• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    16 days ago

    In the 2021-22 fiscal year, when the homeless population was estimated to be 172,000, California spent $7.2 billion, which equated to nearly $42,000 per homeless individual.

    This is why a housing-first policy is absolutely the only sane solution. At this rate, we can absolutely provide people adequate shelter.