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California’s Homelessness Can Be Fixed by Changing These 2 Policies: District Attorney

California’s Homelessness Can Be Fixed by Changing These 2 Policies: District Attorney
Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin
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Siyamak Khorrami
Siyamak Khorrami
6/28/2023|Updated: 12/30/2023
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California continues to pour billions of dollars into addressing the state’s burgeoning homeless population, but that won’t solve the problem, according to the district attorney for El Dorado County, located east of Sacramento.

The state’s drug and crime policies are mostly to blame, District Attorney Vern Pierson told EpochTV’s “California Insider“ in “Why Homelessness is California is Different Compared to the Rest of the U.S.”
Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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