Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Converting State Property Into Emergency Homeless Shelters
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Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order requiring state agencies to convert state property into temporary emergency homeless shelters by the end of January. Assemblywoman Luz Rivas says she believes Newsom is doing more for homelessness than any governor in the past.
The order calls for places like fairgrounds, former hospitals or empty lots to be set up as short-term shelters to help address the state’s homeless crisis. The plan also calls for designating 100 trailers owned by the state for cities and counties to use as temporary housing.