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California governor set to release $1B for homelessness

California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Newsom has agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier in the month. But his office says he will do so only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce homelessness. (AP Photo/Janie Har) California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Newsom has agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier in the month. But his office says he will do so only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce homelessness. (AP Photo/Janie Har) FILE - Tents line the streets of Skid Row area of Los Angeles on July 22, 2022. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month. But his office says he will do so only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce homelessness. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters after voting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Newsom has agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month. But his office says he will do so only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce homelessness. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)