California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that five major U.S. banks will temporarily suspend home mortgage payments for people who have been affected by the coronavirus quarantine.
The Associated Press <a href="https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/25/gavin-newsom-4-banks-suspend-mortgage-payments/">reported</a> that Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Citi, and JP Morgan Chase would “defer mortgage payments for three months,” and that state “chartered banks and credit unions will offer similar deferrals.”
“I thought the Great Recession was overwhelming, and we really had to react. This one is much bigger,” Diana Dykstra, CEO of the California-Nevada Credit Union League, told the AP. “People’s health is on the line, it’s deeper and broader than that crisis was. It was a housing crisis. This is a crisis for everyone.”
Bank of America, the fifth bank, was criticized by Newsom for allegedly agreeing to only defer mortgage payments for one month, but spokesman Bill Halldin told the AP the 30-day time frame was not a limit and that they company would consider further delaying payments depending on how long the crisis lasts.
Newsom, the AP reported, also explained that more than “1 million Californians have filed for unemployment benefits since March 13 as businesses shut down or dramatically scaled back because of a statewide ‘stay-at-home’ order to prevent the spread of the virus.” More than 3 million Americans across the country have filed for unemployment benefits during that time, meaning California alone accounts for a third of the total number.
Newsom also said the Golden State is increasing its supply of medical equipment, protective gear, and hospital beds. In a press conference on Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that California would receive four large medical stations with 2,000 beds and help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as the help of a U.S. Navy hospital ship on the coast near Los Angeles. The president also said he would be sending thousands upon thousands of respirators, surgical masks, face shields, coveralls, and gloves to the state.
California would further be helped by the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed by congress this week. As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-2-trillion-relief-bill-pelosi-has-message-for-disappointed-house-democrats">reported</a>, the bill amounted “to some $2.2 trillion in relief measures, including $1,200 checks to most American adults (and another $500 for most children), a $500 billion loan program for struggling businesses, cities and states, nearly $400 billion for employee-retention funds for small businesses and another $130 billion for hospitals, among other provisions.”
The bill would also expand unemployment benefits, increasing weekly benefits by up to $600 on top of what is already provided by states, meaning someone in California could receive up to $1,000 a week in unemployment benefits in addition to the one-time $1,200 checks that would be passed out to American adults. The bill is expected to pass the House of Representatives soon. Democrats had previously blocked a bill that would bring relief for middle-class families while introducing their own bill loaded with left-wing demands that had nothing to do with the coronavirus crisis.
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Far-left California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday that he believes medical doctors should be able to prescribe people housing in the same manner that they prescribe medication to people who are sick.
&#8220;Health care and housing can no longer be divorced. After all, what’s more fundamental to a person’s well-being than a roof over their head?&#8221; Newsom said during his State of the State address. &#8220;Doctors should be able to write prescriptions for housing the same way they do for insulin or antibiotics.&#8221;
&#8220;Why not?&#8221; Newsom continued. &#8220;That’s the aim of CalAIM, transforming Medi-Cal as we know it, backed by a $695 million budget request to make this real.&#8221;
&#8220;Of course, the effectiveness of all of this hinges on an individual being capable of accepting help, to get off the streets and into treatment in the first place,&#8221; Newsom added. &#8220;Some, tragically, are not. That’s why we need better legal tools, ones that allow local governments, health providers, and law enforcement to more effectively help people access the treatment they need.&#8221;
&#8220;California&#8217;s behavioral health laws may have been ahead of their time, but today, call out for reform,&#8221; Newsom continued. &#8220;We must tailor these policies to reflect the realities of street homelessness today, which are so different than they were 50 or even 15 years ago when these laws were enacted.&#8221;
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A December <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homelessness-is-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s-and-one-state-is-driving-it">report</a> from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revealed that homelessness is on the rise in the U.S. and that Democrat-controlled California was the main force driving the increase in the U.S. homelessness rate.
“While the rest of the country experienced a combined decrease in homelessness in 2019, significant increases in unsheltered and chronic homelessness on the West Coast, particularly California and Oregon, offset those nationwide decreases, causing an overall increase in homelessness of 2.7 percent in 2019,” HUD <a href="https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_19_177">said</a> in a statement. “Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia reported declines in homelessness between 2018 and 2019, while 21 states reported increases in the number of persons experiencing homelessness. Homelessness in California increased by 21,306 people, or 16.4 percent, which is more than the total national increase of every other state combined.”
“As we look across our nation, we see great progress, but we’re also seeing a continued increase in street homelessness along our West Coast where the cost of housing is extremely high,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “In fact, homelessness in California is at a crisis level and needs to be addressed by local and state leaders with crisis-like urgency. Addressing these challenges will require a broader, community-wide response that engages every level of government to compassionately house our fellow citizens who call the streets their home.”
HUD noted the following key findings from its report [emphasis is HUD’s]:
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<li>567,715 people were homeless, representing an overall 2.7 percent increase from 2018 but a nearly 11 percent decline since 2010.</li>
<li>37,085 Veterans were reported as homeless, a decline of 2.1 percent from 2018 and 50 percent since 2010.</li>
<li>53,692 families with children experienced homelessness last January, down nearly 5 percent from 2018 and more than 32 percent since 2010.</li>
<li>Homelessness increased in California by 21,306 people, or 16.4 percent, accounting for more than the entire national increase.</li>
<li>The estimated number of persons experiencing long-term, chronic homelessness increased 8.5 percent between 2018 and 2019. This increase was concentrated on the West Coast, with the largest increases in California.</li>
<li>The number of unaccompanied homeless youth and children in 2019 is estimated to be 35,038, a 3.6 percent decline since 2018. HUD and local communities are engaged in a more intense effort to more accurately account for this important, difficult-to-count population.</li>
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