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Governor: More Federal Spending on Housing Will Fix California’s Homeless Epidemic

December 16, 2019 9:44 amDecember 17, 2019 12:00 pm

‘California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds.’ “More people are sleeping on sidewalks in Sacramento – even as federal spending rises,” the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. “Federal lawmakers say they understand the gravity of...

Governor Newsom Blames President Trump Over Homeless Funding Delay

December 6, 2019 6:55 amDecember 6, 2019 6:57 am

Governor Gavin Newsom blamed President Trump and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Wednesday over the delay of $650 million earmarked for homeless relief in California. HUD still hasn’t approved of the 2019 federal homeless count. As the...

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Senators Patricia Bates and John Moorlach Ask for Federal Help in Improving the Addiction Treatment Industry

November 27, 2019 7:47 amNovember 27, 2019 10:29 am

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) sent a joint letter to United States Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson asking for help to improve the ongoing problems...

State Housing Finance Agency Failed to Prevent Current Housing Crisis

July 8, 2019 11:07 amJuly 9, 2019 10:02 am

“We create and finance progressive housing solutions so more Californians have a place to call home.” ~CalHFC “Worsening California Housing Crisis Stymies State Lawmakers,” proclaimed a CBS San Francisco headline last month. In similar style, Gov. Gavin Newsom is on...

California Senate Passes ‘Housing for Homeless,’ Bill With Penalty Component

July 2, 2019 2:08 amJuly 3, 2019 1:35 pm

The Legislature can do an immediate legislative fix The Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review authored AB 101, which provides for statutory changes needed to enact the housing and homelessness-related provisions of the Budget Act of 2019. In short,...

‘Homeless Industrial Complex’ Thriving in Sacramento with Latest Point-in-time ‘Homeless’ Count

June 27, 2019 8:35 amJune 28, 2019 7:26 am

“Too many people who have been housed and fragile are becoming fragile and unhoused.” ~Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg “This is becoming a ‘go-to’ city,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Wednesday at the end of his press conference on Sacramento’s...