California has spent a staggering $17.5 BILLION to 戦闘 homelessness in four years - as the 全住民 swelled to 170,000 with Newsom 補佐官 説 the problem would be 'so much worse'

  • The Golden 明言する/公表する has 誓約(する)d an 注目する,もくろむ watering $20.6 billion to 取り組む homelessness through to 2024?
  • Cities like San Francisco are 包囲するd by rising 罪,犯罪, sprawling homeless 野営s and 逃げるing 商売/仕事s?
  • One 補佐官 to 民主党員 知事 Gavin Newsom has said that the problem could be 'so much worse'?

The 明言する/公表する of California has spent a staggering $17.5 billion to 戦闘 homelessness in the past four year as the 全住民 on the streets swelled to 170,000.

によれば a 予算 報告(する)/憶測, a total of $20.6 billion has been 配分するd through to 2024 to 戦闘 homelessness in The Golden 明言する/公表する.

This 含むs nearly $4 billion 存在 問題/発行するd to 地元の 政府s, $3.7 billion to a program called 事業/計画(する) Homekey which 基金s 地元の 政府s to buy 商業の buildings and motels to turn them into accommodation.?

Jason Elliott, 上級の 助言者 on homelessness to 知事 Gavin Newsom told CNN: 'The problem would be so much worse, absent these 介入s.?And that's not what people want to hear. I get it, we get it.'

The 明言する/公表する's homeless 全住民 has grown, with California 追加するing more homeless people every year than any other 明言する/公表する.?

A homeless man, warms up a piece of doughnut over a bonfire he set to keep himself warm on Skid Row in Los Angeles, on Feb. 14, 2023

A homeless man, warms up a piece of doughnut over a bonfire he 始める,決める to keep himself warm on Skid 列/漕ぐ/騒動 in Los Angeles, on Feb. 14, 2023

A homeless person lies on the sidewalk while holding a water bottle, Sunday, July 2, 2023

A homeless person lies on the sidewalk while 持つ/拘留するing a water 瓶/封じ込める, Sunday, July 2, 2023

One aide to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, Jason Elliott who is pictured here, has said that the problem could be 'so much worse'

One 補佐官 to 民主党員 知事 Gavin Newsom, Jason Elliott who is pictured here, has said that the problem could be 'so much worse'

The 出口 also 報告(する)/憶測d that with the $17.5 billion 存在 手渡すd out to を取り引きする the problem, they could just in theory 支払う/賃金 the rent of homeless people.?

Elliott said: 'That is reductive. Perhaps that would work for me, because I don’t have 重要な behavioral health challenges.

'If two thirds of people on the streets 権利 now are experiencing mental health symptoms, we can’t just 支払う/賃金 their rent.'?

によれば Elliott, the 明言する/公表する needs more 2.5 million more 部隊s in California to house the homeless.?

He 述べるd this as: 'A problem that is 10年間s and 10年間s in the making because of 政策 choices that we've made. We are not blameless.?

'And when I say we, I mean 共和国の/共和党のs and 民主党員s alike.'

Through the 事業/計画(する) Homekey 率先, 13,500 部隊s have been finished but Elliott 収容する/認めるs 'it's not enough'.

A その上の $2 billion from the 抱擁する マリファナ went toward 税金 credits for developers to build affordable 住宅, which has seen 481 new 部隊s 完全にするd so far, with thousands more 心配するd.?

Another $2 billion went to kick-start affordable 住宅 事業/計画(する)s, 立ち往生させるd by 基金ing 不足(高)s. And nearly $2 billion was spent on 緊急 賃貸しの 援助.?

Homelessness 人物/姿/数字s have risen 13 パーセント in California during 知事 Newsom's time as 知事, with 統計(学) showing a 6.8 per cent 増加する between 2019 and 2020, and a その上の 6 パーセント 増加する between 2020 and 2022, によれば the Public 政策 学校/設ける of California.

Under Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership, the number of homeless people has risen

Under Democratic 知事 Gavin Newsom's leadership, the number of homeless people has risen

A line of tents can be seen here on the pavement in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles

A line of テントs can be seen here on the pavement in the Skid 列/漕ぐ/騒動 近隣 of Los Angeles?

Amber and Carl, right, sit near their tents in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, 29 June 2023

Amber and Carl, 権利, sit 近づく their テントs in the Skid 列/漕ぐ/騒動 近隣 of Los Angeles, California, USA, 29 June 2023

The 明言する/公表する has struggled in 最近の years with 破滅的な wildfires and the Covid-19 pandemic.?

Elliott continued: 'It’s 失望させるing. At the end of the day if we want to truly solve homelessness in America. We need to build more 住宅.'

In a new 報告(する)/憶測 by Dr. Margot Kushel, which was (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限d by the 明言する/公表する, she dispelled myths 含むing that people living rough don't want a 永久の house.?

She also 結論するd that nine out of ten people lost their stable 住宅 in the 明言する/公表する of California and did not make their way to the 明言する/公表する 予定 to 存在 homeless.

She told CNN: 'Nine out of 10 people lost their stable 住宅 here. These are Californians.?We have to create the 住宅 for all Californians.'

Kushel also said that 65% of 回答者/被告s did 報告(する)/憶測 'symptoms of mental health 条件s'.

On Monday, Los Angeles 市長 Karen Bass 宣言するd a 明言する/公表する of 緊急 to 直面する the homelessness 危機.?

There was a 6 percent increase between 2020 and 2022, according to government statistics

There was a 6 パーセント 増加する between 2020 and 2022, によれば 政府 統計(学)

Outside of Los Angeles, cities like San Francisco have also been suffering from large amounts of homeless people

Outside of Los Angeles, cities like San Francisco have also been 苦しむing from large 量s of homeless people

A homeless woman moves her belongings after being approached by the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team's Encampment Resolution Team in San Francisco, on Dec. 13, 2022

A homeless woman moves her 所持品 after 存在 approached by the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team's 野営 決意/決議 Team in San Francisco, on Dec. 13, 2022

She said: 'It’s no secret that Los Angeles is 直面するing an 緊急 when it comes to homelessness.?

'This is an 問題/発行する of life and death for the thousands of people who are living in テントs and cars.?

'That’s why I 調印するd an updated 宣言 of 緊急 and have continued to lock 武器 with the City 会議 to 持続する our 勢い toward 直面するing homelessness and building more affordable 住宅.'

Earlier this week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, pictured here, declared a state of emergency to confront the homelessness crisis

Earlier this week, Los Angeles 市長 Karen Bass, pictured here, 宣言するd a 明言する/公表する of 緊急 to 直面する the homelessness 危機

Bass has also 開始する,打ち上げるd a program called Inside 安全な to (疑いを)晴らす street 野営s, which has so far moved 1,300 people off the streets into motels.

Bass 辞退するd to tell reporters how many of these people had since been moved to 永久の 住宅.?

The 2023-2024 city 予算 含むs $250 million for Inside Sa fe. From the total, $110 million will be used to 支払う/賃金 for 一時的な motels. $21 million will be used for 永久の 住宅.?

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