Homelessness Key Issue at 2020’s First Budget Hearing in California

A homeless man stands with a cart of his belongings on a street in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The pressing issue of homelessness took center stage at the California State Assembly’s first budget hearing on Jan. 22. 

Governor Gavin Newsom announced his 2020–21 budget Jan. 10, and will be finalized this summer after a series of hearings examining its proposals.