"California's Proposition 1: Addressing Homelessness and Mental Health Crisis"

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Source: Los Angeles Times
"California's Proposition 1: Addressing Homelessness and Mental Health Crisis"
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Governor Gavin Newsom's Proposition 1, a $6.4-billion bond measure to revamp California's mental health system, narrowly passed in the primary election with 50.2% of the vote. The measure aims to support 10,000 treatment and housing beds and reconfigure a 20-year-old tax for mental health services to also fund treatment for drug addiction. Despite facing criticism from both the left and the right, Newsom sees this as a historic reform to tackle homelessness, while opponents argue it could lead to reduced services and increased homelessness.

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