Dick Spotswood: Veteran housing in Novato a small win in fight against homelessness

American civic and political leaders, regardless of party, still haven’t devised a consistently workable approach to the chronic homelessness crisis. Multiple well-intended and amply funded programs have been tried. Few have decreased the number of unhoused Californians encountering mental illness, substance abuse or both.

Contrast that with efforts on a smaller, more people-oriented scale. Here in Marin, a new housing development at Novato’s Homeward Bound of Marin is set to address one segment of the unhoused: veterans.