A recent poll from Politico and UC Berkeley’s Citrin Center shows that Californians are frustrated with the state’s efforts to reduce homelessness.

District Judge David Carter expressed a similar concern Monday at a hearing he called to review control over Los Angeles' homelessness spending.

LAist’s Frank Stoltze joined “Inside The Issues” host Amrit Singh this week to discuss Monday's contentious hearing as well as the ideological swing behind the City Council’s budget approval.

Also in the new "Inside the Issues" episode, the latest polling average from Real Clear Politics finds that nearly 48% of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance. The president’s average approval rating has jumped by nearly two and a half percentage points since late April. However, his disapproval rating remains consistently around 50%.

Christian Grose, professor and academic director at the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, breaks down the numbers and more.