California has the highest homeless population of any state in the nation. Governor Newsom has poured over $24 billion dollars into solving the issue, yet the problem still persists. One city mayor is proposing a new solution, but it’s already receiving backlash. I’m your host Tess Abraham, and we’ll be looking at the homelessness crisis across California, what approaches have been tried in our state so far, and principles for how to think about addressing homelessness on this week’s episode of The California Conversation!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - 00:03:26 San Jose’s New Plan for Reducing Homelessness

00:03:27 - 00:09:18 Statewide Statistics and Root Causes Driving Homelessness

00:09:19 - 00:11:36 Investments and Initiatives to End Homelessness

00:11:37 - 00:14:12 Outcomes of Statewide Programs & Spending

00:14:13 - 00:15:24 Brand Partner! Amallow Naturals

00:15:25 - 00:33:45 How Should We Think About Homelessness?

00:33:46 - 00:36:54 Action Items