Los Angeles in hot water over for spending hundreds of millions on worsening homeless crisis

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Council on Homelessness puts local governments over state audit report that reveals California fails to track how billions of dollars are spent to address the homelessness crisis In the same week, the Los Angeles City Council agreed to pay significant restitution. An outside company paid $2.2 million to audit its program. Last […]
California spent $24B on homeless crisis but didn’t track effectiveness: Audit — GOP leaders demand accountability

A state audit released Tuesday reveals California spent nearly $24 billion over the past five fiscal years to address the homelessness crisis but failed to track the effectiveness of the programs it funded. I made it. State Republican leaders are demanding answers and accountability from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration over untracked spending. state auditor’s […]
GOP leaders demand answers after state can’t account for $24B spent on homeless crisis and more top headlines

good morning. Welcome to Fox News First, Fox News’ morning newsletter. Subscribe now to receive Fox News First in your email. And here’s what you need to know to start your day… don’t add up – Republican leaders want answers after states fail to account for $24 billion spent on homelessness crisis. Continue reading… “He’s […]
California GOP leaders call for accountability after state can’t account for $24B spent on homeless crisis

California Republican leaders said in an audit released earlier this week that the state has spent about $24 billion over the past five years to combat the homelessness crisis, the massive public spending actually did something to improve the situation. They are calling for more accountability after it was shown that the company was not […]
Homeless migrant Juan Hernandez busted for taking historic NYC fireboat on wild joyride down Hudson River: cops

Now he is above the stream. A 22-year-old immigrant was arrested aboard a historic fireboat during a rough journey down the Hudson River before becoming stranded and hopping onto a yacht in Manhattan, police and sources said. Juan Hernandez, a homeless man from Ecuador, began wading on the former FDNY-owned John J. Harvey vessel around […]
California struggling to gauge efficacy of homeless crisis spending

California is struggling to determine whether the $24 billion spent on homelessness efforts over the past five years has had any meaningful impact. A state audit released Tuesday found the homelessness crisis in many cities is not improving. The audit also found that the California Interagency Council on Homelessness stopped tracking the program’s effectiveness in […]
Portland mayor supports rolling back the city’s restrictions on homeless camping

In a shift in policy regarding homeless encampments in Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler on Thursday proposed new regulations that would repeal the city’s ban on “homeless daytime encampments,” according to local reports. Wheeler’s proposal would reduce “criminal sanctions” against the camp. According to KOIN6. “The City Attorney’s Office believes these new proposed regulations will […]
DA Seeks Death Penalty For Homeless Man Accused Of Triple Murder Despite Governor’s Opposition To Executions: REPORT

A Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office plans to seek the death penalty for a homeless man accused of killing three family members after his first court appearance Wednesday, Bucks County Courier Times reported. Andre Gordon Jr. faced a potential death sentence in Pennsylvania for allegedly killing three family members during an alleged two-state crime spree March […]
Homeless creep with 33 prior busts who keeps getting set free nabbed for groping 4 women in NYC spree: cops

Police and prosecutors announced that they have rearrested a homeless pervert with 33 previous busts and a series of perverted molestations against women in Manhattan who kept returning to the streets. Tayheem Menardi, 26, who police said molested four women last week, was arrested on Wednesday, days after he was arrested for bicycle robbery, but […]
Homeless man accused of killing 3 relatives in Pa. standoff will face death penalty — but governor won’t allow executions

The Pennsylvania district attorney who prosecuted a homeless man accused of killing three of his relatives last month announced after his first court appearance Wednesday that he would seek the death penalty for the suspect, who said all he could do was “pray to God.” did. Andre Gordon Jr. faces murder charges in the March […]