"Newsom's administration and the Legislature are adding new strings to that money, which they hope will help address one of the state's most obvious policy failures: Despite California's large recent investments in homelessness, encampments are still rampant on city streets. Cities and counties already are chafing under the tightening requirements, which they worry will make it harder to access crucial state funds without directly improving conditions on the street."
"To access state Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention money, cities and counties are being pressured to enact a policy regulating homeless encampments that passes state muster - a potential challenge in a state where local jurisdictions' rules on encampments vary greatly, and many localities have no policy at all. The state also wants localities to get a "prohousing designation" - a special status awarded to places that go above and beyond to build housing."
"Only 60 of California's 541 cities and counties have achieved this prohousing designation so far. In Santa Clara County, only Campbell, Los Altos, Mountain View and Sunnyvale made the list. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan wishes the state would focus on more concrete measures of success, such as the number of people housed using state dollars, instead of things like a "prohousing" stamp."
Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature are imposing stricter conditions on state homelessness funding, including requirements for local encampment policies and a prohousing designation. Cities and counties face pressure to enact encampment regulations that meet state standards and to obtain a prohousing designation to access Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention funds. Local leaders express concern that tightening requirements will make funds harder to access without necessarily improving street conditions. Only 60 of 541 cities and counties have earned the prohousing designation; in Santa Clara County, only Campbell, Los Altos, Mountain View and Sunnyvale qualified. San Jose's mayor favors measuring success by people housed.
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