Newsom pledges to build 1,200 tiny homes for the homeless

OAN Geraldyn Berry
UPDATED 4:52 PM – Friday, March 17, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced this week that the Golden State will spend $30 million to construct 1,200 small homes throughout the state.

This was part a strategy to help the nation’s largest homeless population and solve a problem which has plagued the state since the governor’s tenure.

“We need to focus more energy and precision on addressing encampments,” Newsom said. “There’s no humanity there. People are dying on our watch.”

Instead of giving a State of the State address, the Democrat governor took a planned trip to four cities. Newsom made the announcement in Sacramento. It was a time when important policy announcements were expected on housing, health care, and public safety.

Newsom estimates that these homes could be built in 90 minutes, for a fraction the cost of permanent housing. These homes are small enough to help with the removal of homeless encampments in major cities. If there is no shelter, federal courts forbid city officials from removing homeless camps.

350 units will be delivered in Sacramento. San Jose will get $200, San Diego $150, and Los Angeles $500. They will be constructed and installed by the state. However, local governments will manage them. It is crucial that they are located in a suitable location. According to the Governor’s Office the dwellings will not have plumbing, water or cooking equipment but electricity.

Resisters claim that Newsom is spending more on items that won’t be of sufficient assistance. Newsom has authorized more than $22.3 billion in additional expenditures for housing and other services to the homeless since he took office in 2019.

Brian Jones (Republican California State Senate Minority Leader) stated that more money is not the answer to the problem.

“This is just another Band-Aid on a crisis that is out of control in California… We know that throwing money at this problem doesn’t work,” Jones stated.

A Public Policy Institute of California review of data shows that California’s homeless population has increased by 6% between 2020 and 2020. This compares to 0.4% nationwide. California contains almost a third of all Americans who are homeless.

Newsom replied to the criticism on Thursday by saying that he was aware that not enough development is occurring fast enough. Newsom stated that while little dwellings may not be the answer, they can help.

“It’s not just about sweeping things under the rug or kicking people off the streets and sidewalks and claiming a job well done,” Newsom said. “That doesn’t do justice.”

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