The Bay Area set lofty goals to house homeless residents in 2022. Did it succeed?

Bay Area cities and counties set big goals to combat homelessness in 2022, as public outrage over the crisis intensified and officials took advantage of extra state and federal resources doled out in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Did they hit their mark?

Not on every front. But even so, officials say they’ve made significant progress as we head into the new year.

San Mateo County set perhaps the most ambitious goal, setting its sights on essentially ending street homelessness in 2022 by making sure everyone who wanted to come inside had access to a shelter bed, temporary housing or a permanent home. It didn’t quite get there.

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