California is experiencing a rise in the number of homeless women, among a general rise in homelessness on the streets of its major cities.
The crisis is one of the major drawbacks of life in a state with every natural advantage, and an abundance of wealth, but with a disproportionate share of the nation’s poor.
The UK Guardian reported Thursday:
Homelessness is a phenomenon that historically has predominantly affected men. But in California, where the number of homeless people surged to 181,000 this year, the number of homeless women has also grown. Newly released data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development show 60,000 unhoused women in the Golden state in 2023 – nearly as many as New York, Texas and Florida combined, and an increase of more than 50% over the previous eight years.
This rise poses a test for state policymakers, who must cope with an…
