California orders homeless camps be dismantled

California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the demolition of homeless camps in the state after the United States Supreme Court ruled that cities can allow people to sleep outside in public places. 

 The executive order issued on Thursday applies only to members of the state and does not directly compel citizens to act. 

 "This executive order directs state agencies to act quickly against dangerous camps, supports and helps those who live in them, and gives guidance to cities and regions to act body," Mr. Newson said. 

 "No more excuses, it's time for everyone to do their part."

California has the highest number of homeless people in the country, and despite spending millions of dollars, parks continue to line the streets, rivers and roads. A federal report says the state is home to nearly half of the nation's homeless population. 

 Although Mr. Newsom's order does not require local officials to remove parks from all of the state's municipalities, the administration could threaten to withhold public funds from states or cities that do not comply. the law of the state. 

 Critics and advocates of homelessness argue that criminalizing homelessness does not address the underlying problems and stigmatizes those in need. The destruction of the camps meant that people could lose all their possessions, including important legal documents, medicines and other essentials. 

 San Francisco, the fourth most populous city in California, has enjoyed the Supreme Court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson recently said he has already started building his tent. 

 The governor's order comes as Republicans have criticized Democrats for the homeless problem in many American cities, many of which are controlled by Democratic governments. 

 Kamala Harris, a California Bay Area native who served as San Francisco's district attorney before becoming a senator and president, recently filed for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Donald Trump for Prime Minister. Republicans like to tie his political narrative to social problems, including homelessness, crime and drug abuse. . According to the annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States, Californians, where the cost of housing is high, will have 180,000 people without permanent housing by 2023. 

 Homelessness is on the rise in the United States due to a chronic housing shortage. Nearly 653,000 people will be homeless by 2023, the highest number since the survey was conducted in 2007, according to US government data. 

 professionals dealing with the homeless criticized the decision. 

 The nonprofit group California People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) said in a statement that the agency that serves the homeless "was not interviewed" about the governor's order. 

 The group said that Newsom's law "will displace vulnerable residents" from public resources and "will not only be counterproductive, but will delay our efforts." 

 Scout Katovich, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), told alkhabrfdakika News that Mr Newsom "is going to the Supreme Court as a conservative who pleaded for the crime of homelessness". , "useless and cruel" and "trampling the rights of the homeless and pushing them from one place to another, regardless of the harm it causes."