California is allocating $419 million to boost shelter and housing programs in the state’s largest cities — San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego — where homelessness has remained persistently high.
Driving the news: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the new money Friday alongside San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie as part of the state’s latest funding rollout of its flagship homelessness program.
- Newsom touted a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness in 2025, the largest decrease in 15 years.
Zoom in: San Francisco is expected to receive $39.9 million for two homeless shelters and three navigation centers through June 2029, with the capacity to assist about 600 adults and 75 youths nightly.
- San Diego will receive $50.9 million and Los Angeles County will receive $328.8 million for similar efforts.
What they’re saying: “Extraordinary progress is being made in San Francisco,” Newsom said while speaking to reporters at the Friendship House, an addiction treatment center. “But our state of mind is now anchored on promoting even more progress.”…