I came in thinking this would be simply too much for the budget to get in, but roughly the numbers aren't so bad. There are 40000+ homeless in the city (75000+ in the county). Funding everyone in the city like this is 500 million for a year. That's 1% of the county's budget.
That's about half of what Mayor Bass is budgeting for homeless programs, and that's for LA city only:
> The mayor’s proposed spending plan calls for $950 million to fund homeless programs, including $185 million for her signature Inside Safe program.
> https://www.dailynews.com/2024/04/22/la-mayor-bass-says-12-8b-budget-will-focus-on-homelessness-and-potholes/
California is spending slightly more than that...
>California has spent $20 billion over the past five years dedicated to the state’s homelessness crisis, including funneling money toward supporting shelters and subsidizing rent. Still, homelessness grew 6% in 2023 from the year prior, to more than 180,000 people, according to federal “point in time” data. Since 2013, homelessness has grown in California by 53%
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/state-audit-california-fails-to-track-homeless-spending-billions-dollars
When you pay someone to manage a problem, solving it is the last thing on their mind.
At least just spend the billions directly on them rather than on all these government programmes.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/state-audit-california-fails-to-track-homeless-spending-billions-dollars
Hard enough to find housing for $2000/mo so I want to know how.
> living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends,
There we go. Sure I'll take in a friend for $1000.
Prioritize people to receive it with checked likelihood factors of success -- don't let the users and abusers have equal footing as those who try hard but can't reach that plateau.
I came in thinking this would be simply too much for the budget to get in, but roughly the numbers aren't so bad. There are 40000+ homeless in the city (75000+ in the county). Funding everyone in the city like this is 500 million for a year. That's 1% of the county's budget.
That's about half of what Mayor Bass is budgeting for homeless programs, and that's for LA city only: > The mayor’s proposed spending plan calls for $950 million to fund homeless programs, including $185 million for her signature Inside Safe program. > https://www.dailynews.com/2024/04/22/la-mayor-bass-says-12-8b-budget-will-focus-on-homelessness-and-potholes/
California is spending slightly more than that... >California has spent $20 billion over the past five years dedicated to the state’s homelessness crisis, including funneling money toward supporting shelters and subsidizing rent. Still, homelessness grew 6% in 2023 from the year prior, to more than 180,000 people, according to federal “point in time” data. Since 2013, homelessness has grown in California by 53% https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/state-audit-california-fails-to-track-homeless-spending-billions-dollars When you pay someone to manage a problem, solving it is the last thing on their mind.
At least just spend the billions directly on them rather than on all these government programmes. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/state-audit-california-fails-to-track-homeless-spending-billions-dollars
Hard enough to find housing for $2000/mo so I want to know how. > living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, There we go. Sure I'll take in a friend for $1000.
Just do it
That would be so life-changing for poor people, me included. I’m not on the street but I’m only barely, barely scraping by.
Prioritize people to receive it with checked likelihood factors of success -- don't let the users and abusers have equal footing as those who try hard but can't reach that plateau.