City of San Francisco workers remove a homeless encampment in the Bayview neighborhood in San Francisco, on Aug. 1. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jones, the Senate minority leader, cited Friday that he co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to change California’s homelessness policies and focus on "compassionate enforcement" of encampment violations.
One of his proposals from this past term, which did not make it to Newsom’s desk, focused on existing state law deeming "lodging" in a public or private place without permission to be disorderly conduct.
The bill would have delayed any indictment on that count for 72 hours after first notice and imposed a "state-mandated local program" for homeless individuals in those situations.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom for further response to the criticisms but did not receive a response by press time.
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