Newsom Says He Will Block Funding to Local Governments That Don’t Clear Homeless Camps

California Gov. Gavin Newsom cautioned city and county officials statewide Aug. 8 that if efforts are not undertaken to remove homeless camps, he will redirect money to other local governments that are showing results.  “We’ve been providing the support, local government embraces those efforts … we’re going to double down,” Newsom said at a news conference. “If local government is not interested, we’re fine, we’ll redirect the money to parts of the state, cities and counties that are.”  Changes in funding allocations could be seen in next January’s budget proposal, he said.  “If we don’t see demonstrable results, I’ll start to redirect money,” Newsom said. “I’m not interested in status quo ante anymore.” ...