US EditionCalifornians voice support for Trump's homelessness order
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – Californians back a law-and-order homelessness policy that could affect federal funding eligibility amid ongoing debates over state strategies and funding effectiveness.
- Residents of California are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to recognize the executive order on homelessness issued by the Trump administration shortly after he reported a decline in local homelessness rates.
- The order promotes a law-and-order approach that upends California's standard 'housing first' and 'harm reduction' policies and closely resembles Newsom's strategy.
- Supporters such as the San Diego County official Jim Desmond back the order and encourage California to seek federal assistance and meet required standards, while Democratic figures including Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Councilmember Ysabel Jurado oppose it, describing the measure as damaging to vulnerable populations.
- Newsom stated his policies have slowed homelessness growth and that California outperforms the nation, while Jurado called the order 'an attack on our most vulnerable' and warned cutting resources worsens the problem.
- The executive order conditions federal funding on adopting its approach, creating tension about policy direction and the potential impact on California's ongoing homelessness crisis.
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Californians voice support for Trump’s homelessness order - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) — Californians are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to acknowledge the Trump administration’s executive order on homelessness, believing it will help mitigate a state crisis. The order presents a law-and-order approach to homelessness that closely resembles Newsom’s approach. However, it upends “housing first” and “harm reduction” — two standard policies used in California. The order directs the administration to prioritize funding…
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