Newsom: California cities, counties plan to reduce homelessness 15% by 2025

California’s cities and counties have set new goals of reducing homelessness 15% statewide by 2025, making them eligible for a new round of $1 billion in funding, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Thursday.

To help speed along their efforts, Newsom also unveiled a new statewide strategy aimed at moving people out of the massive homeless encampments that have become common sights in many California cities. His office will deploy 1,200 “small homes” as temporary homeless housing throughout the state — including 200 in San Jose.

Los Angeles will receive 500 of Newsom’s small homes, San Diego County will receive 150 and Sacramento will receive 250. None will go to

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