Released on April 15, 2026
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation releases “Follow the Money” report on homelessness spending
As Californians face the Tax Day deadline to pay the highest state income tax rates in America, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation has released its 2026 “Follow the Money” report, titled “Broken Promises: The Failure of Homelessness Spending in California.”
The report by economist and journalist Adam B. Summers highlights the overall increase in homelessness as spending escalated along with tax increases. At the same time, troubling issues with transparency have impeded oversight and accountability.
The report looks at the growth of homelessness statewide and specifically in the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego.
“The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation seeks to inform Californians about taxes and government spending,” said Jon Coupal, chairman of the Foundation and president of HJTA. “In this ‘Follow the Money’ report, taxpayers can see the overall picture of how their tax dollars have been spent on homelessness, and the outcomes of that spending.”
The report is available online here.
For More Information:
Jon Coupal, President, HJTA; 916-444-9950, jon@hjta.org
Susan Shelley, VP, Communications; 213-384-9656; susan@hjta.org
About the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is a member-supported nonprofit organization that fights for the interests of taxpayers and to secure the constitutional taxpayer protections voters have adopted through the initiative process, beginning with Proposition 13 in 1978. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, a 501(c)(3), funds the organization’s legal and educational work. More information at hjta.org.