Chronicle Gets Homeless Funding Story Completely WrongRandy Shawbyline‚ Nov. 01‚ 2006The San Francisco Chronicle’s three-part “Shame of the City” series this week ended October 31 with an article, “Money well spent? The City Can’t Tell.” According to the Chronicle, “the number of people living on the street is down but the city is still unable to track in a meaningful way the performance of nonprofit groups it pays tens of millions of dollars a year to provide services.” That’s a pretty harsh indictment---and it is also false. San Francisco government requires its nonprofit contractors to provide extremely detailed data on the homeless clients served, and this information is even available on city websites. The Chronicle did not do its homework on this story, and seems trapped in its mantra that the public sector can do nothing right. |