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George Skelton: Newsom said 'It's time to stop pointing fingers and join hands' on homelessness. That means him too

Gavin Newsom at the speaks at the inauguration of a new unified command center in Orange County for health care workers, CBOs, and local law enforcement to address homelessness collaboratively at HOPE Center on Oct. 27, 2022, in Fullerton, California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As he approaches a second term, Gov. Gavin Newsom is scolding local governments for failing to conquer homelessness. But he should be pointing his finger in a mirror.

Last week, the governor ripped as "simply unacceptable" homeless action plans prepared by cities and counties. And he froze $1 billion in state money the locals had intended to spend on people who are unhoused.

But there's a much bigger problem than allegedly weak local plans. It's the lack of any state plan at all, local officials say.

Newsom has always talked a

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