No issue matters more to Californians than housing and homelessness. Catch up on where the major Senate candidates stand on the subject.
No issues excite, interest or anger California voters more than the housing crisis and homelessness. Because seeing tents on street corners is how most Californians process the crisis, it's often viewed the domain of local politicians. The reality is that much of the funding to address homelessness or housing insecurity flows from the federal government. About 28% of the country's homeless population of about 180,000 people live in California.
Separately, just a quarter of the people who qualify receive the federal government's main rental subsidy program, known as Section 8 housing vouchers. Schiff and others have called for this program to be an entitlement—meaning everyone who meets the income requirements receives the subsidy. Schiff wants to increase federal spending on homelessness by at least $100 billion.
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