Newsom vows to withhold funding from California cities that fail to clear homeless encampments

Governor Gavin Newsom is putting pressure on local cities and counties to comply with an order to dismantle homeless encampments across the state. Failure to do so could result in funds and resources being withheld. On Thursday afternoon, Newsom was seen clearing an encampment under the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills alongside Caltrans crews in Los Angeles County.

The executive order urged officials to “address unsanitary and dangerous encampments within their communities and provide people experiencing homelessness in the encampments with the care and supportive services they need.” The issue spans 88 cities in Los Angeles County, which has a combined homeless population of over 75,000 people. The state of California has an estimated 180,000 unhoused people, however, there are less than 72,000 available shelter beds.

KTLA's John Fenoglio reports on August 8, 2024.

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[ChuckThree]

How about finding out where +$20b of spending for homeless people went first?!

[PaulKickboxing]

They must be getting investigated by the FBI for the billions of dollars embezzlement and stolen to "solve this homelessness" 😂😂😂

[fleabagmr.]

It's too little to late Newsom. Clean-up was needed 3 years ago, not 3 months before the November election. Elections have consequences 😮

[markbrandon]

Trying to ACT like he has not been the CAUSE of the past years of Lawlesssnes

[FrankGallagherr]

Who wants to see Newsom gone, recalled, investigated and prosecuted

[icelandgoblin]

The Governor let this happen for 3 years, you cant undo that in 3 days.

[JT-nuoi]

They getting audited!!!! and numbers ain't adding up they stole from taxpayers money😮

[Cindy-ir]

Where the 24 billion dollars for the homeless homes?

[alihakimi]

Just shut down the non-profits and enforce the drug laws, problem solved

[mrtee]

All those over paid non profit be out of jobs.

[jblade]

Karen Bass pretending she has sympathy for the homeless! Let those homeless people go in her driveway and backyard!!

[okijima]

What happened to the $24 billion dollers of our tax money for a homeless 😡😡
24 billion is More than Arizona state budget 🥵
It's insane amount of money
What happened?

[yvetteheller]

I was very angry when he passed the law, or someone, that it wouldn't be a criminal charge if stolen merchandise was under 1k!!!
That is so, so wrong!!!😡😡

[InvisibleHotdog]

Didn't Nuisance spend like 24 billion on this problem? Which probably went to lining the pockets of him and his friends

[michaelmorrissey]

LOL, he’s going to throw the mayors under the bus. 😂

[OhBriBriOg]

How about building some homeless shelters and rehab centers to get these people back to work and stop overpricing the property so people don't get evicted in the first place. Its simple.

[michaelmccullough]

He's the one who make it like this now thinks it everyone else's problem he's a joke

[mydanadesigns]

This has to be the first time Ive ever seen a Governor personally cleaning up a homeless encampment. Imagine waking in a tent and the Governor of California is tearing down it down.

[regand]

Newsom showboating.
AGAIN.
I can't even!

[linkysc]

When the homeless have more rights than taxpaying citizens.