California’s ‘Disjointed’ Approach Fails Homeless Population, According to State Audit

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🗓️ 17 February 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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California agencies serving the homeless do not keep track of where billions of dollars are going, fail to follow federal guidelines and are so fragmented that they lose opportunities to people into stable housing. That’s according to a report by the state auditor’s office earlier this month on how state and regional housing agencies are handling the homelessness crisis. We’ll hear about the report and how the state could do a lot better in serving its 150,000 unhoused residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.3	In the past three years, California spent about $13 billion to address homelessness,
0:53.3	but a new report from the state auditor says how that money was spent isn't being tracked
0:58.1	very well.
0:59.6	Auditors describe a fragmented approach that's just not very effective.
1:03.4	We'll discuss the audit's findings and recommendations.
1:06.7	Then later in the hour, longtime journalist Catherine Seligman joins us to talk about her
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