What California governor hopefuls think should be done about homelessness

WHOEVER TAKES THE MANTLE as California’s next governor will face an immediate test as they try to solve the crisis of homelessness on our streets.

Nearly a quarter of all homeless U.S. residents live in California, though the state is only home to 11% of the country’s overall population. Voters are frustrated by encampments that don’t seem to get any smaller. Amid limited access to mental health and addiction treatment, research has found more than a third of homeless Californians regularly use drugs, and more than a quarter have been hospitalized for a mental illness.