Majority of Californians say Newsom doing 'poor' or 'very poor' job on crime: poll

The majority of California voters believe Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing a "poor" or "very poor" job in handling rising crime across the Golden State, according to a recent poll. 

Homeless people on streets of the Tenderloin district in San Francisco, Oct. 30, 2021.  (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A trashed punching bag is left at a homeless encampment on the side of the CA-101 highway in the Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The poll also reflected that homelessness will be a hotbed issue for California voters during the 2022 gubernatorial race. Two out of three voters surveyed – or roughly 66% – said Newsom is doing a "poor" or "very poor" job in handling the issue of homelessness. That’s up 12 percentage points from 2020.