Newsom Blasts Democrats Over Homelessness, Citing Near 10% Drop in Unsheltered Californians
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Newsom Blasts Democrats Over Homelessness, Citing Near 10% Drop in Unsheltered Californians
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Gavin Newsom said Democrats were “too slow, weak, and ineffective” on homelessness, arguing permissive policies let encampments spread and turned the issue into a defining source of public anger.
On Scott Galloway’s podcast, he blamed a local-government “victim mindset” for treating it as compassionate to tolerate tents on streets and sidewalks rather than force action.
Newsom paired that critique with a progress claim: California has posted its first near double-digit decline in unsheltered homelessness in almost 20 years, which he attributed to a state strategy built over the past six or seven years.
He said the party’s broader credibility problem was worsened by lost public trust after COVID-19, adding that he was slow to recognize how much voters’ expectations of government had changed.
If California's new strategies are working, why is the homelessness crisis still so visible on city streets?
How can California balance assertive action on homelessness with the complex needs of its unhoused population?