California Governor Gavin Newsom might be going to run for president in 2028. How do we all know this? As a result of he’s abruptly claiming to care about California’s homeless downside, which has been occurring for years underneath his management.
That is typical for Newsom, as it’s for a lot of Democrats. He solely cares about the issue now that it may have an effect on him personally. He is aware of this may come up in debates and get talked about in marketing campaign advertisements.
If he cleans up the state now, he’ll level to it as a hit story, although he allowed the issue to fester for years.
The Associated Press stories:
Gov. Gavin Newsom urges California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to handle the makeshift tents that line underpasses, parks and streets up and down the state.
The Democratic governor unveiled a blueprint for a tenting ban for cities and counties to observe in asserting greater than $3 billion in grants for amenities to deal with homeless folks and others who battle with psychological well being and substance use problems.
He used the event to exhort cities and counties as soon as once more to make use of the cash and coverage modifications supplied by the state to do their half to assist eradicate the disturbing avenue situations which have come to outline a lot of California
“No extra excuses,” he stated at a information convention, including, “It’s time to take again the streets. It’s time to take again the sidewalks. It’s time to take these encampments and supply alternate options.”
Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco, made homelessness a precedence upon taking workplace in 2019, tackling statewide an issue lengthy the purview of mayors and native officers.
Newsom acquired slammed for this on Newsmax. Watch:
Newsom simply introduced yet one more homelessness “plan.” He already squandered $24 billion because the homeless inhabitants exploded. His “10-year plan” to finish homelessness in SF is now 20 years outdated.
Newsom has the one worst homelessness report of any politician in American historical past. pic.twitter.com/kD9a7GS6b6
— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) May 13, 2025
Once more, that is solely an issue for Newsom now that it’d harm his ambitions. If he thinks folks don’t see via this, the one particular person he’s fooling is himself.
