California is spending billions on homelessness prevention but lacks the governance to measure success, according to a former Sacramento County human services specialist. - A mother facing eviction in Sacramento County was referred back and forth between 211 and the county for two months without help.
- A UC San Francisco study found that a third of California's unhoused adults were evicted leaseholders, with eviction increasing homelessness risk by over 300%. - The state has distributed billions through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program without requiring outcome reporting.
- The California Interagency Council on Homelessness, meant to oversee efforts, has been largely inactive since 2021. The system must treat the person in crisis as the unit of measurement, not just the dollar distributed.