Gov. Newsom Announces $827M in New Funding to Combat California’s Homeless Crisis

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NEWSOM: “When I was mayor of San Francisco, the state offered no measurable support to address the crisis of homelessness that has persisted for decades and decades here in our great state. It wasn't until the last term, or rather year, of Governor Brown that there was pressure coming from what we referred to at the time as the Big 13 mayors, and they demanded the state appropriate resources. That's the framework of the announcement we're making today. They created a program that has become what we refer to as this HAP program. They put about $500 million up with no accountability, no expectations. It was just money to go to the cities and counties and these regional agencies we call CoCs. Since then, we have significantly increased the investments, but we've also increased the accountability, transparency, and the expectations. And so what we want to advance today for your consideration, as we announce the distribution of $827 million to 37 jurisdictions throughout the state of California, including not just L.A. City and L.A. County, $160 million to the city, $97 million to the county, but also to the CACs that include Pasadena, include Long Beach, and include Glendale.”