{"id":2179,"date":"2020-01-03T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T16:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2020-01-02T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T23:42:26","slug":"__trashed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2179","title":{"rendered":"California&#8217;s Homelessness Epidemic Continues to Spiral Out of Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s no secret that California suffers from a major problem with homelessness. However, I think we sometimes underestimate just how bad the problem is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has revealed that the national rate of homelessness has spiked, and California is the direct cause. In fact, the homeless population has declined in more than half of the states over the last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the third consecutive increase in the country\u2019s homelessness projection. And according to HUD, this year&#8217;s national increase of 2.7% is entirely caused by a 16.4% homelessness increase in California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this week Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to blame California&#8217;s ever-growing homelessness problem on President Trump, of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In spin room at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DemDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DemDebate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> slams Trump Administration and HUD for doing \u201cnothing\u201d on \u201chousing first,\u201d the priority to solve homelessness. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQXRHUwZys\">pic.twitter.com\/AQXRHUwZys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carla \u2018Bluechecked\u2019 Marinucci (@cmarinucci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmarinucci\/status\/1207882406612455424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, President Trump quickly fired back warning Newsom that if he doesn\u2019t get California&#8217;s homeless epidemic under control, the federal government will intervene.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Governor Gavin N has done a really bad job on taking care of the homeless population in California. If he can\u2019t fix the problem, the Federal Govt. will get involved! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2z8zM37PUA\">https:\/\/t.co\/2z8zM37PUA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1209964406324510720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newsom\u2019s accusation also does not make any sense because, as mentioned before, more than half of states are seeing decreases in homelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HUD Secretary Ben Carson said, \u201cAs we look across our nation, we see great progress, but we\u2019re also seeing a continued increase in street homelessness along our West Coast where the cost of housing is extremely high. In fact, homelessness in California is at a crisis level and needs to be addressed by local and state leaders with crisis-like urgency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what gives? Why can\u2019t California get its homelessness population under control?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some will say it\u2019s weather-related as homeless people would rather be homeless in California than somewhere with less pristine weather. And while that may be a factor, there is much more to it than that. After all, while people would prefer to be homeless somewhere the weather is nice, they would rather not be homeless at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The states with the lowest homeless rates are Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Virginia, and North Dakota. All Republican states (except Virginia, which was solidly Republican until recently).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the states with the highest homeless populations? New York, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington. And what do all of these states have in common? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are Democrat-run states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what is the common denominator in these Democratic states? High cost of living. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is where the problem lies, especially for <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2019\/12\/congressman-mike-levins-op-ed-on-salt-deductions-is-deeply-misguided\/\">California<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California has the highest marginal income tax, highest sales tax, and second-highest gas tax in the country. All of that plus high housing costs make it monumentally harder for people to afford to live here. And in the event someone loses their job, they will quickly realize how unaffordable California really is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To add insult to injury, a large portion of California\u2019s ridiculously high taxes go towards paying for illegal immigrants. In June of this year, California passed a budget that included healthcare for illegal immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a side note, I went to the emergency room earlier this year and was slapped with nearly $1,000 in fees. So apparently illegals can access my tax funds for their medical care, but I can&#8217;t access those funds for my own care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to providing healthcare for illegal immigrants, California has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/2017\/california-pledges-30-million-to-help-dreamers-pay-for-college-get-legal-help\/587192\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pledged 30 million<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for \u201cDreamers\u201d to pay for college. Illegals are also eligible for California\u2019s plethora of welfare programs; Programs that are paid for by law-abiding, tax-paying citizens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The state clearly has it all backward. Why are illegal aliens having their expenses covered before homeless American citizens? Unfortunately, that is a question that I do not have an answer to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I can tell you is that California\u2019s strategy of more taxes and more spending isn\u2019t working and isn\u2019t sustainable. They still aren\u2019t taxing enough to cover all of the costs, which is why Democrats are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2019\/11\/california-democrats-continue-pushing-for-prop-13-repeal-will-harm-elderly-homeowners-and-small-business-owners\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attempting to repeal Prop 13<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prop 13 protects property owners from being overtaxed. It requires property taxes to be based on the sale price of the property, rather than the current market value. Stripping away these protections will hurt all tax-paying property owners. However, small businesses and the elderly will be most affected as they usually do not have much disposable income to cover the increase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, California is beginning to look more and more like a sinking ship every day. Homelessness is running rampant, taxes are increasing, the illegal population continues to grow, and the list goes on. But it isn\u2019t too late to save this once great state. Voters need to get smart and start voting in the right politicians before it&#8217;s too late.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba It\u2019s no secret that California suffers from a major problem with homelessness. However, I think we sometimes underestimate just how bad the problem is. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has revealed that the national rate of homelessness has spiked, and California is the direct cause. 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