California’s governor called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterw...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local governments across California to effectively ban public camping and move faster to close dangerous encampments.

Studies have shown that encampment bans and other punitive measures make it even harder for people to find stable housing and work, said Alex Visotzky with the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

A likely source of contamination has been identified in an ongoing Listeria outbreak affecting California and Nevada.