On homelessness, @ElonMusk has touched on a key issue.

California has made record investments — $15.3 bil.

But federal courts block local efforts to clear street encampments — even when housing and services are offered.

Courts must also be held accountable. Enough is enough.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 29, 2023

But Awesome Newsom notes, second, that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked local governments from enforcing any anti-camping ordinances, such that the massive third-world-style tent camps in California’s cities simply can’t be removed by police even if LA and San Francisco mayors want to.

I think this is a sign that he’s running for president, and is tacking slightly to the right, though his attack on the 9th Circuit is a two-edged sword, as he’ll likely attack the federal judiciary (and especially the Supreme Court) more broadly for being too “extreme” right-wing.