Homelessness and housing affordability have ranked among Californians’ top policy priorities for years, and featured prominently in the first gubernatorial debate two weeks ago, when the candidates were asked to grade Gov. Gavin Newsom’s performance on homelessness. As a new report from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association illustrates, however, policymakers have failed people experiencing homelessness and taxpayers alike. California makes up less than 12% of the country’s population, yet accounts for more than 24% of its homeless population, 42% of people experiencing chronic homelessness and 45% of the nation’s unsheltered homeless, according to U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development...