{"id":2342187,"date":"2024-09-17T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-california-homeless-count-rises-to-186k-newsom-faces-call-for-accountability-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:42:07","slug":"as-california-homeless-count-rises-to-186k-newsom-faces-call-for-accountability-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-california-homeless-count-rises-to-186k-newsom-faces-call-for-accountability-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"As California homeless count rises to 186K, Newsom faces call for accountability &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-california-homeless-count-rises-to-186k-newsom-faces-call-for-accountability-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">homeless population<\/a> has reached an estimated 186,000, prompting Republican legislators\u200b to call for greater accountability from Governor Gavin Newsom regarding homelessness\u200c funding. They are\u2063 advocating for the passage of a bill, AB 2903, which would mandate \u2064state agencies managing homelessness \u2063programs to report spending and outcomes to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH). This council would then make the information publicly accessible. A previous audit revealed that the state lacks reliable data on the costs and\u200c effectiveness of its $24\u2062 billion homelessness\u200d expenditure, \u200dunderscoring \u200bthe need for transparency \u200dand evaluation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-students-call-to-stop-new-china-partnership\/\" title=\"Cornell Students Call to Stop New China Partnership\">existing programs<\/a>. Earlier \u2062this year, Newsom vetoed another bill that aimed to require evaluations of the state&#8217;s homelessness assistance initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">As California homeless count rises to 186K, Newsom faces call for accountability<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762236\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) As California&rsquo;s homeless population rises to a CalMatters-<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/housing\/homelessness\/2024\/09\/pit-count-analysis-2024\/\">estimated<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;186,000, Republican legislators are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill requiring the state to track homelessness spending and outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&nbsp;AB 2903 by Assemblymember Josh Hoover, R-Folsom, passed without any opposing votes, and would require any &ldquo;state agency or department that administers one or more state homelessness programs&rdquo; to report &ldquo;cost and outcome data for each program the agency or department administers&rdquo; to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. ICH would then be required to make those costs and outcomes available to the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year a state auditor looked into $24 billion of state homelessness spending finding &ldquo;the State lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs&rdquo; because it has &ldquo;not consistently tracked and evaluated the State&rsquo;s efforts to prevent and end homelessness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_4b89fea0-43b1-11ef-95b6-8bd259d9f1eb.html\">vetoed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;another unopposed bill earlier this year that would have required the California Department of Housing and Community Development to include an evaluation of its Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program in its annual report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;In his veto message, Newsom said the bill was redundant as he already had &ldquo;directed California&rsquo;s Housing Accountability Unit to increase its oversight and enforcement of existing housing laws to address homelessness&rdquo; and that the 2024-2025 budget already &ldquo;includes statutory language that requires more frequent reporting by HHAP grantees on their expenditures, corrective action plans for grantees not meeting specified performance measures, and maintenance of compliant Housing Elements prior to receiving additional HHAP funding.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While addressing homelessness is a critical priority for our state, we must also ensure that we are tracking the effectiveness of these programs and ensuring taxpayer funds are being used efficiently,&rdquo; said State Senator and principal coauthor of AB 2903 Rosalie Ochoa Bogh, R-Yucaipa, in a statement. &ldquo;This bill will provide essential oversight to ensure these programs are achieving their intended outcomes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s office did not respond to request for comment by time of publication regarding the homelessness increase or its potential causes for growth despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s significant spending on the matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762236\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762236\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As California&#8217;s homeless population reaches an estimated 186,000, Republican lawmakers are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to approve a bill that mandates the state monitor its spending and results related to homelessness. Assembly Bill 2903, introduced by Assemblymember Josh Hoover (R-Folsom), received unanimous support and would obligate any state agency managing homelessness programs to report financial and outcome data for each program to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. This council would then be responsible for making this information public. A recent audit of $24 billion in state spending on homelessness revealed that the state lacks up-to-date data on the costs and effectiveness of its programs due to inconsistent tracking and evaluation efforts. Earlier this year, Newsom vetoed another unanimously supported bill that aimed to require the California Department of Housing and Community Development to assess its Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program in its annual reports. In his veto message, he argued that it was unnecessary since he had already instructed California\u2019s Housing Accountability Unit to enhance oversight of existing housing laws addressing homelessness. He also noted that the upcoming budget includes provisions for more frequent reporting from HHAP grantees regarding their expenditures and performance measures before receiving further funding. State Senator Rosalie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), a coauthor of AB 2903, emphasized the importance of tracking these programs&#8217; effectiveness while ensuring taxpayer money is used efficiently. As of publication time, Newsom&#8217;s office had not responded regarding the increase in homelessness or potential reasons behind it despite significant state investment in addressing this issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-gavin-newsom-090324.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8016,8049,4045,11561,3678],"class_list":["post-2342187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-8016","tag-accountability","tag-california","tag-homelessness","tag-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-gavin-newsom-090324.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}