California to spend $300 million to clear homeless encampments near highways

California To Spend $300 Million To Clear Homeless Camps, Gavin Newsom Says

California will spend nearly $300 million to clear homeless encampments, many of them near highways, in Governor Gavin Newsom's (D.) latest move to address rampant homelessness in his state. "Since day one, combatting homelessness has been a top priority," Newsom said in a Monday announcement. "Encampments are not safe for the people living in them, or for community members around them. The state is giving locals hundreds of millions of dollars …

California to spend $300 million to clear homeless encampments near highways

California will set aside approximately $300 million for local jurisdictions statewide to help clear homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. About half of the grants will be used to prioritize clearing encampments near "state right-of-way, helping to make sure the state’s highways remain safe and secure for everyone," a news release said. Is the ‘California exodus’ still happening? What new U.S. Census numbers show “Si…

California to Spend Millions to Clear Homeless Encampments - American Faith

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced that the state would provide $300 million to clear homeless encampments and move homeless individuals. The funds would be given to Caltrans to assist the homeless. “I think we can all agree that we need to do more to clean up encampments,” Newsom said, adding, “We weren’t just cleaning up encampments – out of sight, out of mind – and displacing people, removing people, but that we’re trying to resolve t…