Democratic governor Gavin Newsom has admitted that California's homelessness crisis is 'a disgrace' - but tried to blame Republicans for creating the situation.

The Golden State is facing an opioid-fueled vagrancy epidemic, with cities like San Francisco and San Diego besieged with encampments and businesses shutting up shop.

Newsom was grilled on the subject by Fox News host Sean Hannity after the latest blow to San Francisco's downtown as Westfield stopped making mortgage payments on its massive mall due to crime and tanking sales.