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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    $2 billion in homeless funding not spent

    California lawmakers passed a $2 billion bond two years ago that was supposed to be spent on building housing for the homeless. So far, not one cent of that money has been spent.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    California lawmakers passed a $2 billion bond two years ago that was supposed to be spent on building housing for the homeless. So far, not one cent of that money has been spent.

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    Trump is coming to California
    1. 0:00As DOJ fights California over immigration, where is Trump's support in the state?
    2. 8:10Trump meets with video game makers amid concern about school violence
    3. 18:45Efforts to expand rent control
    4. 28:24$2 billion in homeless funding not spentYou’re reading this
    5. 36:46Why 'Falling Down' is still relevant decades after its release
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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Trump is coming to California
    1. 0:00As DOJ fights California over immigration, where is Trump's support in the state?
    2. 8:10Trump meets with video game makers amid concern about school violence
    3. 18:45Efforts to expand rent control
    4. 28:24$2 billion in homeless funding not spentYou’re reading this
    5. 36:46Why 'Falling Down' is still relevant decades after its release
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