California Republican leaders ridiculed Gov. Gavin Newsom's blistering response to a critical analysis of the Golden State's response to homelessness, saying the increase in homelessness is not worth celebrating.
State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones declared year-end for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and criticized Mr. Newsom. homeless assessment report An indictment of his abilities.
“Gavin Newsom has literally lost track of the $27 billion he spent on the homeless crisis,” Jones said, citing the report, which said California ranked first in homelessness with a 3% increase to 187,000 people. did.
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“Today's HUD report makes clear that Mr. Newsom's endless spending 'solution' has only made things worse, instead of solving them,” said Jones, R-San Diego. said.
However, the report also notes that Illinois, Wyoming, Hawaii, and Colorado are states where family homelessness has more than doubled.
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A statement from California's Republican caucus was key to Newsom's latest defensive stance. Editorial Outlet CalMatters made similar criticisms.
“In case you missed it, Governor Newsom's office is having a tantrum over the column and the governor's history of failure on homelessness,” the caucus, led by Rep. James Gallagher of Yuba City, said in a statement. Shattered,” they jointly wrote.
The CalMatters editorial says Newsom's response to the homelessness crisis is a key attack on his potential challenger in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary if he chooses to seek higher office. He claimed it would be a point.
The column quoted Newsom as saying, “What's happening on the streets has to be a top priority,” and said he also intended to hold local officials accountable.
“People need to see and feel progress and change…” Newsom said, according to the column.
Mr. Gallagher's caucus then cited Mr. Newsom's response to the column, which consisted of a series of sharp posts.
Newsom's office account said of the “To talk about it is a clear and simple disservice to Californians.”
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“As the Governor has said many times, the work is not done yet and we need urgency and results at the local level now more than ever. New accountability tools have been introduced, and this is also long-term.'' Proposition 1, CARE Court, Conservatorship Reform, and the just-approved BH-Connect. Through the implementation of exemptions, these are all aimed at addressing the systemic problem of homelessness, but are not yet fully online. ”
Newsom's office also posted that during the waning years of Gov. Edmund “Jerry” Brown's administration, unsheltered homelessness increased four times faster than under his administration.
“The number of unsheltered homeless people increased by 13.83% during the Newsom administration (2019-2023), but increased by 51.79% in the five years prior to the administration (2015-2019),” the post reads. There is.
California's homelessness increase rate of 14% was also lower than the national rate of 21%, the governor's office added.
Congressional Republicans responded to Newsom's comments.
“As the Governor engages in gaslighting on this issue, let us state the obvious: A 20% increase is not progress,” their statement reads.
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On August 1st, San Francisco city workers cleared a homeless encampment in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Senate Minority Leader Jones said Friday he co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that would change California's homelessness policy and focus on “compassionate enforcement” of encampment violations.
One proposal this session that didn't make it to Newsom's desk focused on an existing state law that makes it considered disorderly conduct to “overnight” in a public or private place without permission.
The bill would postpone prosecution in the case for 72 hours after initial notification and would impose a “state-mandated community program” on homeless individuals in such situations.
FOX News Digital reached out to Newsom for further response to the criticism, but did not receive a response by press time.
