California's plans to reduce the nation's largest homeless population aren't good enough, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, prompting him to halt $1 billion in state spending for local governments as he seeks to reset the state's strategy.
as the high cost of living has only increased the size and number of homeless encampments that dot cities throughout the state.
On Thursday, Newsom declared those plans were"simply unacceptable" as they would collectively reduce the state's homeless population by just 2% over the next four years. He said he would pause spending until after a meeting with local officials this month to"review the state's collective approach to homelessness.""At this pace, it would take decades to significantly curb homelessness in California," Newsom said in a news release.
"The money is not going to go very far and you're not going to make much of a dent unless you figure out a different way to do things," Wood said. Newsom is running for reelection this year and is likely to win a second term as he faces a little-known Republican state senator. But Newsom's political future, including a possible run for president, could be complicated by California's persistent homelessness crisis.
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