On this edition of Your Call, we'll start a two-part series on the homeless crisis by focusing on California, a state with an uncoordinated approach, which has hampered the effectiveness of its efforts, according to a recent state audit.
Over 160,000 of California’s residents experience homelessness on any given day, according to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. State and local officials have pledged billions to address the issue in recent years, but progress is slow and at times elusive. What factors contribute to this crisis, what is working, and what needs to change?
Guests:
Jackie Botts, reporter with CalMatters who covers income inequity and economic survival for the The California Divide collaboration
Tomiquia Moss, Founder and CEO of All Home
Carolina Reid, Associate Professor in the UC Berkeley Department of City and Regional Planning and the Faculty Research Advisor for the Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Web Resources:
Auditor of the State of California: The State’s Uncoordinated Approach to Addressing Homelessness Has Hampered the Effectiveness of Its Efforts
CalMatters: A Homeless Vet's Journey Through Supportive Housing
CalMatters: 5 Challenges in Expanding California's Permanent Supportive Housing
CalMatters: California's Homelessness Crisis - and Possible Solutions - Explained
SFGate: United Nations report: SF homeless problem is 'violation of human rights'
San Francisco Chronicle: SF Native Plans to Move to Mexico After an Eviction
San Francisco Chronicle: Aging onto the street
