Taves: No One’s in Charge. Newsom Must Fill California’s Homelessness Leadership Vacuum

California’s governor pushes to ban homeless encampments

In a landmark move, California’s governor Gavin Newsom launched a push to eradicate homeless encampments, while encouraging hundreds of local governments to effectively ban tent camps on sidewalks, bike paths, parklands and other types of public property.

Taves: No one’s in charge. Newsom must fill California’s homelessness leadership vacuum

Where does the buck stop on homelessness in California? Good luck answering that. Responsibility for building, sheltering and treating the Golden State’s 187,000 homeless is as elusive as leprechaun gold. Californians, across political parties and geographies, support policies to help the state’s homeless. And they have voted accordingly, green-lighting through state and local ballot measures billions of dollars for more drug treatment, mental h…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blames state's homeless rates on local officials

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is laying blame for the state's homeless rates on local officials and recently cut some state money for their programs.