Gavin Newsom Fact Check: Homelessness Claims vs Reality

Wait, so you're telling me that Gavin Newsom lied on air to Bill Maher?

Governor Newsom, he's now getting slammed for saying, no, no, the state's growing.Here he is on Bill Maher's program on Friday.Watch this.

We also have seen the last three years' population growth.We've got to update our talking points.We've seen a 9 % decline in unsheltered homelessness.Got to update our talking points.We've seen a 60 % increase in permits for housing.We've got to update our talking points.

talking points.I'm very proud.

So Maria, the chair of the California Republican Party says people are not leaving because the law is being enforced.It's because it's too expensive and it's unsafe.

Okay.So Gavin Newsom said that homelessness has declined.Well, here's the graph here from 2020 to 2024, 161 ,000 people were homeless in 2020.It is now went up to 187 ,000.Now keep in mind, that's also with an increase in the budget to prevent homelessness.It says here the total homelessness related spending since 2022 is 6 .9%.

with 1 .5 billion of those dollars just from 2025 to 2026.And then you have this.Yeah, so Gavin Newsom is completely fine with lying to your face.Vote accordingly.What's your take?