EAST PALO ALTO MAYOR UNVEILS PLAN FOR CLEANING UP HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS

A Peninsula city is taking Gov. Gavin Newsom's warning to heart. Newsom has said if cities don't start getting serious about addressing homeless encampments, he's going to start pulling state funding. The mayor of East Palo Alto said Wednesday he has a plan to ensure crews can start cleaning up encampments in his city right away.

Mayor Antonio Lopez said homelessness is a regional problem and on Wednesday asked other cities in San Mateo County to implement their own ordinances to clear encampments while providing services. Lopez said he plans to introduce an emergency ordinance on Sept. 3 that would launch city efforts to clean up encampments while also providing mental health and other services to those displaced.

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