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December 26, 2024

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Joe

Yesterday's headlines in every paper blared "Homeless count up 18%". Some noted that comes on top of +12% last year, making for a total of +32% -- up by a third in two years. The Chron spun it differently on-line than in print. On-line California is "only" up 3% to 187,000.

California’s homeless population rose 3% from early 2023 to early 2024, according to a new national report released Friday, which showed the Golden State was doing a better job than most states at stemming the tide of homelessness.

The number of homeless people sleeping in California shelters increased nearly 9% from 2023 to 2024 while unsheltered homelessness — people sleeping in vehicles, in tents or on sidewalks — rose 0.45%, according to the report.

The figures reflect hundreds of billions of dollars invested by state and local governments in recent years to build new shelter beds and move people out of encampments. California has more than 208,500 year-round sheltered beds — nearly 6% more than a year prior and the most of any state in the nation.
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The spin continued in the Chron by virtue of omission. Every other paper noted that housing shortages were caused by natural disasters (Lahaina wildfire, hurricanes, etc), fentanyl and massive illegal immigration. Not the Chron on-line. Even the AP let that last bit slip through. In the last four years, 11-13M people had to go somewhere. Supply meet demand.

"If you like your R-1 zoning, you can keep your R-1 zoning"?

Cassandra

Sanctuary!
Come and get free stuff!

Phinancier

Twenty four billion dollars worth of free stuff in five years. And he wants to be president.

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