California is a laughing stock. It’s why they can’t seem to keep anybody in the state.
And now Gavin Newsom will never recover from this utter embarrassment.
San Francisco Official Rolls Out Questionable ‘Video Game’ Tool for Homelessness
Amid growing frustration with California’s persistent homelessness crisis, a member of the San Francisco Homelessness Oversight Commission has unveiled an interactive website billed as a simulation to unpack the city’s convoluted services and policies.
Sharky Laguana, the commission’s elected data officer, presented the tool as an attempt to clarify the flow of individuals through the system, zeroing in on elements like supportive housing and public health resources, based on data from the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.
Laguana outlined its intent in a video: “I am the elected data officer for the San Francisco Homeless Oversight Commission, and this is my report, which is going to try and take a big picture look at how people flow into and out of the services that we provide to the homeless population here in San Francisco. San Francisco’s homeless population has been roughly 8,000 people for several years now.”
Interactive Models Expose Systemic Shortcomings
The site includes two playable models for users to tinker with. The first dives into permanent supportive housing, illustrating links between yearly unit additions, monthly occupant turnover, and typical residency duration.
The second explores trade-offs in public health spending, showing how a capped budget impacts aid distribution.
Laguana highlighted the persistent issues: “Our budget for homelessness has increased significantly during this time, so why are we not seeing reduced homelessness? To answer that question, we need to first understand that we’re actually talking about a lot more than 8,000 people.”
He continued: “…Our inflow is increasing faster than our outflow. This is not sustainable over the long run. We’ve been able to keep the homeless population stable by increasing our budgets, which has allowed us to provide more services and more housing to more people. But the picture for future budget increases looks tough.”
He suggested tweaks: “If we can increase the flow within the system, that would help us maximize the number of people we can help and ultimately help reduce the number of homeless people on our streets.”
California’s Democrat-Led Efforts Fall Short Amid Data Doubts
Despite ballooning budgets—nearly $850 million for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing in fiscal year 2024-25, dipping slightly to $786 million the following year—San Francisco’s homeless count hovers stubbornly around 8,000.
The simulation, while educational, stops short of offering real fixes, reflecting deeper flaws in Democrat-dominated policies that pour money in without measurable gains.
On a statewide level, under Governor Gavin Newsom’s watch, touted reductions like a 9% drop in homelessness are increasingly viewed with skepticism due to shaky data and questionable metrics.
This city-specific gadget, though innovative, underscores the broader failures of California’s liberal leadership, where endless spending and creative tools mask a lack of tangible progress in tackling the root causes.
