California Spent $24 Billion on Homelessness. Where Did the Money Go? | The Brief
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California spent nearly $24 billion on homelessness and housing-affordability programs over five years. So why is homelessness still such a major problem—and what really happened when someone proposed taxpayer-funded “sexual relief clinics” at a Los Angeles City Council meeting?
In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, Shabbos Kestenbaum interviews Tanya Tsikanovsky, a first-generation American, community activist, and West Hollywood City Council candidate, about California's homelessness crisis, government spending, the cost of living, and the debate over local housing policies. They examine the viral public comment about sexual-relief clinics—a citizen's suggestion, not an adopted city proposal—along with the state's homelessness spending, budget challenges, and the controversy surrounding West Hollywood's Fountain Avenue bike-lane project.
Tanya also shares her family's experience leaving the Soviet Union, reflects on the American Dream, and discusses debates over gender identity, sexual orientation, and LGBTQ+ spaces. What can California's challenges teach us about how government decisions affect everyday residents?
Watch more conversations on The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum for quick insights from the inside.
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