On May 12, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, demanded that cities throughout the state adopt anti-camping ordinances that would effectively ban public homelessness by requiring unhoused individuals to relocate every 72 hours.

While presented as a humanitarian effort to reduce homelessness, the new policy victimizes California’s growing unhoused population—approximately 187,000 people—by tying funding in Proposition 1 to local laws banning sleeping or camping on public land.

In his announcement, Newsom pushed local governments to adopt the draconian ordinances “without delay.”

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      It’s not surprising, but it is disappointing. He’s showing his true allegiance, and it’s not to a political party. It’s to a socioeconomic class, and that socioeconomic class is “rich people”.

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      bit by bit

      That sounds like “a little” and “slowly”…

      Pretty sure Newsom’s swing to the right is pretty fair complete by now. He’s basically full MAGAt, just managing to keep it somewhat low-key so far.

      🤡 🖕

      I’m still fuzzy on his reason though… Could be looking for a Presidential run in the near future…??? 🤔

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      Newsom is just another rich worm who got into politics. Frankly speaking if our recalls weren’t fucking braindead he’d probably have been kicked to the curb by now.