Newsom’s new homelessness plan leaves key details

Let’s assume that there is a theoretical problem that must be addressed with an action plan. It is logical that such a plan would determine the problem, declare what goals must be achieved, to list actions to achieve the goals, and most importantly – to identify the necessary logistics and financial instruments.

The many armed conflicts of humanity have proven that the plans missing all these elements often fail.

The Allied invasion of the termination of the Nazi domination of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944, is a grand example of a thoroughly detailed plan of action that works brilliantly. On the contrary, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union eventually failed, as its planning the opposition and failed to report how the German army could be delivered, especially during the harsh Russian winter.

The most stubborn crisis in California, which is large in the minds of taxpayers and voters, is the worst level of the state homelessnessS Governor Gavin Newo and legislators have spent many billions of dollars on homelessness, but Number of Californians who are notapproaching up to 200,000 in the last issue.

The last efforts of his administration discovered this month are “An action plan to prevent and terminate homelessness in California 2025–2027S “He was prepared by his interdepartmental Homelessness Council, which was a year ago Exclusive by the State Audit Service For the inability to track and evaluate the cost of homelessness of the state and “guarantee accountability and results”.

Thehe Auditor Newsom’s tense efforts to defend his record of homelessness and to displace the fault of the local authorities, who, in his opinion, did not consume reasonably state budget loans.

The introduction of Newsom welcomes the new plan of action as “not only a report of our investments, but also a directive on permanent accountability and action to specific measurable goals.”

Is it?

While the 100 plus pages of the plan are exposed-with a large repetition-high goals for accommodating non-smoking and expanding social and medical services to prevent more people in homelessness, it fails to clarify how they will be achieved.

One of its stated goals is “the resolution of more than 1.5 million homes, with not less than 710,000 of those who meet the needs of low and very low-income households.” In order to achieve this in three years, the percentage of housing construction will have to be increased five times, which is not only physically impossible, but would require something like $ 1 trillion investments from public or private sources.

Housing and social and medical services, for which the plan says are needed to effectively terminate homelessness, would cost countless billions of dollars, but the plan does not put price labels on prices or actions to achieve them. Nor does it expose how any of the money will be collected when the state is confronted Chronic multi -million budget deficitS

The day after the launch of the plan on March 12, the California County Association has issued white paper This did not mention it specifically, but it still cites “critical shortcomings in our current broken system” and called on “intelligent political decisions to deal with them.”

The document complains that “no entity is explicitly responsible for the provision of people who experience homelessness, receive asylum, mental health or transitional housing.” It also seems that he criticizes Newsom, though not by name, to refuse to provide a special flow of state aid to finance long -term efforts for homelessness. By providing only annual grants, she said that “it creates uncertainty, which makes it difficult for local authorities to plan and maintain effective programs.”

Unfortunately, homelessness is not an isolated case of launching large projects without fully developed plans. The gambling and sometimes unsuccessful attempts for Include digital information in the government government services is one and Very problematic project for a bullet train is another.