In a landmark move, California’s governor Gavin Newsom launched a push to eradicate homeless encampments, while encouraging hundreds of local governments to effectively ban tent camps on sidewalks, bike paths, parklands and other types of public property.

The move comes after a series of controversial audit reports that revealed failures by both state and local governments to collect data on billions of dollars allocated for homeless services. In the meantime, life has become a lot more complicated for their unhoused population.

CGTN’s Ediz Tiyansan reports from Los Angeles.

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