California Governor Gavin Newsom is trying again to crack down on the insane homeless encampments across the state, telling cities they have no option but to implement policies that will remove the makeshift tent camps lining freeways, underpasses, waterways, and downtown districts.
A press release from the governor’s office on Monday said it was providing cities a roadmap about how to “immediately address dangerous and unhealthy encampments,” with California accounting for a quarter of the homeless population in the U.S., with nearly 190,000 Californians in need of housing, the Associated Press reported.
California Gov. Newsom calls on cities to ban homeless encampments on public property https://t.co/kEgSvKgX86 pic.twitter.com/otHOVZ81iw
— New York Post (@nypost) May 12, 2025
“The time for inaction is over. There are no more excuses,” Newsom said…
