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   On 23 Jun 2024, Ryan  posted some   
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   > Several mental health professionals have shared an impression that   
   > Gavin Newsom is incompetent like his aunt Nancy   
      
   Funding for municipalities to combat homelessness will continue in the   
   budget agreement between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators,   
   money that cities and counties had hoped would be part of a final deal —   
   and that had been a sticking point between the governor and lawmakers as   
   they worked to address California’s estimated $45 billion budget deficit.   
   Newsom’s revised budget proposed trimming $260 million in extra money from   
   the current round of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program,   
   or HHAP, which provides flexible grant dollars to cities, counties and for   
   care across the state. The governor’s revised budget in May had not set $1   
   billion aside for a sixth round of funding, while the budget approved by   
   the Legislature did. In the final deal announced Saturday morning between   
   Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker   
   Robert Rivas, another round of $1 billion in grants will continue in 2024-   
   25 but will be tied to increased accountability measures. The supplemental   
   $260 million from the current fifth round of funding will be cut. In a   
   statement on the overall nearly $300 billion budget deal, Newsom said:   
   “This agreement sets the state on a path for long-term fiscal stability –   
   addressing the current shortfall and strengthening budget resilience down   
   the road.” “We’re making sure to preserve programs that serve millions of   
   Californians, including key funding for education, health care, expanded   
   behavioral health services, and combating homelessness. I’m grateful for   
   the partnership of our legislative leaders in meeting this challenge with   
   balanced solutions that continue to make progress on California’s   
   priorities,” the governor added. LOCAL LEADERS RELIEVED Potential cuts to   
   HHAP had worried local leaders who said they came to rely on the funding   
   to bolster their efforts to combat homelessness by expanding shelter beds   
   and other services. As budget deliberations continued following Newsom’s   
   proposed May revisions, cities and counties appealed to lawmakers and the   
   governor to continue all of the grant funding, calling it a lifesaver.   
   “Cities like mine depend on the state homelessness dollars that had   
   previously been considered for elimination and the fact that they have   
   been restored – and at their current level – will allow us to continue to   
   tackle the biggest issue in the state, which is homelessness,” San Diego   
   Mayor Todd Gloria, chair of the California Big City Mayors coalition, said   
   Saturday. The San Diego City Council and Gloria reached an agreement last   
   week in which he proposed adding another 1,000 shelter beds to bring the   
   total number of beds in the Southern California city to about 3,000.   
   Continued state funds will help reach that goal, the mayor said. “More   
   than half of our shelter beds are funded by HHAP and it would have been   
   catastrophic to lose this funding,” Gloria said. “So, it isn’t just about   
   holding the line on additional beds but in a city like mine it is allowing   
   us to reach more people and I think that’s why this agreement has been   
   reached because (lawmakers and the governor) understand that the money is   
   being used.” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said that the city depends   
   on the state dollars to operate nearly all of the emergency shelter beds.   
   Thanks largely to tens of millions in HHAP funds since 2019, the number of   
   shelter beds in Sacramento have climbed to 1,350 now from less than 100.   
   “With this year’s Point in Time Count showing a 41 percent drop in   
   unsheltered homelessness, now is not the time to let up,” Steinberg said   
   in a statement on Saturday. “We are grateful that the governor and   
   Legislature agreed on a responsible budget that allows us to continue   
   pushing on the biggest problem we face.” Newsom previously punted to   
      
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