cleared-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"LA&#039;s decade-long homeless encampment under freeway overpass finally cleared.\">individuals \u200dexperiencing homelessness<\/a> in California.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal homelessness data says California homeless population grew to 187,084<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1922721\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Newly released federal&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/portal\/datasets\/ahar\/2024-ahar-part-1-pit-estimates-of-homelessness-in-the-us.html\">data<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;says California&rsquo;s homeless population grew to 187,084 at the start of 2024, up from 181,399 in 2023, raising questions about the efficacy of the state&rsquo;s tens of billions of dollars in recent homeless spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Most of the state&rsquo;s increase in homelessness can be attributed to growth in the state&rsquo;s unsheltered homeless population, which is nearly half of the nation&rsquo;s total. However, the state&rsquo;s homeless population did grow much less than the national average, suggesting some of the state&rsquo;s programs &mdash; albeit costly &mdash; may finally be making an impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s office brushed off a CalMatters estimate that the state&rsquo;s homeless population grew to nearly 186,000, telling The Center Square the organization&rsquo;s reporting was based on incomplete data that analyzed only 32 of the state&rsquo;s 58 counties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California and other officials use official confirmed data published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and not CalMatters&rsquo; estimates, which are unverified,&rdquo; said a Newsom spokesperson to The Center Square in September, when CalMatters&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/housing\/homelessness\/2024\/09\/pit-count-analysis-2024\/\">released<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;its report.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the verified count from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recommended by Newsom&rsquo;s office shows that homelessness is even higher than CalMatters estimated. This 5,685 individual increase in the state&rsquo;s homeless population could suggest the state&rsquo;s homelessness efforts &mdash; and tens of billions of dollars in recent state funding &mdash; have been unable to stop the growth of the state&rsquo;s homeless population.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year a state auditor looked into $24 billion of state homelessness spending,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_06849bc8-f77e-11ee-843f-af92c37c2c17.html\">finding<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;the State lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs&rdquo; because it has &ldquo;not consistently tracked and evaluated the State&rsquo;s efforts to prevent and end homelessness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_ac31b584-7c57-11ef-97b6-cf0243186652.html\">vetoed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;two widely-supported bipartisan bills to better track and evaluate homelessness spending and outcomes, saying his own directives to increase accountability make the measures redundant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state is now home to 123,974 unsheltered homeless individuals &mdash; up from 117,424 the year prior &mdash;&nbsp; or nearly half of the nation&rsquo;s total. In 2019 &mdash; before the COVID-19 era &mdash; California had 151,278 homeless individuals, 108,432 of whom were unsheltered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1922721\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1922721\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s homeless population reached 187,084 in early 2024, up from 181,399 in 2023, prompting concerns about the effectiveness of recent state spending on homelessness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2384321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24113844894493.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,46843,11561,43288,32076],"class_list":["post-2384320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-federal-data","tag-homelessness","tag-population-growth","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24113844894493.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384324,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384320\/revisions\/2384324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}