Investing In Homeless Shelters Can Suck Up Funding That Could Be Spent Elsewhere
A report shows that it would cost LA $657 million to shelter its homeless population in the first year. It's unlikely officials will go that route though, preferring to divert resources to other programs to help curb homelessness.
LAist:
Here's What It Would Cost To Shelter Every Homeless Person — And Why LA Will Never Do It
There are more than 23,000 so-called “unsheltered” homeless people in the city. And, although there are some restrictions, the city more or less allows people to make beds out of public spaces. Some see this as a general permissiveness toward homelessness, but there’s a reasoning behind it — some of it stemming from legal settlements.The city lacks adequate shelter space to accommodate its homeless population. (Palta, 6/22)
In other news from across the state —
KPBS:
Delores Jacobs Bids Farewell To San Diego LGBT Community Center
[Delores] Jacobs, who has served as the CEO of the San Diego LGBT Community Center since 2001, will be formally stepping down from her position at the end of this month. In her 17-year tenure, Jacobs founded a youth leadership academy, expanded transgender-focused counseling and support groups and started programming at a North Park affordable housing project for LGBT seniors. (Bowen, 6/22)