FALSE CLAIM: Homelessness is growing faster under the Newsom Administration

The number of unsheltered homeless increased 51.79% in the five-year period prior to the Newsom Administration (2015-2019). That number dropped significantly over the next five years: to 13.83%.

California’s year-round shelter bed capacity grew by 5.9%, reaching 208,794 beds – more than any other state in the nation.

During the Newsom Administration, California made available a record number of over 71,000 shelter beds.

This is nearly double the number created in the previous five-year period before 2019.

California has dramatically slowed the growth in homelessness and reduced the number of veterans and youth experiencing homelessness.