COSTA MESA, Calif.—Gov. Gavin Newsom allocated $3.6 million to Orange County on Feb. 24 to tackle a homeless encampment in a Costa Mesa park. Talbert Park has an encampment with about 130 homeless individuals, according to county Supervisor Lisa Bartlett. The allocated funds aim to clear the encampments and connect the homeless population with shelters and behavioral health services. While there is a need to serve all 130 individuals, the governor’s office anticipates the grant can serve only about 60 homeless individuals. However, Bartlett anticipates the funds are a stepping stone to getting the whole homeless population connected with the services they need before eventually being able to connect to housing options. “Not all of them can go right into the housing options immediately, but we want to get them into the system of care, get them connected to services,” Bartlett told The Epoch Times. As the county works out …