Michael Schellenberger

Rank 40 of 47

Score -112

-3

But nobody has done more to increase homelessness and crime than Gavin Newsom. As governor, he spent an astonishing $37 billion to increase homelessness by 24%, and increase violent crime by 31% over the national average. He did so by indiscriminately emptying the jails and

5/13/2025, 12:26:43 AM

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Michael Shellenberger

@shellenberger

38d

Local governments, not Gov. Gavin Newsom, increased homelessness in California to its all-time high, he says. Nonsense. As SF mayor, he enabled addiction, crime & homelessness. As governor, he spent $37B to increase it by 24%, and raise violent crime to 31% over national average

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