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California Governor Gavin Newsom announces $300 million in grants to clear homeless encampments

Tents line an overpass on North Hill Street above Cesar Chavez Avenue near U.S. 101 in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (AP Photos/Christopher Weber) SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — California has opened up nearly $300 million in new grants for local municipalities to clear homeless encampments as public officials face mounting pressure to address the […]

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What is Gavin Newsom’s net worth? How much money has the governor of California made?

California Governor Gavin Newsom is set to take center stage as he faces Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a debate on Fox News on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. entitled “DeSantis vs. Newsom: The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate”. Newsom, who is seen to be a likely future presidential candidate, has had a […]

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Newsom announces California has remediated 5,679 encampments – Times Herald Online

Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced on Tuesday that California has remediated 5,679 encampments in the state right-of-way and has provided $415 million to locals to move people from encampments into housing and get those encampments cleaned up. According to a news release by Newsom’s office, the state is making an additional $299 million available to […]

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California Forever’s new city plan called a ‘clandestine possession’

Windmills line hills behind McCormack Ranch near Rio Vista, Calif. The 3700 acre ranch is fighting the California Forever plan to build a new city in Solano County. Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle At a press conference, Sierra Club Solano Group Chair Princess Washington characterized the project as a “clandestine possession.” Washington said that the […]

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Former Google executive ends longshot bid for Dianne Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California tech executive is ending her longshot campaign for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, she announced Tuesday. Democrat Lexi Reese said in a statement that she has been unable to raise the many millions of dollars needed for a first-time candidate […]

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California Law Will Obligate VC Firms to Report Portfolio Company Diversity Metrics – Publications

LawFlash November 28, 2023 California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 54, which aims to increase diversity among founders that are backed by venture capital (VC) companies. If implemented in its current version, SB 54 will likely apply to many VC companies well beyond California so long […]

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California AI Report Tempers Benefits With Potential Risks

The Newsom administration’s new report on generative artificial intelligence, which was released Tuesday, presents potential benefits for state use of GenAI – but finds areas of risk as well. The report, set in motion by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-12-23 (EO), signed Sept. 6, called on the California Government Operations Agency (GovOps), the California […]

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Jewish groups sue University of California for ‘longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism’ at Berkeley

Jewish groups are suing the University of California Regents, President Michael Drake and other school officials for what they assert is the “longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism” on UC Berkeley’s campus. In a 36-page complaint filed Tuesday, the Brandeis Center and the Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE) allege “inaction” by UC Berkeley and […]

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Hundreds of migrants living in San Diego airport as California battles ‘unimaginable’ homeless crisis

Hundreds of migrants have taken up residence in the San Diego International Airport with “no place to go” as California shelters are filled to capacity with the state’s homeless population. The mayor of El Cajon, California, called out state and federal government officials Tuesday for policies burdening his community. “California has basically made it completely […]

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California governor will pay to clear out homeless camps – KION546

BY HENRY LEE and KTVU Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. (FOX-35)- Gov. Newsom announced Monday he has earmarked funds to local and state agencies to help clean up homeless encampments. “I think we can all agree that we need to do more to clean up encampments,” Newsom said in a virtual news briefing. Newsom said $300 million will go to local […]

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