Economic Trends and Leadership Resignations

In the weeks since a landmark Supreme Court ruling opened the door for cities and states to crack down on homeless encampments, California — the state with the largest homeless population — has taken some of the nation’s most sweeping actions against them.

Shawn Hubler, who covers California for The Times, discusses the race to clean up what has become one of the Democratic Party’s biggest vulnerabilities before Election Day.

Guest: Shawn Hubler, a reporter covering California for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Gov. Gavin Newsom cleared homeless camps in L.A. county, where he wants more “urgency.”
• Mr. Newsom ordered California officials to remove homeless encampments.

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