Contra Costa County released new homelessness data this week.
Here is the information from the 2023 Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Count, with data collected on a January morning and supplemented by later, more in-depth surveys, according to Supervisor Diane Burgis.
- 2,372 people were homeless across Contra Costa County on that morning in January, which is a 4 percent increase since 2020.
- Homelessness decreased 6 percent in East County, with Brentwood, Oakley and Pittsburg experiencing major decreases in homelessness.
- Clayton had 2 homeless people in 2020, and now they have 10. Concord had 160 in 2020, and during the latest count, there were 241.
- Families with children were 5 percent of the homeless population, which is a 12 percent increase since 2020.
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Cherrypicked “highlights”?
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Probably. Wonder what east county is doing that Concord is not.
No providing as many services. Not letting them get away with camping or loitering. Just guesses though, seeing what Concord is doing.
I don’t mind helping families and veterans . It’s the other parasites we need to shed. What was the latter count? Seems that January count took a lot of time to add up, maybe try an abacus next time.
What about the percentage of the people who trust the government not to lie to them?
As mentioned before almost never is there a problem DEMs are not willing to throw your tax dollars at.
An if they fail, NO PROBLEM, they’ll throw more tax dollars to “fix it”.
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“Governor Gavin Newsom just announced Wednesday that he is awarding nearly $200 Million to move 7,300 people out of encampments and into housing. There have been numerous reports finding that “Housing First” is an abject failure on a colossal level.
Homeless sleeping on running trail in Wm. Land Park, Sacramento. (Photo: Katy Grimes for California Globe)
That is an average of $27,400 per drug-addicted, mentally-ill person, currently living on streets in their own filth. $27,400 could cover a lot of treatment, which would change their lives.
Newsom said the grants will go to 23 projects in 22 communities statewide with more than half of the projects resolving encampments along state rights-of-way. The list with the breakdowns is below.
The City of Napa will receive $15 million to serve 120 people – that’s $125,000 per person; Monterey County will receive $8 million to serve 70 people – that’s $114,285 per person.”
https://tinyurl.com/ycy3p3cx
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An how’s it workin’ out so far?
”I think we’re spoiled’: San Diego homeless woman boasts about receiving free phones, food and clothes from city that likes to ‘give, give and give’ as she lifts lid on living inside area locals call the Bottoms’
https://tinyurl.com/3d2wymct
Families with children only 5%. That pretty much ends the argument that housing families is
the issue. Of the remaining 95%, drug addicts and mental cases make up the majority. Crazy
people and people making themselves crazy with Smack/meth/fentanyl are the problem. As
soon as we acknowledge that fact, the quicker we can make a difference.
That’s a part of the picture. It would be nice to include statistics on those with substance and/or alcohol abuse, those with mental illness as well as those who prefer to be homeless. As the first commenter stated, “cherrypicked highlights”.
These numbers are BS. Clayton only has TWO? Hell, Moraga has more than 10 homeless people. Probably more than 30 or 40.
Clayton has very few that stay especially overnight, they aren’t welcome and enough people give them sh** when they see them here they move on.
The majority of Clayton has no problem running then off.
So yea 2 that believable but 10 no way..
And those 241 people are costing us MILLIONS each year.
I bet there are more in Concord than whats being reported. Sanctuary is working so well.
Nice looking form.
I don’t trust the numbers or anything else anyone in government tells me.
It’s easy to manipulate information to prove a point.
The government is great at manipulation.
I’ve lived in Claycord for 41 years here’s my homelessness report. Concord is failing its residents. I consult for a large financial institution and own two small businesses here locally. . Not to mention I have another business that takes me around the city daily.
I’ve seen and talked to homeless people migrating to this city from SF , sac etc because they said “the cops don’t do sh**when we steal stuff” and “its comfortable here”.
We need more cops! I could arrest a few people daily but when you call Concord PD they make it seem like you are hassling them and do nothing unless there is immenent death threat.
More billionaires more homeless.
That has nothing to do with the homeless…
No link there, comrade.
They all moved to downtown Martinez where they hang out for the free meals from Loaves and Fishes in-between crack/meth smoking sessions at the waterfront where they also love to light random fires.
You will never know what some of these people are going through, until you have walked in their shoes.
Neither do they know. Because of they too high
How many out of towners are among this group? Concord a blue collar city, is paying for bussed in homeless. This is a lopsided burden foisted on lower and mid level working class citizens.
Would like to know where some of them lived before they became ‘unhoused’. Did they move here because they knew living as a street person (feral human) is viable, meaning food, tents, clothes, shower facilities are provided? I know someone was working as part of ‘project home key’, they received calls from a number of out of state people looking for ‘housing’. I think the taxpayer may be getting taken advantage of here. But if I say that I could be labeled as uncompassionate. I do think the entire complex needs to be providing more tough love.