Newsom is an idiot and he thinks we are too stupid to know. Instead of solving the homeless problem, he wants to track it. Makes him feel good, but does not help the homeless.
This is the good news: “: Local governments will receive $118.7 million in funding to move people out of encampments and into shelters.
- Five regions of the state are also receiving nearly $42 million in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grants.
Zoom in:Visalia, Merced and Modesto are the three cities in the Central Valley to receive part of the $118.7 million in encampment funding.
- Visalia will receive $3.1 million, the City of Merced and the Merced County Continuum of Care will receive $3.3 million and Modesto will receive $5.8 million.
- The largest single allotment of encampment funds is $45.2 million to Los Angeles to clean up Interstate 10.
The bad news is that the State will not track how the money is spent or the results of the expenditures. This is just an expensive feel good measure, hoping the public will not recognize the fraud.
As heat over homeless spending grows, Newsom unveils website to track it
The new website tracks spending and results at the county level. But a top advocacy for California’s counties called it “spin without substance or facts.”
by Daniel Gligich, The Sun, 2/24/25 https://sjvsun.com/california/as-heat-over-homeless-spending-grows-newsom-unveils-website-to-track-it/
California awarded $160 million in new homelessness funding to communities throughout the state on Monday.
Along with the funding, Gov. Gavin Newsom also revealed new accountability measures and a website that tracks the results of homeless initiatives by county.
The big picture: Local governments will receive $118.7 million in funding to move people out of encampments and into shelters.
- Five regions of the state are also receiving nearly $42 million in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grants.
Zoom in:Visalia, Merced and Modesto are the three cities in the Central Valley to receive part of the $118.7 million in encampment funding.
- Visalia will receive $3.1 million, the City of Merced and the Merced County Continuum of Care will receive $3.3 million and Modesto will receive $5.8 million.
- The largest single allotment of encampment funds is $45.2 million to Los Angeles to clean up Interstate 10.
Accountability rules: Communities that are awarded funds through HHAP have to meet certain standards in clearing out encampments.
- They will also be required to have a compliant housing element to receive funding in the future.
- Newsom also revealed accountability.ca.gov on Monday, the state’s new website to track how counties are doing to combat homelessness.
- Looking at the website, Fresno County completed over 14,000 housing units from 2019 to 2023 and has enrolled nearly 1,000 people in full-service partnerships for behavioral health.
- The website reveals that Fresno County does not have a housing plan that is compliant with state standards.
- It has homelessness data provided by the Fresno-Madera Continuum of Care, which reported that the number of homeless in Fresno County decreased by 4.2% in 2024.
- The website also tracks how much state money has been awarded to each county. The Fresno area has received $77.7 million in HHAP funding and $33 million in encampment funding.
What they’re saying: “No one in our nation should be without a place to call home,” Newsom said in a statement. “As we continue to support our communities in addressing homelessness, we expect fast results, not excuses. While we are pleased by the progress many communities have made to address the homelessness crisis, there is more work to do.”
- The California State Association of Counties (CSAC), which represents county governments before the Legislature, administration agencies and the federal government, responded to Newsom on Monday, saying the blame for California’s homelessness crisis should not be placed on local governments.
- “Governor Newsom’s latest in a long series of websites is just spin without the substance to back it up,” said CSAC CEO Graham Knaus in a statement. “Counties aren’t the bottleneck to addressing housing and homelessness. The real barriers to progress are the state-mandated bureaucratic hurdles that slow local governments down, forcing them to navigate a maze to get resources on the ground.”
