Newsom still doesn’t have the guts or ideas to get vagrants off our streets

Homelessness policy in California is built around the idea that no one living on the streets will be compelled to accept shelter, treatment or services, not even housing. However, homeless housing providers can be compelled to accept residents who are actively using hard drugs. And taxpayers can be compelled to pay for homeless housing and services whether anyone on the streets chooses to use them or not.

This is the system Gov. Gavin Newsom described in a recent news conference as “alternatives...