Gov. Newsom Withholds $1B In Homeless Funding

California Governor Gavin Newsom is withholding one billion dollars in funding from cities that are struggling with homelessness.

“Californians demand accountability and results, not settling for the status quo,” Gov. Newsom said in a news release Thursday morning. “As a state, we are failing to meet the urgency of this moment." #homelessness

— KTLA (@KTLA) November 3, 2022

Reports on Thursday say that Governor Newsom (D-Calif.) had rejected plans from multiple cities to address the state’s rampant homeless population. He describes the “lack of ambition” from the cities as his reasoning.

In response to Governor Newsom’s decision to reject local homeless action plans and withhold HHAP funding, the Alliance joined California partners to express its concern: https://t.co/rlDRbInCSC

— End Homelessness (@naehomelessness) November 4, 2022

This swift rejection of local efforts will delay over $43 million to San Diego County alone.

Currently, there are over 160,000 homeless individuals in the Golden State over-half of the total for the U.S. 

Reporting by One America News.