Newsom Orders State Officials to Remove Homeless Encampments
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Thursday issued an executive order directing state agencies and encouraging local governments to remove homeless encampments in California’s cities.
For Context: Previous camp-clearing attempts by California officials were blocked by courts, but a recent Supreme Court ruling affirmed the right of municipalities to move people who are sleeping outside.
The Official Line: Newsom’s office said in a release that officials should “urgently address homeless encampments while respecting the dignity and well-being of all Californians.” The release expressed concern for the wellbeing of the homeless, adding that officials should “help provide those residing in encampments with the resources they need.”
How Local Media Covered It: Los Angeles Times (Lean Left bias) wrote that the order “raised alarm among homeless advocates,” featuring the perspectives of both local officials and homeless advocates. San Francisco Chronicle (Left) said the impending nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for president put California’s homelessness problems “under the microscope nationally.” CalMatters (Center) called Newsom’s order a “show of force” and wrote that the Supreme Court decision “upended six years of protections” for the homeless.
How National Media Covered It: National outlets quoted mainly elected officials in California and beyond, most in support of the order; NBC News (Lean Left) quoted a social services provider critiquing the order as ineffective without an increase in housing supply. National Review (Lean Right) wrote that the order represents a break from “accommodative homelessness policies” adopted by “progressive state governments.”
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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will issue an order on Thursday for officials to start dismantling thousands of homeless encampments around California. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that cities can begin to ban people from sleeping and camping in public areas. The ruling overturned a lower court decision that called it cruel and unusual under the Eighth Amendment to punish those sleeping outside if they had nowhere else to go. Newsom’s move is the most sweeping response to date following that decision. Newsom’s executive order...
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Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered state agencies to remove homeless camps throughout California, his first major show of force since the Supreme Court granted state and local authorities more power to clear encampments. Newsom’s executive order mandates that state agencies and departments adopt policies to clear camps on state property. It also encourages local governments to do the same. “This executive order directs state agencies to move urgently to address dangerous encampments while supporting and assisting the individuals living in them — and provides guidance for cities and counties to...
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The move comes as California’s challenges, including its homelessness crisis, are under the microscope nationally because Democrats are poised to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate. Conservatives are already seizing on Harris’ long track record as an elected official in the Golden State, arguing she bears responsibility for California’s problems. California state government has dealt with the proliferation of tents along state highways for years. Newsom previously detailed his frustration to the Chronicle about how his and local officials’ hands were tied because courts had limited governments’...
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