Utah was once lauded for solving homelessness — the reality was far more complicated

Five years ago, Utah officials proclaimed that they were closing in on a “functional zero” for chronic homelessness.The San Francisco Chronicle held up Salt Lake City as an example to follow, declaring that “panhandlers and homeless camps are virtually nonexistent." "The Daily Show” ran a segment in which a correspondent wandered Salt Lake City’s streets in a mock search for signs of homelessness. The Washington Post and The New Yorker wrote glowingly about the stat