CA Gov. Newsom Releases Blueprint For Camping Ban To Clear Homeless Encampments

10 hours ago Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging California’s local governments to begin clearing homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban makeshift camps that line streets up and down the state. His administration has drafted a local law that counties and cities can directly adopt or modify. The Democratic governor has pushed to clear the state of homeless encampments. The issue has become one of the most intractable issues in California and one sure to dog Newsom if he runs for national office.