Audit: California Lost Track of $24 Billion Spent to Combat Homelessness

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Audit: California Lost Track of $24 Billion Spent to Combat Homelessness

Olivia Rondeau 12 Apr 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) administration lost track of the $24 billion in taxpayer funds it spent over the past five years in an attempt to curb the state’s homelessness crisis, an audit has found.

The California State Auditor’s report, released on April 9, detailed multiple “gaps” in accountability in regards to how the money was allocated during the 2018-2023 fiscal years. Lead auditor Grant Parks said the state “has not collected sufficient data” to prove that the billions of dollars improved the situation.

Parks, who was appointed by Newsom in 2022, added in the report that the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) has “not consistently tracked and evaluated the State’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness,” since 2021.

“Cal ICH has also not aligned its action plan to end homelessness with its statutory goals to collect financial information and ensure accountability and results,” the report states. “Thus, it lacks assurance that the actions it takes will effectively enable it to achieve those goals.”

In short, there’s no way to determine if the money actually went to providing real help to homeless people.

Conservatives around the state are now demanding answers, with California Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher calling out Newsom directly.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/12/audit-california-lost-track-24-billion-spent-combat-homelessness/

[Hoodat]

Their solution will be to appropriate twice as much money next year to make up the difference.

[Free Vulcan]

I'd look in Switzerland or the Caymans to find out where it went.

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California Loses $24 Billion in Homeless Crisis Funds, Republicans Demand Answers
Frank BergmanApril 12, 2024 - 11:54 am2 Comments


Officials in Democrat-controlled California have lost track of a staggering $24 billion in taxpayer funding that was meant to be spent on tackling the state’s escalating homelessness crisis.

An audit released earlier this week indicated that the state spent around $24B to tackle the homeless crisis over the past five years.

However, officials have no record of where the money was supposedly spent.

Additionally, the state has no evidence that the huge outlay of public money did anything to actually improve the problem.

California GOP leaders have responded by demanding answers.

https://slaynews.com/news/california-loses-24-billion-homeless-crisis-funds-republicans-demand-answers/

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California GOP leaders have responded by demanding answers.
 

If they can put together enough spine from the whole group, I think it would be wise to investigate programs for the illegal "newcomers" to see if they had a sudden infusion of $24 billion.

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Topics merged.

[PeteS in CA]

State and local gooberments treat "homelessness" as primarily a cost of housing problem - people can't afford it, so they are homeless. While that is true of a small minority, most homeless people are druggies, mentally ill, or both. As long as gooberment attacks a phantom problem, little progress can be made. And because gooberment throws $$ at the issue it has gotten far worse: When government subsidizes something government gets more of that something.

[Bigun]

I'd look in Switzerland or the Caymans to find out where it went.