4/9/2023 0 Comments Condense a logarithm![]() ![]() Pull the plug on the Orange County Power Authority Local officials say they need clear lines of accountability and a dependable stream of money to finance ongoing programs rather than yearly allocations that can vary widely. Newsom has not yet told the Legislature how he would compel stronger local action. In recent months, Newsom has blamed local governments for a lack of aggressiveness, saying he would be “hard-pressed to make a case to the Legislature to provide them $1 more” if local officials don’t accelerate homelessness responses. ![]() Related: The high cost of our state’s homeless crisis And yet they don’t feel that they’re seeing enough of an impact in their communities,” Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, a Burbank Democrat, said. “It’s very frustrating for the general public when they hear that in the state, we’re spending billions – and that’s billions with a B – of dollars on homelessness and housing. The 2022-23 budget allocated another $10.2 billion while Newsom, facing deficits, proposes an additional $3.4 billion for 2023-24.ĭespite the spending, homelessness numbers have continued to rise and legislators know that the voting public is losing patience. That total does count billions more in homelessness spending by federal and local governments or the additional billions in more recent years. The money paid for 35 different programs administered by nine different state agencies. Related: California is spending more than ever to reduce homelessness, but its current strategy is not workingĮarly in his governorship, Gavin Newsom appointed himself as the state’s homelessness czar and during the first three years of his governorship (2018-21) the state spent nearly $10 billion on battling the social malady, according to a new state report. ![]() The politics of homelessness – or rather of spending on homelessness – appear to be entering a very contentious phase. While theories on causes and potential cures abound, once again the politics of the issue is focused on money – how much to spend, who spends it and who, if anyone, is held accountable for outcomes. Why upwards of 200,000 Californians, and probably more, are homeless involves factors that, much like educational aptitude, are as individual as fingerprints. Nevertheless, the political debate over the state’s educational deficiencies begins and ends with how much money is being spent, thereby providing a convenient excuse for failure.Ĭalifornia’s newest crisis, the nation’s highest level of homelessness in both absolute and relative terms, is following a similar arc. It indicates that money is only one factor, and perhaps not the most important one, in educating children. ![]()
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