{"id":2406297,"date":"2025-02-25T08:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/accountability-transparency-sought-in-california-homelessness-assistance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:12:22","slug":"accountability-transparency-sought-in-california-homelessness-assistance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/accountability-transparency-sought-in-california-homelessness-assistance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountability, transparency sought in California homelessness assistance &#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\">20<\/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%2Faccountability-transparency-sought-in-california-homelessness-assistance-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=2406297&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 Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a new website designed to increase\u200b accountability and transparency \u200bin \u200cthe state\u2019s efforts to combat homelessness.The initiative provides local \u200dgovernments with\u2063 $118.7 million for 14 projects aimed at\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-dhs-still-knowingly-releasing-covid-positive-illegals-into-u-s\/\" title=\"Biden DHS Still Knowingly Releasing COVID-Positive Illegals Into U.S.\">moving individuals<\/a> from encampments to shelters and\u200c housing, with\u200d Los Angeles receiving a significant portion of \u2064this funding. \u2064An additional $42 million is allocated for \u2064five regions, while over $760 million will be\u2064 available in\u2064 the next \u2063funding round,\u200d though with stricter requirements for progress \u200band\u2064 accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The website will track various metrics related to homelessness, including the number of \u2062new \u2062housing units\u2064 created \u200cand compliance with state housing standards. Communities that\u200d demonstrate strong housing initiatives will\u2063 be prioritized for future funding. Newsom emphasized the need for swift results and plans to enforce penalties on\u2063 jurisdictions that fail \u2064to make progress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a nationwide increase in homelessness, California reportedly\u2062 managed\u200b to limit its growth to 3%\u2062 in \u200b2024.The governor highlighted\u200c the importance of local compliance \u2063and the overall goal \u2064of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">providing permanent housing solutions<\/a>. \u200bThe website also assesses each county&#8217;s plans and reports progress, with some regions like Riverside claiming success in reducing youth homelessness, \u2064while others, \u200dsuch as San Diego County, saw increases\u2063 in unsheltered homelessness.  <\/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\">Accountability, transparency sought in California homelessness assistance<\/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_2018463\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Progress, or lack thereof, being made in California counties and cities on homelessness, housing and behavioral health can be tracked on a new website, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Local governments are being provided $118.7 million for 14 projects to move people out of encampments and into shelters and housing, the second-term Democrat said. About half that money, $56.4 million, is going to Los Angeles to address three encampments near Interstate 10, Hollywood Boulevard and the Los Angeles River.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state is also awarding nearly $42 million of additional funding for five regions,&nbsp;Newsom said. The money is from the fifth round of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He added more than $760 million will be available for the sixth round of HHAP funds.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But there will be more strings attached,&rdquo; Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor stressed local jurisdictions are expected to make progress in moving homeless individuals into shelters and housing from encampments. He said he wants safer streets and sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p>Communities that received money from the newest round of HHAP funding will have to adhere to increased transparency, compliance and accountability measures, the governor said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.accountability.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>tracked by the new website<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/accountability.ca.gov\/\">accountability.ca.gov<\/a>, communities designated as &ldquo;pro-housing&rdquo; will get the highest priority for funding, Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>He said recipients of grants must maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-california-homeless-count-rises-to-186k-newsom-faces-call-for-accountability-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"As ... ... count rises to 186K, Newsom faces call for accountability - Washington Examiner\">compliant housing element<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has also called for the state to be able to &ldquo;claw back&rdquo; funding from jurisdictions where progress isn&rsquo;t being made.<\/p>\n<p>Goals for HHAP money include developing and supporting permanent housing, a release says.<\/p>\n<p>Homelessness last year grew by 18% across the nation, but the governor&rsquo;s office said California dramatically decreased its amount of growth to 3% in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the number of unsheltered homeless individuals climbed nearly 7% across the U.S. but only 0.45% in California, according to the governor&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one in our nation should be without a place to call home,&rdquo; Newsom said. &ldquo;As we continue to support our communities in addressing homelessness, we expect fast results, not excuses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we are pleased by the progress many communities have made to address the homelessness crisis, there is more work to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On a county-by-county basis, the accountability website shows the number of new housing units, changes in the numbers of homeless and the number of people being helped through behavioral health partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>The website also shows whether each county&rsquo;s housing plan was compliant with state standards, lists cities within the county that were out of compliance and notes jurisdictions that have been proved to be pro-housing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For example, the website shows 118,367 housing units were completed from 2019 to 2023 in Los Angeles County, where the number of unsheltered homeless people dropped 5.3% since 2023. The website also said 11,472 people in the county were enrolled in behavioral health partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County&rsquo;s housing plan complies with state standards, according to the website. It also said the county and the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica and West Hollywood have stood out as pro-housing jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen Los Angeles County cities fell short of state standards. They are Artesia, Caron, Commerce, Compton, Hidden Hills, Irwindale, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Norwalk, Palos Verdes Estates, San Marino, Vernon and West Covina.<\/p>\n<p>The website also reports progress on permits for housing for very low-, low, moderate and above-moderate incomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taxpayers are getting results for the state dollars in their communities, Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said at Newsom&rsquo;s news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the city of Riverside, we have ended youth homelessness,&rdquo; said Dawson, chairwoman of California Big City Mayors, a bipartisan coalition of mayors of the state&rsquo;s 13 biggest cities.<\/p>\n<p>Not all big cities are doing well. Unsheltered homelessness is up 18.2% since 2023 in San Diego County.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can see San Diego County is struggling,&rdquo; Newsom said.<\/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_2018463\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2018463\"}});<\/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>California seeks accountability in homelessness aid tracking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406298,"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\/2025\/01\/Gavin-Newsom-California-2181412524.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8049,4045,11561,12404],"class_list":["post-2406297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accountability","tag-california","tag-homelessness","tag-transparency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gavin-Newsom-California-2181412524.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406297","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=2406297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406305,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406297\/revisions\/2406305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}