California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he will delay $1 billion in funding to local governments because he says they are not being aggressive enough to curb homelessness in their communities.
California's 58 counties, 13 largest cities and groups of public and private service providers were in line to get the money from the state if they submitted plans showing how they would reduce the homeless population in their community while increasing people in permanent housing.Together, Newsom said the collective plans by local governments would reduce homelessness statewide by just 2% over the next four years.
State lawmakers committed to spending $15.3 billion over the next three years to combat homelessness, including the grant program Newsom is pausing. California, the most populous state with more than 39 million residents, also has the nation's largest unsheltered population with an estimated 173,346 people experiencing homelessness in 2021, according to the state's Homeless Data Integration System.
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