given 2020 elections,… aside from public pension mismanagement, here is another topic the media and voters should be pressing various candidates for answers/leadership
[quote] Taxpayers Group Can’t Find Link Between Spending, Homelessness Decline
While government spending on local homeless services has dramatically increased throughout the county over the last decade, the effect of that spending is difficult to quantify, according to a report released Tuesday by the San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation.
…Because of the poor data collection, it is difficult to determine just how much homeless spending affects local homelessness populations, according to the report, which notes that countywide spending on homelessness services increased by more than 2,000 percent between 2009 and 2018.
[quote] San Diego Has Fourth-Highest Homeless Population In The US
San Diego County had the fourth-most homeless residents in the U.S. this year, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.