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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order directing state agencies “to move urgently to address dangerous” homeless encampments and clear them from state land while giving ...
A homeless encampment sweep is the forced removal of homeless people and their property from a public area. It is a frequently-used strategy to mitigate issues related to homelessness. [ 1 ] Often called "encampment resolutions" or "clean-ups" by local governments, they are alternatively labeled "sweeps" by advocacy groups . [ 2 ]
Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California.A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2011 to 2019 as the 49th lieutenant governor of California and from 2004 to 2011 as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco.
"Gavin Newsom literally lost track of the $27 billion he spent on the homeless crisis," Jones said, citing the report as listing California first in homelessness, with an increase of 3% to 187,000.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order on Thursday directing officials of the state with the largest homeless population in the nation to start removing homeless encampments was met with ...
During his first State of the State speech as governor in 2019, Newsom called the homeless crisis an “urgent moral issue that we must confront” and promised to work alongside local governments ...
Newsom has taken a moderate approach to homelessness as governor, departing from his image as a liberal California leader on an issue that has become a top priority of his administration.
Folsom police Chief Rick Hillman said that the department’s homeless outreach (HOT) team will continue to work on clearing the 13 known encampments still standing after weeks of tent city removals.