Newsom threatens to pull funds unless California cities crack down on homelessness

We're not going to fund failure,' says governor, who warned local authorities they could lose out on millions of dollars

California's governor warned cities and counties that they could lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding if they don't make progress in clearing out encampments and tackling homelessness.

Gavin Newsom's comments on Monday, while announcing $920m in funding to address the crisis, come as he escalates efforts to push local governments to take greater action. Last summer, Newsom told counties he could withhold state support if they failed to do more homeless encampment sweeps.