California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing backlash after reneging on his promise to send San José 200 free tiny homes for the unhoused. Instead, the state is providing a fixed payment that city officials say will not cover the full cost of the units. This decision comes after a memo revealed that the governor's office no longer plans to construct or deliver the prefabricated homes to San José. Meanwhile, San Francisco is also grappling with unexpected costs of up to $190 million for homeless hotel stays as FEMA reneges on promises of federal reimbursement.
FEMA puts California on the hook for $300 million in pandemic homelessness costs https://t.co/jfN82NsY8d
Newsom promised San Jose 200 tiny homes for the homeless. Now he’s pulling back https://t.co/wFHx3nzq16
SF was counting on federal reimbursement for shelter-in-place hotels for homeless folk during the pandemic. Now it's on the hook for $190 million as FEMA reneges on promises. https://t.co/RvqFiHYJ7t
S.F. faces up to $190 million in surprise homeless hotel costs as feds renege on promises, officials say https://t.co/lFTslEgymg via @sfchronicle
This is bad news for San Francisco. I wonder why FEMA changed the rules after the fact? Regardless, it was a lousy program anyway. It didn't help "stop the spread" and hundreds died of overdose in those hotels during Covid. Smh... https://t.co/TnQKkJPlky
NEW: S.F. faces $190 million in surprise homeless hotel costs as feds renege on promises, officials say https://t.co/lFTslEgymg
After promising 200 units “already built, free of charge,” Gov. Newsom is instead sending San José partial payment that won’t cover the project’s full cost. https://t.co/aNun0VJwYj
California lawmakers on both sides want to ban homelessness https://t.co/Hv5iHwxaLI
Newsom reneges on sending San José free tiny homes for unhoused residents https://t.co/9Rsg4XDYCd
A memo reviewed by the city council last week revealed that the governor’s office no longer plans to construct or deliver the 200 prefabricated homes to San José. https://t.co/aNun0VK4NR
In March, Gov. @GavinNewsom promised to send San José 200 tiny homes for the unhoused. Now, the state is sending a fixed payment that city officials say won’t cover the full cost of the units. new on @KQEDnews https://t.co/imV7Ns1rh3
Newsom Reneges on Sending San José Free Tiny Homes for the Unhoused https://t.co/B6MmNtdC5u
A California Democrat says we taxpayers just need 'the will' to solve the homeless crisis - the one that she helped create 4 years ago. Unsurprisingly, the solution to the problem she created is all of us giving her money. https://t.co/M3u99sY3td