SACRAMENTO – Over a year ago, Governor Newsom promised to send 1,200 tiny homes to cities across California as part of his strategy to end homelessness. However, as CalMatters reported today, not a single tiny home has opened yet.
Critics argue that the Governor should be prioritizing efforts to address the homeless crisis. “With a homeless crisis this bad, you’d think the Governor would be working overtime to address the crisis,” one critic noted. They further commented on Newsom’s track record: “If there is anything the governor is good at, it’s making a splashy promise, then completely failing to deliver.”
In the past five years, $24 billion in taxpayer funds have been allocated towards addressing homelessness in California. Despite this significant expenditure, critics claim that the crisis has only worsened. Additionally, there are concerns about accountability and transparency within Newsom’s administration regarding how these funds were utilized. “His administration didn’t even bother to track what that money accomplished,” another critic pointed out.
As for the specific initiative involving tiny homes, observers have remarked on its lack of progress. “At least Californians know what Newsom’s tiny home spending accomplished: nothing,” they concluded.
