California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called on the state’s localities to address the presence of homeless encampments on their streets.
“There’s nothing compassionate about letting people die on the streets,” said Newsom in a statement. “Local leaders asked for resources — we delivered the largest state investment in history. They asked for legal clarity — the courts delivered. Now, we’re giving them a model they can put to work immediately, with urgency and with humanity, to resolve encampments and connect people to shelter, housing, and care. The time for inaction is over. There are no more excuses.”
Newsom’s exhortation came with the release of a model ordinance for cities and counties to address unhealthy and dangerous encampments. The ordinance, which follows Newsom’s 2024 executive order on the subject, calls for the banning of “persistent camping in one location” and “encampments that block free passage on sidewalks.” It would also require local officials to “provide notice and make every reasonable effort to identify and offer shelter prior to clearing an encampment” while taking a “balanced approach to address and prevent encampments with compassion and care.”
Newsom’s announcement was coupled with the release of $3.3 billion in Proposition 1 funding to communities to expand behavioral health housing and treatment options for the state’s most seriously ill and homeless.
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Newsom is a joke ! WHat has he done during his time in office Just now he decides to change opinion on Homeless, Crime, and all other issues that he approved of along with all the progressive Democrats. In the mean time he drove CA into the ground.
I glad he is concerned about this issue now that he wants to run for President.
He is the reason. For years.
Super Bowl is coming to LA. Newsome needs to move the homeless people off the streets.
I wonder how many not for profits regarding homelessness are located in CA?
Newsome must be laundering that money because now he needs a govt bailout to fix his corruption as well as most e
Un-elected officials. Someone from CA should audit the not for profits and govt books! Every state should!
Government is riddled with tax moneys corruption and fraud with payoffs from top political figures caring less about who needs help. I love football but this is ridiculous as is Newscum. We moved from California and so glad we did!
It would take a blind person not to see the motive behind Newsome’s new attitude on homelessness in California. He hopes when the next presidential election is near, people will forget what he has done to a once beautiful state.
Hopefully the Sheriff running against him for re-election wins. He has had so many opportunities to fix this problem but didn’t, it’s time for someone else to step in.