Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton unveils plan to end homelessness by end of 2027 – 10News.com

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton unveils plan to end homelessness by end of 2027  10News.com

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton unveiled a plan to clear every homeless encampment in the state by the end of next year at a San Diego news conference Saturday.The plan calls for a network of Homeless Recovery Centers, using the Sunbreak Ranch project in San Diego County as the prototype, according to the Hilton campaign.The centers would provide beds, meals, showers, medical care, drug treatment, psychiatric care and job training. Each person would have someone responsible for helping them get into stable housing, with continued care for those who need it, campaign officials said."No one is going to get their life back on track living on the streets," Hilton said.

"We are going to get people off the streets and into places where they can actually get help."The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2025 count found California has 181,934 homeless people, including 115,583 living without shelter, according to Hilton, who said the state has allocated almost $24 billion to homelessness and housing in recent years, yet the state auditor found it failed to consistently track spending and results.Hilton says he will meet with mayors and county leaders in his first month as governor to set public deadlines for clearing encampments, with a Labor Day 2027 deadline for local leaders and a final deadline of