Karen Bass

Let me explain why.

And actually, I believe the number is higher.

OK, so when we were the way the city does this is and, you know, the city does not provide services.

The county does that.

So we get people off the street.

We have contracts with probably over 15 community-based organizations.

They are responsible for the people once they're off the street.

None of those organizations have the capacity to provide the type of services that are needed.

The real truth of the matter is, is that a percentage of those people wind up back on the street, but we don't exactly know where they are.

So some people are on the street.

Some people have reunited with their families.

You know, a number of people who are unhoused actually work.

And they might have reached the point where they could do a first and last month's rent.

So several fundamental problems.

The system does not evaluate itself.

So we don't know where these people go.

I think it's higher than 15%.

And the community-based organizations don't have the capacity to provide the services.

Fortunately, I have a healthcare background.

I worked in the emergency room.