California allocated billions of dollars to tackle homelessness in the state.
However, a recent audit revealed the state stopped tracking the appropriated funds for its homelessness programs after $24 billion.
The state has zero idea where the money went and how it impacted homelessness.
According to the audit, it appears billions of dollars did nothing to curb homelessness in The Golden State.
“More than 180,000 Californians experienced homelessness in 2023—a 53 percent increase from 2013. To address this ongoing crisis, nine state agencies have collectively spent billions of dollars in state funding over the past five years administering at least 30 programs dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness,” the audit read.
“Cal ICH is responsible for coordinating, developing, and evaluating the efforts of these nine
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