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About Next Year… Through a Glass Darkly…

January 1, 2024 8:15 amJanuary 1, 2024 8:15 am

Instead of About Last Year, we thought the literal turning of the page on 2023 called for a look forward to 2024. 2023 was good for some, not good for others, just like any year ever. But it was so...

About Last Week…

December 26, 2023 10:54 am

California has a lot of homeless people. California spends a lot of money on homeless people. Well, you get what you pay for. The state will spend $7.2 billion dollars this fiscal year. – that’s about $40,000 per homeless person....

New HUD Report Shows U.S. Homelessness Increases – As Do the Budgets of the Responsible Agencies

December 16, 2023 9:04 amDecember 18, 2023 9:10 am

Despite spending untold billions on the homeless, we now have 653,000 homeless people in the United States – 70,650 more than last year, a 12 percent increase, House and Urban Development (HUD) announced Friday in a new report. Homelessness would...

Gov. Newsom’s Recent $300 Million Block Of Homeless Funding Faces Growing Criticism

November 30, 2023 2:45 amNovember 30, 2023 2:46 am

Governor Gavin Newsom’s recently announced $300 million block of funding to clear homeless encampments and provide housing for homeless across the state met increasing criticism on Wednesday as more lawmakers and aid groups have continued to speak out against it....

Effort Grows To Have Former SF Mayor, Supervisor Mark Farrell Run For Mayor In 2024

November 30, 2023 2:26 amNovember 30, 2023 2:27 am

Former San Francisco Mayor and Supervisor Mark Farrell received a large boost of support in the past few weeks to enter the 2024 San Francisco Mayoral race, despite Farrell having shown no prior interest in the position. The 2024 Mayoral...

Gov. Newsom Announces A New $300 Million Block Of Funding For Homeless Encampment Removal and Housing

November 28, 2023 12:19 pmNovember 28, 2023 12:19 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that a third round of funding from the Encampment Resolution Fund worth $300 million will be made available to local governments across the state to both clear homeless encampments as well as to provide...

Sacramento DA Threatens Criminal Charges Against City Over Contaminated Homeless ‘Camp Resolution’ Site

November 16, 2023 7:58 amNovember 16, 2023 6:52 pm

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho is threatening criminal charges against the City of Sacramento and Sacramento Attorney Mark Merin over the city sanctioned homeless camp “Camp Resolution”as a “safe parking shelter” in north Sacramento, alleging the city-leased site is...