Gov Newsom Announces $1 Billion in Homelessness Funding, Launches State's Largest Mobilization

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Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Published: Mar 16, 2023

SACRAMENTO – Today in Sacramento, Governor Gavin Newsom joined state and local leaders, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, advocates and other partners to announce the release of $1 billion in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 4 funding to support communities across the state stepping up their work to reduce homelessness.

Last year, Governor Newsom paused this funding to local governments and demanded greater ambition when they collectively proposed only a 2 percent reduction in unsheltered homelessness. Local governments have since revised their homelessness plans, now targeting a 15 percent reduction in homelessness statewide by 2025.

Additionally, the Governor today announced the state’s largest mobilization of small homes to serve people experiencing homelessness, especially those living in encampments. The California National Guard will assist in the preparation and delivery of 1,200 small homes to Los Angeles, San Diego County, San Jose and Sacramento, free of charge and ready for occupancy.

WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID: “In California, we are using every tool in our toolbox – including the largest-ever deployment of small homes in the state – to move people off the streets and into housing. The crisis of homelessness will never be solved without first solving the crisis of housing – the two issues are inextricably linked. We are tackling this issue at the root of the problem by addressing the need to create more housing, faster in California.”

I do love our governor.

[TeamProg]

1. Where are the tiny houses going to be located? The land where the jobs are

is obviously $$$$$!!

Land is cheaper where there are no jobs. Seed $$ will be needed to build new solvent communities.

[quaint]

2. What is your solutuon?

[TeamProg]

4. I'm suggesting that either the article's info is incomplete or the powers that be haven't figured

everything out quite yet.

But again, land is $$$ where the jobs are. Many homeless have jobs, but can't afford rents.

And the unemployed homeless might not care to be uprooted to MS, AL, AR or to the Calif. desert.

[Auggie]

6. Yes. Lot of details to work out ...

LINK:
Locations for placement of these small homes will be the responsibility of local jurisdictions. However, when needed and when available, the state will provide surplus land to use as an option for small homes. Local governments will own the units and provide all services, including recruiting residents, leveraging previously provided state funding. The following communities are set to receive small homes:

Los Angeles: 500 units
Sacramento: 350 units
San Jose: 200 units
San Diego County: 150 units

[quaint]

8. Thank you.

[IbogaProject]

9. Most every locality has forfeited property

Unless they always sell off the tax debt. Otherwise they have to find some kind of open lot or condemned building to tare down.

[usonian]

3. Land is cheaper where there are low-tech jobs.

Not every homeless person is a leet programmer.

[TeamProg]

5. Please see my posted reply to Quaint above.

[beaglelover]

7. Here in L.A. they have put the tiny home villages on land already owned by the city, such as parks.