California Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month, but only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce the number of unhoused people in the state.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday his plan to release $1 billion dollars to the state to address the homeless problem that has plagued the Golden State. until cities and counties came up with more robust plans, calling submitted plans “simply unacceptable” as they would collectively reduce the state’s homeless population by just 2% over the next four years.
Newsom said he had no plans on turning his back on local governments, but that “finding new dedicated money as we enter into what could be a recession with the headwinds, one has to be sober about that — just as they’re sober about that with their budgets.” “We can’t fix an ongoing crisis with one-time commitments. Progress requires clear state, county, and city roles aligned with sustainable, equitable funding. We need to get out of our own way and work together,” said Graham Knaus, executive director of the association that represents the state’s 58 counties.
That possibility of a separate funding stream for homelessness became dimmer this week after state officials announced Wednesday that next year after a run of historic surpluses.
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