Newsom Orders Crackdown on California Homeless Encampments
- Governor takes action weeks after US Supreme Court ruling
- Get-tough approach draws mixed reviews from mayors, activists
A homeless encampment in Oakland, California, in April.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order directing state agencies to remove homeless encampments, signaling a crackdown in the US state with the largest population of unhoused residents.
“There are simply no more excuses,” he said in a statement Thursday. “It’s time for everyone to do their part.”