Michele Tafoya's 30% California Homeless Claim Debunked

The claim surfaced on Thursday night when Tafoya appeared on a local news segment. Fact‑checkers quickly noted that the figure is far higher than any official estimate.

According to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the 2023 homeless count was about 1.5 million, roughly 3.8% of the state’s population, not 30%.