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California governor seeks $1.4 billion to combat homelessness as crisis grows
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2020 Jan 12, 8:08am 499 views 5 comments
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RWSGFY
2020 Jan 12, 8:48am
RWSGFY
2020 Jan 12, 8:48am
When your state has a much higher relative numbers of illegals, bums and welfare queens compared to any other state it's a clear sign that state government policies are causing that, not some mysterious forces of nature.
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FuckTheMainstreamMedia
2020 Jan 12, 9:19am
FuckTheMainstreamMedia
2020 Jan 12, 9:19am
Fucking morons.
Arrest and hassle people. Ignore the court rulings, pick up all the trash(it’s not personal belongings, it’s trash...all of it), and have the police roust everyone at 6am. Ticket and arrest any violations of the law.
The homeless will leave. Some will seek out social services, some will seek out family, some will fine Jesus while in prison. Things will get better for some of the homeless and much better for society.
The more the cops hassle and annoy the homeless, the more that will pack up and leave.
Arrest and hassle people. Ignore the court rulings, pick up all the trash(it’s not personal belongings, it’s trash...all of it), and have the police roust everyone at 6am. Ticket and arrest any violations of the law.
The homeless will leave. Some will seek out social services, some will seek out family, some will fine Jesus while in prison. Things will get better for some of the homeless and much better for society.
The more the cops hassle and annoy the homeless, the more that will pack up and leave.
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Ceffer
2020 Jan 12, 10:11am
Ceffer
2020 Jan 12, 10:11am
willywonka says
There, fixed it.
Don't you dare TOUCH my virtue signaling fraud! How about an 'adopt a bum' section 8 compassion program for those granny units?
Newsom's fucking over the state even more with fake altruistic con jobs may exceed senescent Moonbeam's ravings.
California governor seeks $1.4 billion in additional slush funds for graft using homeless as excuse.
There, fixed it.
Don't you dare TOUCH my virtue signaling fraud! How about an 'adopt a bum' section 8 compassion program for those granny units?
Newsom's fucking over the state even more with fake altruistic con jobs may exceed senescent Moonbeam's ravings.
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just_passing_through
2020 Jan 12, 10:18am
just_passing_through
2020 Jan 12, 10:18am
CovfefeButDeadly says
The 80's cops in Leon Valley TX where I went to high school would drive homeless bastiges to the edge of town, dump them off and tell them to GTFO!
It didn't take much money at all. Just one seat in a cop car to keep the homeless population binary.
On the other hand they also liked to give me speeding tix.
The more the cops hassle and annoy the homeless, the more that will pack up and leave.
The 80's cops in Leon Valley TX where I went to high school would drive homeless bastiges to the edge of town, dump them off and tell them to GTFO!
It didn't take much money at all. Just one seat in a cop car to keep the homeless population binary.
On the other hand they also liked to give me speeding tix.
As homelessness in California swells, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state lawmakers to funnel $1.4 billion into programs designed to alleviate the crisis.
He unveiled a budget Friday that would build on last year’s billion-dollar promise to create more temporary shelters and emergency housing and help pay for treatment programs.
“The state of California is treating homelessness as a real emergency — because it is one,” Newsom said in a statement. “Californians are demanding that all levels of government — federal, state and local — do more to get people off the streets and into services — whether that’s housing, mental health services, substance abuse treatment or all of the above.”
He said the money would go directly to the people who need it most and would focus on preventive measures, including rent assistance and access to healthcare.
“[We’re] using every tool in the toolbox — from proposing a massive new infusion of state dollars in the budget that goes directly to homeless individuals’ emergency housing and treatment programs, to building short-term emergency housing on vacant state-owned land,” he said.
The proposal was met with measured enthusiasm from advocates and officials, who said they were grateful for the additional resources but acknowledged it would not be enough to get the 151,000 homeless individuals in California off the streets.
“It covers the major direct issues related to homelessness, shelter, housing, social services,” said Nan Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, based in Washington, D.C. “Whether it’s the right amount of money I can’t say … but it seems like it’s hitting the right things.”
In Los Angeles, the city with the largest homeless population in the state, the response appeared to be equally restrained. L.A. experienced a 16 percent increase in its homeless population from 2018 to last year, bringing the total to 36,000, according to an annual count.
“Solving homelessness is the top priority for Angelenos and people across California, and our state budget ought to reflect that urgency,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in response to Newsom's announcement.
Los Angeles County experienced a 12 percent increase in homelessness over the same period, putting the population at around 59,000.
Although Garcetti believes "we always need more," he is grateful for the possibility that additional money will be set aside to battle the epidemic, a spokesman said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-governor-seeks-1-4-billion-combat-homelessness-crisis-grows-n1113926