A statewide ballot measure aimed at overhauling California's mental health care system, primarily through the issuance of nearly $6.4 billion in bonds, has been approved by voters. Proposition 1 is a two-pronged measure backed heavily by Gov. Gavin Newsom and a host of Southland elected officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and county Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn.
A statewide ballot measure aimed at overhauling California 's mental health care system, primarily through the issuance of nearly $6.4 billion in bonds, has been approved by voters. Proposition 1 is a two-pronged measure backed heavily by Gov. Gavin Newsom and a host of Southland elected officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and county Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn.
Backers of the measure say that it will dramatically increase access to treatment beds and supportive housing, but opponents claim it would slash funding for already successful programs. It took more than two weeks for the vote tallying process to be completed, with the officials results being announced on Wednesday. County officials across California will now be required to redirect money to create drug and mental health treatment beds and bolster their response to lessen the homeless issue that many major cities face. According to Newsom's office, the proposition is slated to create 11,150 behavioral health treatment beds across the state, along with housing and 26,700 outpatient treatment slots. Roughly $1 billion of the bond measure is earmarked specifically for veterans. 'This is the biggest change in decades in how California tackles homelessness, and a victory for doing things radically different,' Gov. Newsom said in a statement. 'Now, counties and local officials must match the ambition of California voter
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