Posted on 05/12/2025 5:52:12 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to address the makeshift tents that line underpasses, parks and streets up and down the state.
The Democratic governor unveiled a blueprint for a camping ban for cities and counties to follow in announcing more than $3 billion in grants for facilities to treat homeless people and others who struggle with mental health and substance use disorders.
He used the occasion to exhort cities and counties once again to use the money and policy changes provided by the state to do their part to help eradicate the disturbing street conditions that have come to define much of California
“No more excuses,” he said at a news conference, adding, “It is time to take back the streets. It’s time to take back the sidewalks. It’s time to take these encampments and provide alternatives.”
Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco, made homelessness a priority upon taking office in 2019, tackling statewide a problem long the purview of mayors and local officials. He has pressed on local leaders to think bigger to battle what has become one of the most pressing public health and safety issues in California — and one sure to dog Newsom if he runs for national office.
He appears to be the first Democratic governor to offer a statewide blueprint for local encampment bans. California has more than 187,000 people in need of housing, a quarter of the U.S. homeless population.
Supreme Court allows crackdown
Last year the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for officials to ban homeless people from camping outside. Many Democratic leaders welcomed the ruling though advocates for homeless people criticized the conservative court’s decision as cruel.
Newsom’s model ordinance includes prohibitions on “persistent...”
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Why don’t you put the homeless AMERICANS in the same luxury hotels you’re putting the freeloading foreign ahos in.
I will bet that the 187,000 is 10% not 25%
Governor Newsone is intolerant. All these people identify as homeless. He has to abide by their pronouns
Clear them out says Greaseball, to where? You helped create them, you own them. How does it feel to be lite weight AOC bitch on the National level?
Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!
Many years late and many rules short.
Wait! California spent $30 billion to attract MORE homeless, now he wants an about face?
NOBODY wants homeless camps in their neighborhood, this is a pivot to centrist 2028 politics. he wants to be mainstream. Sorry lefties...
He doesn’t really mean it. He’s just sticking his finger in the political winds and following that sentiment..........
“The Democratic governor...”
There’s NOTHING, ‘Democratic’ about Socialist Democrats! *SPIT*
What’s this d0uche up to? Does he still think he has a PRAYER for 2028? *SNORT*
When a political party gets desperate they will do anything to win, even occasionally the right thing. This is like Labour in the UK turning against immigration in an emergency effort to prevent Reform UK from getting power.
Somebodies hoping to run for President.
Newsom should just switch parties if he is just going to cave on every single liberal issue.
Less than a year ago, this worthless worm governor was BRAGGING about the $25 BILLION he has ‘spent’ on the homeless. Spent on the Homeless Industrial Complex.
True. By taking this position, he is trying to show that he is a realistic Democrat, as opposed to the woke leftist types.
He’s looking forward to 2028, trying to show he’s not the extremist type.
Way to later for that Gavin the internet never forgets
Newsom is a dangerous slick talker who will say anything to look good to any audience. Similar to the real “Slick”-—Bill Clinton. Sneaky but effective to listeners (not as intelligent and savvy as we are).
Admit it, if Trump and his cabinet members had said “It’s about time we take back our streets from these people camping out.” we would have cheered it. Probably because we know Trump would get it done.
“ Somebodies hoping to run for President.”
Yep, he’s trying to re-brand himself.
“announcing more than $3 billion in grants for facilities to treat homeless people and others who struggle with mental health and substance use disorders.”
All the NGOs and “non profits” are celebrating.
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