Gavin Newsom's adviser on housing and homelessness, said that while the state can build housing for homeless people and the very poor, the private sector is essential to. Title: Senior Counselor to Gov. Yes, it has. Our free newsletter is delivered at 8 a.m. daily. Newsom Alisa Hartz Brittiany Bearden Deputy Legal Affairs Kelli Evans Secretary Morgan Carvajal Luis Larios Special Assistant to Jay Jefferson Deputy Secretary & Were putting out more homeless housing through this program than we probably do in several years under normal circumstances. Gavin Newsom, Born: New York City, but grew up in Palo Alto, Family: Lives with his wife and their 15-month-old daughter, Prior job: Chief of staff to San Francisco Mayors Ed Lee and London Breed, and policy director for Newsom when he was mayor. And then the high risk factor you apply to that population. More by Manuela Tobias, Jason Elliott, Gov. Sign up for our daily newsletter. As senior counselor to Gov. Within hours, Lee died -- and Elliot had to step up to help keep the city running. Turning money into beds takes years in my experience, Bell said, adding that there will be this gap period where the $1.5 billion has not translated into thousands of new beds.. We have 108,000 unsheltered homeless people in California. Newsom campaigned on building 3.5 million homes. He hasn't gotten even Project Roomkey was a public health emergency response to a once-in-a-century pandemic. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100,008. PDF Governor's Office Organizational Chart - California Governor He said the governor would generally support any move to change the default to yes on more housing. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $135,000. 'The country is watching': California homeless crisis looms as Gov We won't use your email for any other purpose, and you can opt out at any time via an unsubscribe link. Lawmakers similarly expect answers to these questions before Newsom submits a formal proposal to the Legislature. Q: Has Project Roomkey achieved everything you hoped it would? So when you do all that math, youre looking at about 25,000 homeless people losing their lives from coronavirus.