The latest by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that 653,100 people experienced homelessness on a single night in January, a 12% increase since last year. , the most of any state. These numbers are devastating but expected. Years of research, including , show homelessness rates are tied to the between income and housing costs for the lowest-income households. California has of housing available and affordable for every 100 extremely low-income households. At the pandemic’s outset in 2020, fears that homelessness would increase dramatically due to economic disruptions led to the federal government releasing…
