In the wake of a Supreme Court case which overturned a 9th Circuit decision on public camping, Gov. Newsom got aggressive on cleaning up homeless camps. Just over a week ago he signed an executive order calling on other state officials to clean up their rooms, so to speak.
Mr. Newsom, a Democrat, called on state officials and local leaders to “humanely remove encampments from public spaces” and act “with urgency,” prioritizing those that most threaten health and safety.
Some of his own agencies are expected to take action immediately on state property. He cannot force local governments to sweep encampments, but can exert political pressure through the billions of dollars that the state controls for municipalities to address homelessness.
Some cities, including San Francisco, got right to it. Mayor London Breed ordered aggressive sweeps of homeless camps with outreach efforts…
