> As SF mayor Newsom pledged to 'end homelessness in two years' in 2001 and totally failed after spending vast sums. .. and those "vast sums" have only gone up

> As SF mayor Newsom pledged to 'end homelessness in two years' in 2001 and totally failed after spending vast sums. .. and those "vast sums" have only gone up since. This year's homeless spending is expected to exceed $1.1Billion (with a "B").