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Government

Mar. 14, 2022

Involuntary program better than jail, ex-homeless man tells governor’s roundtable

“In the weeks ahead, we’ll be hearing firsthand from everyday Californians and their families, service providers, health care professionals, first responders, members of the judiciary, local officials and other stakeholders whose partnership is foundational to our community-based approach,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said as he campaigns for his new initiative on homelessness.

Involuntary program better than jail, ex-homeless man tells governor’s roundtable
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sneferu Hines after the CARE Court roundtable in Los Angeles on March 10. Courtesy of Sneferu Hines

SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Sneferu Hines was arrested for alleged arson in 2018. He was in jail when he was offered a chance to participate in Project 180 to avoid being sent convicted or sent to a state hospital. He is now a graduate of the program, and had an opportunity to sit in recently on the first of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court roundtables.

“I got arrested for alleged arson,” Hines said in a phone interview Friday. “I wasn’t read my Mir...

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