{"id":4099,"date":"2026-04-07T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:00:46","slug":"exclusive-gavin-newsoms-nemesis-demands-strict-new-test-for-homeless-as-la-burns-300m-on-doomed-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4099","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Gavin Newsom\u2019s nemesis demands strict new test for homeless \u2014 as LA burns $300M on doomed program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>California should prioritize recovery before handing out taxpayer-funded housing, an expert told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wolf, who is leading calls to dramatically revamp the state\u2019s broken homelessness system, said the only way to ensure people don\u2019t end up back on the streets is to help get them off drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as a shocking report found 40% of people placed into housing through a $300 million Los Angeles program ended up back on the streets within months.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of the controversy is Housing First, an approach in California that doesn\u2019t require sobriety, treatment or participation in services to get taxpayer funded housing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A shocking new report found that 40% of people placed into housing through a $300 million Los Angeles program ended up back on the streets within months. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re basically warehousing people with addiction and mental illness and hoping they figure it out on their own,\u201d Wolf, who has been a thorn in Gavin Newsom\u2019s side for years, told The Post.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cDrug addiction and mental illness don\u2019t get treated. It just happens behind a door instead of on the sidewalk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolf cycled through homelessness, arrests, and addiction, running out of options before finally hitting a turning point that wasn\u2019t housing alone.<\/p>\n<p>What changed his life, he said, was pressure,\u00a0a forced choice between jail, the streets, or a structured treatment program.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Supporters of Housing First maintain that requiring sobriety can deter people from seeking help.  <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what saved my life,\u201d he said. \u201cI had an incentive. Without that, I\u2019d be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s pushing for what he calls \u201crecovery-based housing\u201d,\u00a0programs that combine shelter with structure, including sobriety requirements and participation in treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a bill aligned with that approach, backed by Assemblymember Matt Haney, made it to the desk of Newsom before being vetoed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not saying get rid of Housing First,\u201d Wolf said. \u201cWe\u2019re saying it can\u2019t be the only option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, a federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to overhaul homelessness funding linked to housing first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mayor Karen Bass launched Inside Safe as her marquee program on homelessness when she first took office.  <span class=\"credit\">John Salangsang\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ruling upheld a lower court\u2019s preliminary injunction, marking the latest legal setback for a policy shift advocates warn could force as many as 170,000 people out of federally subsidized housing and back onto the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Housing First maintain that requiring sobriety can deter people from seeking help. But Wolf points to what he says is a growing counterexample.<\/p>\n<p>In San Francisco, a clean-and-sober shelter funded by The Salvation Army requires sobriety and regular drug testing. The 60-bed facility is full and has a waiting list.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Just last week, a federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to overhaul homelessness funding linked to housing first. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you incentivize people struggling with addiction, many will engage with services,\u201d Wolf said. \u201cBut if there\u2019s no incentive, the same behaviors continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the scale of spending continues to climb.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wolf estimates San Francisco spends roughly $450 million annually on housing programs for about 16,000 people.  Los Angeles, he said, is likely spending closer to $700 million a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s okay if you\u2019re gonna spend three-quarters of a billion dollars a year on rent subsidies, that you have some requirements that go with that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Wolf was also selected as one of 50 people nationwide invited to a homelessness summit in Washington, D.C., next week, a sign his message is gaining traction beyond California.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wolf estimates San Francisco spends roughly $450 million annually on housing programs for about 16,000 people.  Los Angeles, he said, is likely spending closer to $700 million a year. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he plans to use that platform to push hard for a shift in policy toward recovery-based solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going there to make the case that what we\u2019re doing right now isn\u2019t working,\u201d Wolf said. \u201cWe need to give people a real path out, not just a place to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Bass for comment on the story. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; 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