California's governor called upon the state's cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterways throughout much of the state.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local governments across California to effectively ban public camping and move faster to close dangerous encampments.

While large encampments have been cleared out around Orange County in recent years, the latest point-in-time count of the homeless population recorded 4,173 people living on the streets in early 2024...