Gov. Gavin Newsom asked California lawmakers on Wednesday to dip into the state’s rainy-day reserves, and signaled his desire to potentially delay a minimum wage increase for healthcare workers as part of his plan to offset an expected $37.9-billion deficit. A confluence of weaker-than-expected state revenues, delayed tax deadlines and overspending based on inaccurate budget… Continue reading Newsom’s plan for California’s projected $37.9-billion deficit
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California Proposition 1 election voter guide: Gov. Newsom’s mental health plan
Proposition 1 is the linchpin to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s solution to California’s homelessness and mental health crisis. The measure asks voters to approve major changes to the state’s 20-year-old Mental Health Services Act to better serve Californians with substance use disorders. A “yes” vote on the measure would also approve a $6.4-billion bond to build… Continue reading California Proposition 1 election voter guide: Gov. Newsom’s mental health plan
The cost of Proposition 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
If approved by voters on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to overhaul the state’s mental health services system and sell bonds to finance more than 10,000 treatment beds across California could cost the state up to $14 billion. Opponents of Proposition 1 argue the price is too high. “What California needs to do is… Continue reading The cost of Proposition 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
California voters favor Newsom’s Prop. 1 in early returns
Proposition 1, a statewide bond measure that Gov. Gavin Newsom championed as critical to solving the state’s mental health and homelessness crisis, holds a narrow lead in California’s primary election, but the contest was too close to call Wednesday with votes still being counted across the state. The measure redirects an existing tax on the… Continue reading California voters favor Newsom’s Prop. 1 in early returns
Newsom’s Proposition 1 passes in California’s primary election
The close contest over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $6.4-billion bond measure to transform California’s mental health system finally ended Wednesday, more than two weeks after the primary election. Though election officials have until April 12 to certify the results, Proposition 1 led with 50.2% of the vote when the race was called with more than 7.5… Continue reading Newsom’s Proposition 1 passes in California’s primary election
Why L.A. County is resisting Newsom’s mental health proposal
It was a ballot initiative born out of a lack of hope from advocates that Sacramento would ever fund the public mental health system. Proposition 63, passed by voters in 2004, created California’s “millionaires’ tax,” a 1% income tax on the state’s wealthiest, sent directly into the county coffers to spend on their mental health… Continue reading Why L.A. County is resisting Newsom’s mental health proposal