California governor asks Trump administration for help in homelessness crisis

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking the Trump administration for assistance in dealing with the state’s homelessness crisis, marking a shift in the state’s once-defiant approach to federal involvement.

“We welcome the Administration’s recent attention and focus on the national crisis of homelessness. I hope we can jointly develop a federal-state-local strategy to utilize the assets you have put on the table, in partnership with city and county governments throughout the state,” the Democratic governor wrote to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson on Tuesday.