Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and mayors from 10 other large California cities lobbied Gov. Gavin Newsom, asking for hundreds of millions in additional funding to combat homelessness in their communities. More from dillonliam:
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference Wednesday after meeting with mayors from large California cities on homelessness funding.
The request followed a successful effort last year from big-city mayors, including Garcetti, San Diego’s Kevin Faulconer, San Jose’s Sam Liccardo and others, to push for $500 million in state grants for homelessness prevention efforts under then-Gov. Jerry Brown.Garcetti said that major cities have already committed three-quarters of the money allocated to them and that the spending shows cities can help additional homeless residents with more resources.Gov.
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