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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Order on Homelessness, Explained

The implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson are already being felt in California.
Homeless encampment sweep near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza
A city worker walks towards a homeless encampment ahead of a scheduled sweep near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

One of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions on homelessness in decades is beginning to play out in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state agencies to begin the process of removing homeless encampments.

Newsom’s executive order has been the most far-reaching response the nation has seen to the court’s June 28 decision in Grants Pass v.

Leah Schroeder is an intern at The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company for the 2024 summer, she wrote for her college newspaper at Northwestern University and freelanced in the Chicago area. When Leah is not writing for The Dispatch, she is probably reading, cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals, or spending time with her friends and family.

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