Overview
- California identified San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Orange, Monterey, Riverside, Kern, Yolo, Fresno and San Bernardino as underperforming on CARE Court.
- Newsom warned he will reallocate state CARE-related funds to higher-performing counties if results do not improve, saying he is not interested in funding failure.
- The state announced $291 million in new awards, including $131.8 million in Proposition 1/Homekey+ funding for eight projects creating 443 supportive homes and $159 million in HHAP grants to 20 regions.
- A new CARE Improvement and Coordination Unit will assist lagging counties, though officials have not detailed what the support will include.
- Through January, counties reported 3,817 CARE Court petitions, 893 approved voluntary agreements and 32 court-ordered plans, far below the program’s original annual projection of 7,000–12,000 people.