Smoke, Spending, and Street Reality: SoCal’s Homelessness Fight Takes a Turn

Hour 3 - As Orange considers a public smoking ban tied to homelessness enforcement, scrutiny is intensifying in Los Angeles over how the crisis is being managed. City Controller Kenneth Mejia is sounding the alarm, revealing at least $473 million in unspent homelessness funds over two years. The takeaway: the region’s homelessness emergency is no longer just about funding levels—it’s about whether leaders can effectively deploy the resources they already have.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.