Newsom Unveils Model Ordinance to Ban Homeless Encampments in California

Editorial: Will Newsom’s call to roust homeless people in California help anyone besides him?

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that California cities and counties need “to take urgent action” to remove homeless encampments from public spaces is the highest level of endorsement for a proven failure of a tactic. It’s also a stunning example of…

Newsom: Cities should require homeless to move every three days

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new strategy to eliminate the large, longstanding homeless encampments that have been a thorn in his side throughout his administration: Push cities to make them illegal.

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KUNA) – The city of La Quinta is proposing an ordinance banning homeless camping on public property, making it a misdemeanor. However, some local homeless advocates are demanding a stop. This comes after La Quinta sheriff’s officials reported an increase in homeless encampments along busy highway underpasses. The La Quinta City Council discussed the ordinance on May 6 but did not bring it to a vote. The proposed ordinance is e…

Editorial | What to make of latest state demand on removing encampments?

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s has issued another decree that cities and counties need to ban and remove homeless encampments from sidewalks, bike paths, highway underpasses and other public property. On Monday, Newsom released a model ordinance that cities and counties can adopt to prohibit and clear homeless camps. While jurisdictions aren’t required to approve the measure, it’s the latest move by the governor to place responsibility for alleviating the …

San Jose mayor endorses Newsom's push to illegalize encampments - San José Spotlight

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to ban homeless encampments across California, echoing San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s goal to end the era of tents and camps lining city streets, parks and waterways. In Newsom’s proposal announced Monday, he laid out a blueprint for cities to make it illegal to camp on public property for more than three consecutive nights, to prohibit sitting, sleeping or lying on sidewalks and streets that would hinder passage and to make…

Will California Go Forward or Backward on Homelessness? - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Not long ago, I visited a public park in San Francisco and witnessed a most astonishing thing: The park was orderly, lots of kids were playing, the public bathrooms were clean and there wasn’t a homeless person — let alone an open-air drug market — in view. Outside of a few neighborhoods, San Francisco has never been as tawdry as its detractors alleged, but there have been plenty of signs of unchecked panhandling and disorde…