‘housing first’ – California Globe

Gavin Newsom Didn’t Look Good in 60 Minutes Softball Interview

September 25, 2023 6:52 pmSeptember 26, 2023 3:42 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom was on CBS’s 60 Minutes last evening in an interview with Cecilia Vega, and he didn’t look commanding or presidential… he appeared a little whiny. Vega opened with a comment/question about California’s exploding homeless population, but...

Gov. Newsom Announces Another $200 Million to move 7,300 Homeless Into Housing

June 15, 2023 8:08 amJune 15, 2023 8:08 am

Governor Gavin Newsom just announced Wednesday that he is awarding nearly $200 Million to move 7,300 people out of encampments and into housing. There have been numerous reports finding that “Housing First” is an abject failure on a colossal level....

‘Snake Oil’: Housing First Advocates Sneak Attack DAs & Sheriff’s Plan to End Homelessness

June 4, 2023 3:54 pmJune 5, 2023 12:43 pm

Last week the Globe ran a Special uncut op ed by three District Attorneys and the Sacramento Sheriff stating that they can end California’s homeless crisis in one year, and that way is to end the drug crisis. District Attorneys...

Coming to Sacramento: 350 Tiny Homes for 11,000+ Homeless

March 23, 2023 2:19 pmMarch 24, 2023 9:00 am

“In California, we are using every tool in our toolbox – including the largest-ever deployment of small homes in the state – to move people out of encampments and into housing,” Gov. Newsom said, while announcing his administration will be...

Newsom’s Homeless Policies Require Radical Revision

December 3, 2022 9:02 amDecember 3, 2022 9:16 am

California’s Homeless Industrial Complex was delivered a minor jolt last month, when Governor Gavin Newsom “issued a blanket rejection of local California governments’ plans to curb homelessness, putting on hold hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.” The panic was short-lived, however, when...

The Expanding Housing Crisis: Affordable, Attainable, or Impossible?

March 2, 2022 6:53 amApril 3, 2022 4:23 pm

It has been said that everything starts in California. Politics, storms, vast amounts of (currently) sequestered, (always) predatory wealth, that “up at the end” accent no one can actually tolerate, etc. – all that is true. Add to that list...

Senate, Assembly Republicans Ask Governor Newsom To Call Special Session on Homelessness

January 8, 2022 2:26 amApril 3, 2022 3:05 pm

Senate and Assembly Republicans sent a joint letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, urging him to call for an Extraordinary Special Session of the Legislature to immediately address the problem, rather than waiting until later in the year. Press...