Newsom rescinded the 3.5 million figure in 2022, when his administration set a new, less ambitious goal while running for re-election. It required cities to plan for 2.5 million new housing units by 2030. During Newsom's tenure, 1.1 million new homes were built through the housing program, said Tara Gallegos, a spokeswoman for the governor's office.
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Point-in-time count data that estimates the number of homeless people on the streets in a jurisdiction overnight shows California's homeless population has grown from about 150,000 in 2019, when Newsom took office, to about 180,000 last year. This suggests that it has increased in humans. year.
The scale of Mr. Newsom's failure on housing matches one of his other major failures. That's because his fire safety policy has struggled to get off the ground, and he wildly exaggerated its success as he runs for re-election in 2022.
Mr. Newsom's electric vehicle (EV) policy also does not go far enough to ensure that electric vehicle (EV) sales will make up the gap when his proposed ban on gasoline-powered vehicles goes into effect in the state in 2035. Not at the required level.
One recent success story is California's Proposition 36, which voters passed last month to reinstate penalties for shoplifting. it is It has started It has a deterrent effect. But Newsom and most Democrats opposed it.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. he is the author of Agenda: What should President Trump do in his first 100 days?available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of Trumpian Virtues: Lessons and Legacy of the Donald Trump Presidencynow available on Audible. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
