SACRAMENTO, CA – State Sen. Josh Newman led an effort to secure $8 million to bolster and expand the successful collaborative model developed by The North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative, officials announced today. The Collaborative includes cities, police departments and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that work together to coordinate and regionalize services in the focus areas of homelessness, youth violence prevention and intervention, and enhance post-incarceration reentry support. In 2017, Newman secured the original state budget grant of $20 million that created funding for four years. Across the region, cities and public safety officials have developed highly effective partnerships…