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Gavin Newsom
stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet:

“California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.”

By Sasha Hupka • September 11, 2021
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address:

"Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”

By Chris Nichols • February 21, 2020
Greg Abbott
stated on October 10, 2019 in a tweet:

"The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin."

By Madlin Mekelburg • October 17, 2019
John Cox
stated on October 8, 2018 in a campaign debate:

Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse."

By Chris Nichols • October 8, 2018
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate:

"In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street."

By Chris Nichols • May 10, 2018