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Homeless ‘Tiny’ Apartments Balloon to $425,000 Per Unit in Sacramento

September 16, 2020 8:32 amSeptember 17, 2020 6:49 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has been pushing for permanent housing for the city’s homeless. While that may sound reasonable and even decent, the latest project to provide tiny apartments in a renovated old downtown hotel will cost more than $445,000...

CA Auditor Warns 18 State Agencies ‘High Risk’ for Waste, Fraud, Abuse of Federal COVID Funds

August 27, 2020 11:15 amAugust 27, 2020 11:16 am

California’s non-partisan State Auditor, Elaine Howle, warned Governor Gavin Newsom this week that she has very serious concerns about 18 state agencies responsible for doling out $17 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds. These 18 departments have officially been added...

How Prop. 47 Fueled the Homeless Epidemic

February 24, 2020 7:03 amFebruary 24, 2020 3:14 pm

“When you’re in the trenches, you know this is not a housing crisis, but a drug addiction and mental illness crisis. Prop. 47 is a dismal failure and an inhumane way to deal with drug addiction and homelessness.” Ronald...

Gov. Newsom Sends Los Angeles County 10 Trailers for Homeless

February 14, 2020 8:21 amFebruary 14, 2020 8:26 am

Ten travel trailers were delivered to South Los Angeles at a site that will house homeless families with children, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Caltrans plans to deliver an additional 20 travel trailers to Los Angeles in the coming weeks...

Gov. Newsom’s Billion$ for Homelessness Amount to California Stimulus

January 14, 2020 3:38 pmJanuary 16, 2020 4:35 pm

“You’ll start seeing real progress in the next few months,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at his 2020 Budget Briefing Friday, addressing California’s homeless crisis. “Mobile tents, medical units, FEMA trailers… as early as next week.” “We put $650 million...

The Back Story of California’s Homeless Surge

September 17, 2019 8:40 amSeptember 17, 2019 8:51 am

As the Sacramento Bee reports, the number of homeless people in Sacramento County has increased to 5,570, a jump of 52 percent from 2017. In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom named Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg to lead the Commission on Homelessness...

Homeless Population Grows While CA Governor Pushes Single Payer Health Care

July 9, 2019 5:42 amJuly 9, 2019 4:23 pm

California’s largest cities are reporting growing numbers of homeless, drug addicted and mentally-ill transients living on the streets, while Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his plan for single-payer “health care for all.” And, with approval from the governor, the California...