FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
July 25, 2024

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MayorPress@sandiego.gov

SAN DIEGO – Mayor Todd Gloria, chair of the California Big City Mayors coalition, issued the following statement today after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies and departments to adopt clear policies that urgently address homeless encampments while respecting the dignity and well-being of all Californians:

“California’s Big City Mayors welcome the Governor’s renewed direction and sense of urgency to address homelessness with tangible and meaningful action. The state’s large cities have been leading on resolving unsafe and unsanitary encampments while simultaneously ensuring that vulnerable unsheltered residents have options available to them to move off the streets, into care and on a path to housing and better quality of life.

“All of us – mayors, other local elected officials, state leaders and housed community members – must be united in acting with purpose to create more shelter options and housing for those in need.”

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About Big City Mayors 
The Big City Mayors is a coalition of mayors from California’s 13 largest cities with populations of more than 300,000. Member cities include Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Oakland, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Stockton, Riverside, and Irvine.