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‘Do better’: Newsom pauses $1B in homelessness spending

FILE - People ride their bikes past a homeless encampment set up along the boardwalk in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 29, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, he will delay $1 billion of spending to local governments because he says they are not being aggressive enough to curb homelessness in their communities. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks with reporters while touring an inn being converted to interim housing for the homeless, on Jan. 13, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, he will delay $1 billion of spending to local governments because he says they are not being aggressive enough to curb homelessness in their communities. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

‘Do better’: Newsom pauses $1B in homelessness spending