San Francisco's Homeless Population: A Point-In-Time and Estimated Analysis

In 2019, the health department estimated that out of 8,000 homeless people in these cities, 4,000 are both mentally ill and struggling with substance abuse. Contrary to Chellenberger's claim of a 50% rate, the report states it's actually about 22%. Chellenberger's mistake was not reading the report itself, but relying on a newspaper article that used the 4,000 number. The report consistently mentions the total homeless population as 18,000. It's clear that Chellenberger didn't do his research.