The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to advance plans for a proposed regional audit of funding for homeless programs.

According to a statement from Supervisor Jim Desmond's office, the measure "will direct county staff to work with cities, nonprofits and regional partners to identify exactly how much money has been received, how it's been spent, by whom, and where dollars remain unaccounted for."

The board's vote calls for Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton to work with staff on the practicality of an audit and report back to the board within 90 days.

According to Desmond's office, in the last 10 years, "homelessness across California has grown into a humanitarian, public health and fiscal crisis."

Despite governmental agencies spending billions of taxpay

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