https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/19/newsom-signs-12-billion-bill-to-fight-homelessness/ > Facing a massive homelessness crisis and a looming recall vote, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday funneled an unprecedented $12 billion into services and housing for Californians without homes or at risk of losing their homes. > Newsom signed the funding bill as he stood in front of the Sebastopol Inn in Sonoma County, a hotel that has been converted into homeless housing using state funds. With Monday’s record-breaking funding package, Newsom hopes to build on programs that have successfully provided temporary and long-term shelter to tens of thousands of unhoused people during the pandemic, while also fending off a potential wave of new people ending up on the streets as a result of the COVID-ravaged economy.