No excuses for homeless policy failures

The failure of California government to effectively respond to the crisis of homelessness has long been obvious and apparent to even the most disinterested observer. But in recent months we have received even more documentation of just how badly things are going behind the scenes. Earlier this month, the federal Office of the Inspector General issued its audit report on the fraud risk management practices at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Specifically, the audit focused on how the department handled federal COVID dollars. In brief, “HCD was...