As California governor Gavin Newsom gears up for a presidential run in 2024, a new report by the California State University of Sacramento showed the homeless population almost doubled in three years in California’s State Capitol.
Newsom claimed to be the “homeless czar.” However, his leadership has not resulted in more rehabilitation centers or additional mental help for those who need it, nor has it led to building enough shelters to get the homeless away from the open-air drug markets and not sleeping on the streets, as encampments block walkways. California’s citizens are being harmed by Newsom’s attention to red states like Texas, Oklahoma and Florida.
PIT RESULT:
Sacramento County’s homeless population nearly doubled in 3 years, and is now higher than SF.In Sac County there are currently 9,278 homeless people on any given night. That’s up from 5,570 in January 2019.
Homelessness can affect up to 22,000 people in a single year.— Theresa Clift (@tclift) June 28, 2022
This homelessness spike is not solely Newsom’s fault, as blame should be placed on Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, as well. The Mom’s Demand Action group in San Francisco pleaded with the Mayor to do something in the city to deal with the drug crisis; to her credit, Breed recently opened up the first drug sobering center in San Francisco; Newsom did not even attempt to support or help them in any way because his focus is on attacking red states, instead of solving the crises in his own state.
Individuals who struggle with addiction need safe places to rest and stabilize. The SoMa RISE Center is San Francisco’s first drug sobering site, that welcomes residents in the SoMa and Tenderloin neighborhoods who need support and access to long-term services. pic.twitter.com/s7nMmEuuU7
— London Breed (@LondonBreed) June 23, 2022
Newsom is trying to get into the national spotlight by highlighting abortion and gun control as his biggest concerns in November’s midterms. Instead of backing tough-on-crime District Attorneys, California leadership backed soft-on-crime DA’s like George Gascon and now-recalled DA Chesa Boudin, which led to rampant crime in Los Angeles and San Francisco. As for abortion, the Governor alone can’t overturn a ruling by the California Supreme Court. The reason why Newsom has highlighted abortion and gun control against gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Brian Dahle is that he can’t run on his ineffective record as Governor.
Since 2004, Newsom is in charge of either a California state or a California city. Newsom appears to have a permanent trend. San Francisco witnessed an increase in homeless during his time as Mayor. Because nothing is being done about the root causes, the number of people living in poverty has increased across the state under Newsom.
Sacramento saw San Francsico fall in homelessness for the first-time, despite having 300,000 more people. It is the result of an ineffective governor who promises a lot but does not deliver.
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