Commentary California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law the $262.6 billion budget for 2021-2022, which runs from July 1 to June 30, 2022. About $196.4 billion of the spending will be through the state’s general fund; $93.7 billion will be spent on K-12 and community college education under a minimum spending level stipulation in…
California Budgets Record-High $262.6 Billion Spending
July 14, 2021
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Newsom Announces $1 Billion Initiative to Clean California’s Streets
July 7, 2021
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 7 announced a $1.1 billion initiative to clean California’s roads and public spaces, including homeless encampments. “California is the most beautiful place in the word, but our streets are simply too dirty,” Newsom said in a tweet. “It’s time to clean them.” The governor said during a July 7 press conference in…
Effort Begins to Offer All Boardwalk Campers a Pathway to Permanent Housing
June 28, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Councilman Mike Bonin’s initiative began June 28 to offer a voluntary path to permanent housing for all people living in encampments along Ocean Front Walk in Venice. St. Joseph Center outreach teams were scheduled to offer housing, shelter and services to the people who live in the boardwalk encampments, which have grown amid…
Mission Offers Help for the Suffering on Skid Row
June 26, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Rev. Troy Vaughn knows firsthand the plight of the homeless on Skid Row. Once homeless himself in the early 1990s, he now gazes out the window of his executive office from the top floor of the Los Angeles Mission. The mentally ill, drug addicted, economically disadvantaged, and victims of trauma wander outside the mission. One middle-aged man sits in a wheelchair, crack…
Californians Should Demand Evidence-Based Practice in Policymaking
June 22, 2021
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Californians, isn’t it about time that we started requiring evidence-based practice from our elected leaders before we dole out more money for programs that have not been effective? In reality, to require evidence-based practice is common sense, as only a fool shells out money without knowing what he or she is getting in return. Evidence-based…
Santa Ana Considers Temporary 75-Bed Homeless Shelter
June 15, 2021
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The City of Santa Ana, Calif., is considering opening a 75-bed temporary homeless shelter in partnership with the Salvation Army. City council during a June 15 meeting will discuss the potential opening of Hospitality House for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness, at 818 East Third Street. “It is part of the City of Santa Ana’s ongoing efforts…
Bipartisan Mayors Coalition Supports California’s $4 Billion Homelessness Proposal
June 11, 2021
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With California’s expected $75.7 billion dollar budget surplus, the mayors of California’s 13 largest cities said they support spending $4 billion to address the state’s homeless crisis. Elected officials from Santa Ana and Anaheim on June 10 joined a coalition of mayors to endorse a proposal to put $1 billion each year toward helping the homeless. “The City of Santa Ana…
LA County Focuses on Homeless Women and Families on Skid Row
June 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted June 8 to seek more money to support an effort to house more than 600 women and families living on downtown’s Skid Row. Supervisors Hilda Solis and Holly Mitchell recommended stepping up to assist the Downtown Women’s Center with its “Every Woman Housed” plan for the…
Sheriff’s Deputies to Meet with Homeless in Venice
June 8, 2021
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VENICE—Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies will be on Venice Beach on June 8—technically, in the Los Angele Police Department’s (LAPD) jurisdiction – talking with the homeless and determining what they are doing to move from being homeless to having a place to stay. Sheriff Alex Villanueva made the announcement June 7, saying the homelessness crisis…
Wealthy California City Faces Growing Homelessness Crisis
June 6, 2021
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On June 1, Arcadia’s city council for the second time delayed its decision on a “tiny shelter” proposal intended to relocate the city’s homeless, as the Los Angeles suburb struggles to deal with a growing homelessness issue. In 2015, there were 22 homeless individuals recorded living in Arcadia, 13 of whom were sheltered in transitional…
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