The Brief
- Newsom announced a new statewide task force that will prioritize clearing homeless encampments and expanding services in California’s 10 largest cities.
- According to the governor’s office, the goal is to move people into temporary shelters and ultimately permanent housing.
- The task force will focus on areas like highways and freeways and state properties.
LOS ANGELES – Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a new task force he says will help with clearing out homeless encampments in the state’s 10 largest cities.
What we know:
For years, homeless encampments have taken over sidewalks and vacant lots across the Southland. …