On Monday, Governor Newsom announced accountability measures for local jurisdictions to demonstrate results to continue receiving state homelessness funding. Communities that receive awards through the newest round of HHAP (Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention) funding must adhere to increased accountability, transparency, and compliance measures. These include an increased focus on resolving encampments; requirements that recipients have a compliant housing element to obtain future funding; and requirements that grantees obligate and expend past awards before receiving new funds.
Governor Newsom also launched a new online tool, accountability.ca.gov, which brings together thousands of locally reported data points for counties and cities, including homelessness, housing, and behavioral health.
The data points include:
- Housing Data: compliance with housing plan standards, designation as a pro-housing jurisdiction, housing construction metrics, and progress toward housing goals.
- Homelessness: people experiencing homelessness in 2024, people who are unsheltered in 2024, total year-round beds in 2024, and HHAP awards.
- Behavioral Health: implementation of CARE Court, adopted reforms to conservatorship, and number of people receiving Full-Service Partnership.
RCRC County Supervisors are encouraged to review the reported data for accuracy.
If there are any inconsistencies or incorrect information regarding your county, please contact RCRC Senior Policy Advocate Tracy Rhine for Homelessness and Housing, or Policy Advocate Sarah Dukett for Behavioral Health.