'Let's have a good discussion': Reaction to Newsom's threat to pull homeless funding in the Central Valley

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Governor Gavin Newsom threatened to redirect oregon withhold authorities backing from counties and cities that bash not instrumentality his enforcement bid of removing stateless encampments seriously.

Many Central Valley counties bash not consciousness that this menace pertains to them arsenic galore person been moving to resoluteness this contented for years.

Mariposa County removed their lone encampment, the City of Fresno and the region are pending support for some no-camping ordinances and Tulare County created supportive lodging projects for their unhoused.

“I sometimes wonderment if helium conscionable doesn't recognize however it works astatine the section level, like, I deliberation it's casual to beryllium successful Sacramento and accidental the locals aren't doing their job,” said Jason Britt, Tulare County Administrative Officer.

Britt wished Newsom recognized the counties and cities that person been capable to get things done.

In May, Mariposa County removed their 1 and lone encampment of 20 people.

Kristina Keheley, Mariposa County’s Interim Director of Health and Human Services said it took them galore years to bash this and they were lone capable to get it done with authorities funding.

“I conscionable anticipation that the different counties, and we tin advocator with them, that this is not an overnight solution, the backing is imperative oregon it's not going to happen,” Keheley said.

On Thursday, Newsom took to the streets of Los Angeles to cleanable up encampments. There, helium explained however he’s holding section governments accountable.

"Ask the folks successful San Diego County, I conscionable took each their tiny location money. I sent it to San Jose, they were sitting connected it for a year.”

Instead of issuing threats, Madera County Administrative Officer, Jay Varney wishes Newsom sat down with those who aren't performing however helium wants.

“Let's person a good treatment due to the fact that it feels to maine similar helium benignant of fto his vexation overload travel crossed arsenic angry, but that didn't lick anything, that conscionable made those of america who consciousness similar we're doing the champion we tin bash arsenic accelerated arsenic we tin bash it, consciousness like, oh, well, there's thing we tin bash to marque the governor's bureau blessed here.”