"California Voters Divided on Prop. 1 for Homelessness in 2024 Election"

Proposition 1, championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, holds a narrow lead in California's primary election, aiming to address the state's mental health and homelessness crisis by redirecting an existing tax on the rich to fund services for substance abuse disorders and including a $6.4-billion bond to build treatment beds. The measure faces opposition due to its cost and concerns about civil rights and local government funding. Despite rare bipartisan support in the state Legislature, the measure teetered with only 50% support in a recent poll, with a large majority of Republican voters opposing it.