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Newsom Unveils Multi-Billion Plan to Combat Homelessness

12/11/2025

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Gavin Newsom, California Governor, said homelessness and poverty are significant state failures.
He attributed the affordability crisis to a lack of housing supply and NIMBYism.
He said critics still love California and are frustrated by progressive taxes.
He noted 110,000 housing units were completed last year as insufficient and announced a multibillion-dollar plan to address homelessness, urging cities to connect people with shelter and services.

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Gavin Newsom, California Governor, said homelessness and poverty are significant state failures.
He attributed the affordability crisis to a lack of housing supply and NIMBYism.
He said critics still love California and are frustrated by progressive taxes.
He noted 110,000 housing units were completed last year as insufficient and announced a multibillion-dollar plan to address homelessness, urging cities to connect people with shelter and services.