Elliott: The job of a chief of staff is to implement the vision of the mayor that he or she works for. %PDF-1.7 % Previously, Figueroa was Director of Prevention for The California Endowment, the nations largest state-specific health care foundation. To fundamentally alter the reality that we see on the streets requires us fundamentally altering our approach. Gavin Newsom, Born: New York City, but grew up in Palo Alto, Family: Lives with his wife and their 15-month-old daughter, Prior job: Chief of staff to San Francisco Mayors Ed Lee and London Breed, and policy director for Newsom when he was mayor. They cant take whats happening in encampments and tents.. Newsom Offers Vacant Land for Homeless Shelters, but Local - KQED We have lost people back to the streets out of Project Roomkey. CARE Court is intended to be a voluntary program, and each plan would come with a public defender and a personal advocate as part of a client-centered approach. Her stories focus on And they argued the plan relies on a variety of concepts that are not clearly defined in the proposed legislation or in California law, which will result in confusion and inconsistent application of CARE Courts across the state. More than three dozen organizations and individuals, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Disability Rights California and the Western Center on Law and Poverty, signed an April 12 opposition letter raising serious concerns with Assembly Bill 2830, one of two nearly identical measures moving through the Legislature to implement Newsoms Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court. 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Susan Eggman, a Stockton Democrat and one of the authors of Senate Bill 1338, said she was optimistic that CARE Court would initiate greater oversight in the mental health system and help those most in need through early interventions. The mayor of San Francisco cannot possibly be involved in every decision that gets made across our 60 departments, from the airport to the zoo. What was the most difficult thing about navigating that? It's scheduled to increase slightly for inflation on July 1. Hes the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. With a proposed budget of $4.3 million, the unit would hold cities feet to the fire when they break existing housing law, and help them take advantage of laws already in place that streamline regulations and permits. Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) said the issue is a high priority for her members, and appeared open to the idea of the proposal being worked out through the budget. In high school and for part of college, Elliott dreamed of becoming a journalist. A moratorium until the end of time that doesnt provide a sufficient benefit to get people to enroll, Elliott said, trailing off. the free daily newsletter about California politics from the editors of Capitol Weekly. To learn more about how we use your information, please read our privacy policy. Support for Capitol Weekly is Provided by: Jason Elliot. We are not batting 1,000. His sister is deputy chief of staff for the mayor of New Orleans and his cousin, who he grew up with, was chief of staff for the mayor of Portland. And making sure as the city was grieving, as we personally were grieving, that people getting up the next morning could go and get on Muni, and if they called 911 that the police would show up, and if they wanted to go to the park, that the park would be open. 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The program would allow family members, behavioral health providers and first responders to ask civil court judges to order a clinical evaluation and, if necessary, implement a plan for a person in need. 2. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Sign up for our daily newsletter. And if the question is has it worked, I think unequivocally the answer is yes. Q: Has Project Roomkey achieved everything you hoped it would? Has it helped us flatten the curve more broadly in California and protect our hospitals from overcrowding? A lot of smaller cities are not just making this San Francisco and Oaklands problem. Thats goal number one.. With the generous support of readers like you, Times of San Diego publishes timely and accurate news coverage for a better-informed community. 3. Elliott is leaving City Hall to work for Newsom's gubernatorial campaign. That has not happened here, the letter says. Because people just want to get people inside off the streets, Klasky-Gamer said. hb````` UCLA nurses want end to COVID-era overcrowding in hospital halls and rooms Returning money to California taxpayers may aid state budget Newsom's top housing adviser says 'start with yes' But its a start, and more than California has done in a long time. But getting a good read on his thinking can be difficult. ChristineHironaka, 31, of San Francisco, has been appointedDeputy Cabinet Secretary. LA County reports 14 COVID-related deaths, 1,300-plus cases on Friday A: I remember it was a Sunday afternoon and I was walking my dog and I got a call from our then chief of staff Ann OLeary and she said I need you at (the Office of Emergency Services) right now. 'The Country Is Watching': California Homeless Crisis Looms as Gov Hebegan his careerat the State Capitolas a legislativeaide to State Senator FranPavley. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly made housing affordability a top priority of his administration. Newsom's CARE Court plan seeks to tackle homelessness - Los Angeles Times Titles are always hard to figure out in the Newsom administration, and nowhere is that truer than with Jason Elliott, a senior counselor to the governor. But its the money needed to run CARE Court that concerns local officials. So, in the course of just a few months you had three different mayors that you served as chief of staff. Has it become a model for the rest of the country? Elliott sidestepped another question, about whether the administration would seek to extend the statewide eviction moratorium, which is set to end June 30,as the state doubles its rent relief funds withan additional $2.6 billion from the federal government. The proposal is so new there aren't many details. With a key legislative deadline next week, Newsoms housing adviser speaks about the governors priorities on affordable housing. Hes also been a chief deputy cabinet secretary, director of intergovernmental affairs, senior adviser, and more. Its not enough to put a noticeable dent in the massive crisis of human suffering on our streets. Today, he announced: Jamie Callahan, 33, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Cabinet Secretary. We have the wrong reflex around housing in the state. 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Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, California judges could order help for homeless Californians under Newsoms new plan, What we know about Newsoms plan to compel care for homeless, mentally ill Californians, Gov. This is a very small segment of the population. After announcing the broad framework of his CARE Court plan, the real work begins for Gov. But the bottom line is that he tackles difficult issues and advises the governor on how to respond, and his portfolio is expanding exponentially. Protect your nonprofit, nonpartisan state news. "x|.gpr9w5+9VD34[1d3 k=D.$Y+P&@H)1IPv&cN}`r=(s6hYp4r>]dV>:pvV5R"F-"0%4X=?>RYQ;:h]"{A'`MW;J Jason Elliott, 36, of Sacramento, is now serving as senior counselor to the Governor for housing and homelessness in the Office of the Governor, where he has served as chief deputy cabinet secretary. Were putting out more homeless housing through this program than we probably do in several years under normal circumstances. Its not really realistic to assume were going to subsidize our way out of this, Elliott said. Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount He spearheaded two programs that together wound up being one of the states biggest feats during the unprecedented pandemic. Can Newsom build on pandemic lessons to end homelessness? Sending Gas Money to California Taxpayers May Aid State Budget He highlighted $12 billion in the governors budget proposal for housing and homelessness and $1.75 billion to kick-start building on more than 6,000 of backlogged affordable housing units. I think its going to disproportionately impact low-income communities, Black and brown communities, so making sure people use the benefit I think is key.. Californias governor is fast-tracking a plan to compel people into court-ordered treatment, but a lot of details are still in question. Newsom proposes plan to help homeless Californians with severe psychiatric, substance abuse and addiction issues get into housing and treatment. But you also had to immediately get to work. L.A. County on track to join Newsom's sweeping mental health plan a Over the coming months, he would advise two different mayors as the city went through a truncated and highly contentious special election to replace Lee. So our responsibility now as a state is to continue to put fuel in the tank of this solution. Housing | If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. Not every participant would need to be homeless to qualify, but the Newsom administration expects CARE Court could help thousands of people who have spent years living without a home, as well as those cycling in and out of jails and hospitals. 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Q: As a result of Homekey, the state has added more than 6,000 new long-term housing units in less than six months. A: Thats a great question and I wish I had a more straightforward answer for you. She graduated from American University with a BA degree in literature with a minor in journalism. How California used COVID to create housing. Despite the urgency, the number of people who would likely benefit from the initiative is limited. 'The country is watching': California homeless crisis looms as Gov California has about 30,000 to 35,000 shelter beds on any given night, almost all of which are filled. But getting a good read on his thinking can be difficult. Newsom Relents, Agrees to Release $1 Billion in Homelessness Funding As senior counselor to Gov. With this $1.75 billion (the governor proposed spending $1.75 billion on homeless housing, including $750 million to continue Homekey) we want to create this momentum behind Homekey and not have it be a one-time thing. Jason Elliott with San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Lt. Gov. 4. No, we shouldnt build there, Elliott said. We have 108,000 unsheltered homeless people in California. The governor also has political incentives to quickly install CARE Courts. Its a part of the population that has been suffering and languishing for so long, many of whom have been on the streets for literally years and years and some decades and at great peril to themselves, Sherin said. We believe the answer is yes, and we are in the process now of doing some program evaluation to be able to back that up with data. So what of the slew of housing bills at the state Capitol? Newsom touted the CARE Court framework last month as an innovative strategy to guide an estimated 7,000 to 12,000 people into housing and much-needed treatment. Has the federal government embraced it and now is providing 100% reimbursement on the costs? 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Newsom dissed local applicants for seeming too complacent about a dire California problem, while the applicants retorted that the Newsom administration sent conflicting signals and that in any case, state lawmakers had inadvertently given them a financial motive to lowball their goals. . The big takeaway: California is millions of housing units short, and cities hold the key. Workforce development for those skilled trades is going to be so essential.. During a panel discussion hosted by Capitol Weekly on Wednesday, Jason Elliott, Newsom's top advisor on housing and homelessness, provided a glimpse. The groups often have significant sway among liberal legislative Democrats, the kind of influence that could hinder Newsoms hopes for a new law to be in place by July 1. Has it helped us flatten the curve more broadly in California and protect our hospitals from overcrowding? The panels chairman, Assembly Member Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley), said in a statement that he shared many of the concerns raised by the opponents about the CARE Court bills.. Hannah Wiley is a politics reporter for the Los Angeles Times Sacramento bureau covering the California Capitol and state agencies. As health officials scrambled last March with shelter-in-place orders to slow the spread of COVID-19, Jason Elliott wastacklinganother seemingly overwhelming problem: How do we keep the more than 100,000 Californians sleeping on our streets from dying of the virus? "California is responding to a crisis," tweeted Jason Elliott, Newsom's senior counselor for housing and homelessness. Some were really good and some were not so good. Elliott spoke with this news organization about those programs, how they started, and where we go from here. So theres something about continuity that underpinned how we moved forward through those next few days. Which is why we need the private sector to do what it does, which is to build housing.. Jason Elliott, Gov. With a proposed budget of $4.3 million, the unit would hold cities feet to the fire when they break existing housing law, and help them take advantage of laws already in place that streamline regulations and permits. Between working on the states pandemic response seven days a week and raising a baby, theres very little time to do anything else. As soon as applicants sign a pledge to submit more ambitious targets and try harder in their plans for the next $1 billion grant the final round of flexible local homelessness funding approved in the 2021 budget the state will start cutting checks for this round, according to Jason Elliott, Newsom's deputy chief of staff. And that can mean big vision things, and it also means the day-to-day of running a city. Despite new state law, Antioch ends remote option for council meetings The governor said that CARE Court would focus on the most vulnerable Californians suffering from severe mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and individuals who have cycled in and out of hospitals and jails. Elliott sat down for an exit interview with KQED politics reporter Marisa Lagos. Newsom's top housing adviser says 'start with yes' He said the governor would generally support any move to change the default to yes on more housing. Q: What percent of Project Roomkey clients have exited to permanent housing? After announcing the broad framework of his CARE Court plan, the real work begins for Gov. He also pledged swift action in the coming weeks to finalize the proposal and move it through the Legislature. We knew that a proposal this consequential, a proposal that aims to change the status quo so deeply, wasnt going to be received unanimously, wasnt going to be received with everyone clapping and cheering, Elliott said. She also served as a legislative assistant in the Office of State Senator Mark Leno, and as acapital fellow in the Office of State Senator Denise MorenoDucheny. Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? So I hopped in my car, drove over to Mather where OES is, and went into a conference room where the governor, Ann and a few others were, and sort of started at that point to realize how fundamentally this was going to change everything.

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