Gov. Gavin Newsom asked cities Monday across the state to ban homeless encampments, releasing a template policy he hopes they'd adopt but stopping short of conditioning funding on their doing so. Why ...

California governor draws up local ordinance for cities to deploy in clearing out and banning homeless encampments.

Governor Gavin Newsom has been noticeably frustrated over homelessness recently, and a lot of that frustration is being ...

Some state lawmakers and housing advocates expressed alarm at what the governor's model ordinance could mean for unhoused people.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California's local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the state's efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps on sidewalks and in parks ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Monday called on hundreds of cities and counties to ban homeless encampments on sidewalks, bike paths, and other public property, increasing pressure on local governments ...

Gavin Newsom has introduced a model ordinance, calling on state municipalities to ban tent encampments on public property.

A downtown Los Angeles business owner is taking a different approach to fend off homeless encampments by blasting the popular ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has introduced a model ordinance, calling on state municipalities to ban tent encampments on ...

Santa Cruz city leaders say that the city does not need to follow Gov. Newsom's homeless encampment ordinance because its approach to tackling street homelessness is effective.