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An examination of California's expenditure reveals that over $24 billion has been spent on homelessness in the last five years, with a staggering $16 billion allocated to just five entities. The speaker questioned the effectiveness of these organizations and noted their experience with the Midnight Mission—a once successful program that provided stable housing with sobriety requirements. However, changes in state policy, particularly State Bill 1380, eliminated these requirements, resulting in what the speaker describes as "a glorified crack house."
Now, many struggling individuals are not held to any standards of sobriety before being provided housing, leading to environments that perpetuate addiction rather than rehabilitate individuals experiencing homelessness.