Gov. Gavin Newsom of California threatened to redirect funding from counties that fail to reduce homelessness in their communities during a visit to Pacoima following his controversial order for state agencies to remove encampments.
With television cameras rolling and traffic on a busy San Fernando Valley freeway humming in the background, Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened on Thursday to take away state funding from counties that don't show improvement on homelessness. 'If we don't see demonstrable results, I'll start to redirect money,' Newsom said. 'This is a sincerely held belief that we need local government to step up. This is a crisis. Act like it.
But Newsom's policy approach to encampments and forced care have become points of contention between the governor and advocates for the unhoused, aligning him more with conservatives than progressives in his own party. The governor argues that he's done his job and given cities and counties more funding, tools and authority to address the problem as they requested. 'There's no more excuses,' Newsom said. 'You've got the money. You've got the flexibility.
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