The coronavirus pandemic doomed Gov. Gavin Newsom's ambitious plans last year to combat homelessness, expand behavioral health services and create a state agency to control soaring health care costs.
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All 94 properties purchased through the stateâs Project Homekey program, including several in the Bay Area, have closed escrow ahead of the Dec. 30 deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.
The state issued about $750 million in grants through the Homekey program, which provides funding to local jurisdictions across California to purchase hotels, motels, vacant apartment complexes and other buildings and turn them into supportive housing hubs.
In the Bay Area, Homekey grants helped local governments purchase hundreds of housing units in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Monterey and Sonoma counties.
âHomekey is possible because of federal support to slow the spread of COVID-19 and partnership from the Legislature and local leaders who didnât settle for excuses and instead got to work to do something historic,â Newsom said in a statement.
New Law in 1 Minute: California Closing State Youth Prisons
For decades, many California teens convicted of serious crimes such as robbery, assault, and murder were sent to state juvenile prisons.
This year Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the closure of these state facilities. Under a new law, California’s three remaining youth prisons will no longer accept newly convicted youth after July 2021. Instead, counties will be responsible for young offenders who’ve committed the most serious offenses.
Those counties have until July to create plans to incorporate young people into their current juvenile hall and probation systems, but it’s unclear how much funding they’ll receive from the state.
By Ben Christopher
CalMatters
As California’s secretary of state prepares to take a new job as U.S. Senator, he’s not going to let a politically charged $35 million invoice get in the way of a smooth promotion.
In a press conference Wednesday, Alex Padilla assured reporters that the multimillion-dol