Whether Newsom’s latest get-tough plan announced Monday urging local governments to adopt ordinances to clear out homeless encampments will work – and whether doing so can help propel him to the

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California’s local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps on sidewalks and in parks that are the most visible signs of the crisis of people living on the streets.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared his state model for cities and counties to immediately address homeless encampments "with urgency and dignity."

As frustration intensifies over street homelessness, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local governments across California to effectively ban public camping and move faster to close dangerous encampments.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called on local leaders to move more people off the streets and into shelters in order to ban homeless encampments across the state. NBC News' David Noriega explains the proposed plan as California continues to have the highest homeless population in the country.

The state is releasing a model ordinance that cities can use as a basis for their own local anti-encampment ordinances.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging California’s local governments to begin clearing homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban makeshift camps that line streets up and down the state.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly deleted an online ad after an X user pointed out that the video used footage from Ukraine and Estonia in a montage meant to show California.