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California and Its Cities Must 'Combine Arms' to End Homelessness
- Governor Gavin Newsom omitted the local homelessness funding allocation from the revised 2025-26 California state budget unveiled in May.
- This omission and legislative leaders' shunning of new allocations stem from complaints about local government inefficiency and year-by-year funding that hinders long-term solutions.
- Mayors of Bay Area cities warned that homelessness remains a crisis, urging the state to act decisively while counties criticize the budget's semi-abandonment and suggest a combined arms strategy to clarify roles and improve effectiveness.
- California provides about $1 billion annually for local homelessness efforts, yet infighting, lack of transparency, and limited funding continuity undermine progress amid growing public concern.
- Without adopting the proposed combined arms approach, officials will likely continue to blame each other, leaving homelessness unresolved and frustrated voters increasingly angry.
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California and its cities must 'combine arms' to end homelessness
A homeless tent near a freeway. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) This column was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. World War II was the most massive military conflict in recorded history and one that redefined effective military strategy, moving away from the static set-piece battles of previous wars and toward mechanization, speed and, most importantly, “combined arms.” As military strategist Willi…
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