Part I. Causes and Consequences of Homelessness in California

Guest: Margot Kushel, MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, She is the Director of the Principal Investigator of the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).

Conducted by UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI), (CASPEH) is the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s. It provides a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of homelessness in California and recommends policy changes to shape programs in response. #CAHomelessnessStudy

Part II. The Ineffectiveness of SF’s Homeless Policies

Guest: Christopher D. Cook is an author and award-winning investigative journalist based in San Francisco. He has covered the homelessness crisis in the last few years. His latest article in 48Hills is Mayor makes inhumane, ineffective sweeps a major part of her re-election campaign: Stealing people’s possessions and moving them around town solves nothing—but it makes for mayoral politics.

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