Op-ed by Kerry Jackson, includes “… It's not as though California policymakers have neglected to wage war on poverty. … The state and local bureaucracies that implement California's antipoverty programs, however, resisted pro-work reforms. …Self-interest in the social-services community may be at fault. … Further contributing to the poverty problem is California's housing crisis. … And that shortage is a direct outgrowth of misguided policies. …”