#homelessness-policy

#homelessness-policy

Newsom said Assembly Bill 255, which would have allowed cities to use up to 10% of their state funds to pay for "recovery housing," was unnecessary. That's because using state funds for sober housing is already allowed, the governor said. He said "recent guidance" makes that clear. That was a big surprise to Assemblymember Matt Haney, who had spent the past two years working on the bill Newsom was now saying had been moot all along.

Olivet described the decision as devastating, not just for USICH staff but for federal homelessness policy, highlighting its impact on ending homelessness effectively.