A California agency that previously warned Oakland could lose $45 million in state funding for homelessness over a new, more aggressive encampment removal policy has since pulled back its threat — clearing a major obstacle that had stalled the controversial legislation.
In a Dec. 24 email to Mayor Barbara Lee and City Administrator Jestin Johnson reviewed by the Chronicle, Meghan Marshall, executive director of the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, said that while the agency still has concerns about the proposed policy, the draft ordinance “meets the minimum requirements of state guidance.”
To be eligible for state Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grants, local jurisdictions are required to bring their encampment policies in line with Cal ICH guidelines…