Marisa Kendall

When President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House in January, he will become a key figure in California's homelessness crisis, holding the federal purse strings and setting policy at the national level..

Experts predict funding cuts and policy changes. But Trump and Newsom appear to agree on encampment sweeps.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has endorsed the sweeping of homeless encampments. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters

When President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House in January, he will become a key figure in California's homelessness crisis, holding the federal purse strings and setting policy at the national level.

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