I live in California, a state that is home to nearly 25% of the nation's homeless population. Every day, I see too many people living on the streets in unsafe areas. It breaks my heart to see fellow Californians without a safe place to call home. Our public golf courses, vast expanses of land often located in prime locations, could be repurposed as safe havens for our homeless neighbors.

California has more than 860 public golf courses spread across its counties. If even a fraction of these were converted into temporary housing or support centers for the homeless, we could make significant strides towards addressing this crisis.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness reported that on any given night in January 2020, there were approximately 161,548 people experiencing homelessness in California alone. This is not just a statistic; these are real people who need our help.

By converting public golf courses into spaces for the homeless community, we can provide them with safer environments and access to essential services such as sanitation facilities and healthcare resources.

Let's use our resources wisely and compassionately by turning unused or underused public lands into something beneficial for those most vulnerable among us. Please sign this petition if you believe that everyone deserves a safe place to call home.