Riverside has been making strides in cleaning up homeless encampments, according to a recent press release, as Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to push California cities to make them illegal.
“It’s time to take back the streets. It’s time to take back the sidewalks. It’s time to take these encampments and provide alternatives. The state is giving you more resources than ever, and it’s time, I think, to just end the excuses,” Newsom said during a virtual news conference.
A model ordinance released to local governments in the state on May 12, bans homeless encampments lasting longer than three days…