And people wonder why I say that he’s a shit choice for a presidential candidate. Things like this his calling the very concept of a wealth tax “bullshit”, his lacking response to those taking actions to expand the housing crisis, and his protection of convicted killer, PG&E, really should make it clear that, despite good things like Project Roomkey, he’s still thoroughly a neolib.
What an absolute bastard.
“There are simply no more excuses. It’s time for everyone to do their part,” Newsom said in a statement.
what
That includes our leaders, right?
Right?
Anakin! Laser dildo Sith Lord Newsom’s dong off now!
Fucking blue left state my ass. I’ll vote for anyone that is not this asshat.
There are 100k homeless in the Los Angeles area. When does the civil war start.
Did anybody read the article?
I wonder the same thing. A lot of the commenters seem to have read the headline alone, and assumed that the story is about Newsom trying to exile or jail homeless people, but that’s not what the article says. A few important points:
an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments
The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in local hands.
Newsom has worked hard to address the issue. He threw all of his political weight behind a ballot measure earlier this year to allow the state to borrow nearly $6.4 billion to build 4,350 housing units, which passed with a razor-thin margin.
6.4 billion to build 4,350 housing units
That’s 1.5million per unit?
WTF sort “affordable” housing are these clown building
When are we going admit that most of this money goes into corruption?
I suspect land value is the cost?
Median sale price for Cali is 735k, that includes the land.
So we should getting closer to 10k house from this money.
WTF is going on
Land value in major metro areas is probably a lot more.
Lol… Median price is los angleles is 1 million.
That means half are sold under that price
House price inherently includes land value in it.
I don’t understand what point you are trying to make about land value.
A single housing unit might cost 5m due to it being in dtla. $ per housing unit isn’t a good metric to go by in California.
I just read the article and I’m telling you that the Supreme Court caused this executive order.
Yep, it’s every bit as cruel as the title portrayed.
Under Newsom’s direction, state agencies — including state parks and the Department of Transportation — would be required to prioritize clearing encampments that pose safety risks, such as those camping along waterways. Officials should give advance notice to vacate, connect homeless people to local services and help store their belongings for at least 60 days. Local cities and counties are urged to adopt similar protocols.
I guess we will just have to see how this goes to reveal the true intent behind the order. If this helps the homeless population, great! Based off of the US’s track record for these events, I do not expect good things.
In other words, you didn’t read it.
Homeless people and their advocates say the sweeps are cruel and a waste of taxpayer money. They say the answer is more housing, not crackdowns.
That’s not how things are done in this country. In the US, poverty is a crime. We have the second highest poverty rate, among OECD nations, and we have the world’s largest prison population. We have decided that is how we will handle the problem.
Agree 100%. Look up the “housing first model” and donate to non profits that do this:
Far too many states handle homelessness very poorly.
Bro… I am all about direct action ans personal responsibility but we can’t fucking donate our way out of homeless crisis.
This is a system issue, requires federal and state government solutoon and neither is willing to do anything about it
Sure but why not both?
You got money to donate like that?
Most people don’t and people who do have the money are largely causing the issue.
I agree with sentiment, for example avoiding plastic while lobbying for restrictions. I just don’t think donating for homeless relief will do anything.
California approved 6.3 billion to build 4300 houses at USD1.5m per unit lol How much would we need to donate to his something like that?
Also, this is similar to when kids raise money to pay off the debts of poor friends to the school lol
I do donate actually, to two organizations in my state. Not huge amounts , but something comfortable for me and my finances.
I started during the pandemic when homelessness was more visible in my area and I watched the city make all the wrong moves despite my votes.
Don’t get me wrong I prefer all avenues of improving the problem should be pursued but I also admit fully that donating isn’t for everyone.
That motherfucker
Oh Arnold, where art thou?
Tbf, this was far less of an issue back then.
