Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday again urged California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments, increasing his pressure campaign on local governments to follow the state's lead and remove ...

Newsom's announcement came just as Oakland began clearing one of its largest homeless camps in East Oakland, part of a citywide effort to close more encampments and move some homeless people into ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California’s local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps on sidewalks and in ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday called on city governments in his state to urgently address the prevalence of homeless encampments, issuing a model ordinance to facilitate local bans ...

Gov. Newsom pushes California to clear homeless camps, offering $3.3B in funds to expand housing options while enforcing new camping bans.

California Governor Gavin Newsom called on cities to ban and remove homeless encampments from sidewalks, bike paths and other public property, ratcheting up the state’s effort to tackle the crisis.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called on local leaders to move more people off the streets and into shelters in order to ban homeless encampments across the state. NBC News' David Noriega ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless encampments from their properties last summer, holding up the California Department of Transportation as an example of how it should be done.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday again urged California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments, increasing his pressure campaign on local governments to follow the state ...

In California, homelessness rose 3% between 2023 and 2024 to more than 187,000 people, compared with an 18% spike for the entire U.S. The Bay Area’s homeless population grew 6% to an estimated ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom calls on California cities to effectively ban homeless encampments The governor released a template ordinance that cities and counties can adopt to prohibit and clear camps ...