The awards are part of a larger effort by Gov. Gavin Newsom to disband homeless camps.
As frustration mounts over sprawling homeless camps in nearly every corner of the Bay Area, the state is stepping in with millions in cash to help house people living on city sidewalks, parks and floodplains, and add more shelter beds across the region.
Much of the funding will go toward creating private-room shelters and supportive housing, which is a critical step toward putting a dent in the Bay Area’s homeless population ofpeople, said Mari Castaldi, a legislative advocate with the affordable housing group Housing California. The shelter programs aim to connect residents with services such as mental health care and drug counseling, and eventually find them lasting homes.
But she was also quick to acknowledge that the effort to clean up encampments has a clear “political context” tied to the visibility of homelessness throughout the state. The political ramifications could be particularly acute for Newsom, who is widely considered to be eyeing a future presidential run.Napa – $15 million to move 120 people from encampments on public propertySan Francisco – $6.5 million to move 273 people from an encampment in the Mission DistrictSonoma County – $4.
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