Several Southern California cities and counties were among 18 that will receive $130.7 million from the state to remove homeless encampments with new “robust” accountability measures and expectations for local governments, state officials announced Friday.
A new program involving the state and local communities also aims to streamline encampment cleanups.
The Southern California municipalities to receive funding are the city of Los Angeles, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Pasadena, Victorville and Redlands.
The state’s new accountability measures require cities that receive homeless funding to comply with all state housing and homelessness laws and stay true to their housing plans — or risk losing funding and face other enforcement actions.
“We’re supporting local communities’ efforts to get people out of encampments and connected with care and housing across the state. It’s important and urgent work that requires everyone to do their part,” Gov. Newsom said in a statement. “The state has committed more than $27 billion to help local governments tackle the homelessness crisis — and we want to see $27 billion worth of results.”