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California Asks Trump for Housing Vouchers to Aid Homeless

September 16, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday asked President Donald Trump to approve more housing vouchers as Trump's administration weighs in on the state's massive homelessness problem. Members of the administration visited Los Angeles last week to view the c...

California Should Make Clear There Is a Right to Housing, Not Simply Shelter

CalMatters

August 31, 2019

There are two ways to tackle California’s greatest public safety, public health and humanitarian crisis: homelessness. One way is to marshal resources, build programs, replicate successes, and say, with some ju...

Walters: Newsom’s Housing Deal Just a Baby Step

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

July 3, 2019

Every Californian should be aware by now that the state’s housing shortage not only causes personal angst for millions of the state’s residents, but is a key factor in its economic future. Dan Walter...

California’s Housing Budget Is a Wrap. Here’s What’s Inside.

CalMatters

July 1, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agreed to spend a fresh $2 billion to combat the state’s housing and homelessness woes. Democratic lawmakers and the new governor settled relatively quickly on the amount — which advocates say is the biggest in recent ...

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

CalMatters

June 18, 2019

With homelessness worsening, Californians are rightly frustrated that our state, with its abundance of wealth and resources, has not made better progress in helping people get off the streets and into housing. ...

California Lawmakers OK $213 Billion Budget. Here’s What’s Inside.

AP News

June 13, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $214.8 billion operating budget, sending the plan to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk with a focus on expanding access to health insurance while spending billion...

California Has Housing Crisis, Legislature Has No Fix Yet

AP News

June 4, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Crisis. Emergency. California lawmakers are describing the state’s housing crunch in dire terms. But few seem to agree on what to do about it. The political wrangling over the last few weeks around bills to cap rent increases, set new rules ...

5 Takeaways From Newsom’s Revised Budget Plan

CalMatters

May 11, 2019

Buoyed by California’s strong economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent state lawmakers a revised budget Thursday that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion. Ka-ching! Analysis Judy Lin ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the Capitol chamber

Newsom’s Budget Proposal Tackles Homelessness in California

AP News

May 10, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Calling it "a stain on the state of California," Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday vowed to use part of a historic budget surplus to tackle homelessness in the nation's most prosperous state. "This ...

Governor Newsom Proposes $213B State Spending Plan

AP News

May 9, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $213 billion state budget Thursday that boosts spending on K-12 education, wildfires and homelessness while putting more money toward state reserves and debt. The revised budget is up $4.5 billion from hi...

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District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

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California Asks Trump for Housing Vouchers to Aid Homeless

California Should Make Clear There Is a Right to Housing, Not Simply Shelter

Walters: Newsom’s Housing Deal Just a Baby Step

California’s Housing Budget Is a Wrap. Here’s What’s Inside.

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

California Lawmakers OK $213 Billion Budget. Here’s What’s Inside.

California Has Housing Crisis, Legislature Has No Fix Yet

5 Takeaways From Newsom’s Revised Budget Plan

Newsom’s Budget Proposal Tackles Homelessness in California

Governor Newsom Proposes $213B State Spending Plan

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