Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded $694 million in funding toward 2,500 new homeless housing projects statewide for the program called Project Homekey. The governor announced the new projects last week in a news conference with U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Newsom said Aug. 24 the program funded 12,500 new homes in just two years and is “changing lives across the state.”
“Homekey’s groundbreaking success is a model for the nation, showing that we can make real progress on ending homelessness in months, not years,” he said. “In partnership with cities and counties like Los Angeles, we’ll continue to safely house Californians in need faster and more cost-effectively than ever.”…