Newsom Weighs Cuts for Cities With Unspent Homelessness Funds
- Governor has been trying to prod local officials to get tough
- LA County has resisted crackdown, sticking with ‘care first’
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is weighing a funding cut for cities and counties that fail to use up their existing dollars to clear homeless encampments, said a person familiar with his thinking.
The cuts would begin as soon as next year for local governments that have unspent homelessness funds, said the person, who asked not to be named because the deliberations are private. It wasn’t immediately clear how much state money would be at risk or which local governments would be under the most scrutiny.