Newsom proposes bond measure, sweeping mental health reform in California
1 year, 9 months ago

Newsom proposes bond measure, sweeping mental health reform in California

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks Thursday in Sacramento on his plans to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness. Gavin Newsom is asking lawmakers and voters to approve sweeping mental health reforms that would commit billions of dollars in state funding for behavioral health-based housing and treatment facilities throughout California. The governor’s office said the bond measure he proposed for the 2024 ballot would pay for enough new beds for mental health care to serve more than 10,000 additional people every year. Andy Imparato, executive director of Disability Rights California, said more money for mental health housing is a good thing and that Newsom’s announcement seemed to largely bring welcome news. There’s no way we will end this crisis without both: housing and treatment services.” Imparato also said that Disability Rights California and other organizations that fiercely opposed CARE Court might still feel hesitant to work with Newsom on yet another mental health initiative.

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Healthcare is Newsom’s biggest unfinished project. Trump complicates the task
3 weeks ago

Healthcare is Newsom’s biggest unfinished project. Trump complicates the task

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has so far failed to fully deliver on his most sweeping healthcare policies. Nearly six years after he took office vowing to be California’s “ health care governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net services for the state’s neediest residents while engineering rules to make healthcare more accessible and affordable …

Gov. Gavin Newsom urges counties to expand conservatorship laws to combat homelessness, other crises
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom urges counties to expand conservatorship laws to combat homelessness, other crises

LA Times  

A homeless woman waits as Inside Safe workers canvas a homeless camp on 86th Place and Broadway to move people out of the encampment and into hotel and motel rooms June 26 in Los Angeles. “Despite having unprecedented tools at your disposal to start helping our state’s most vulnerable people right now, you are still waiting to implement this element …

Newsom’s budget plan saves vital programs for immigrants, but kids and hungry seniors may suffer
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Newsom’s budget plan saves vital programs for immigrants, but kids and hungry seniors may suffer

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers agreed to a $297.7-billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, they preserved two vital programs serving thousands of immigrant Californians. “Immigrants are close to a third of the population, and trust me, they are not getting a third of the funding when it comes to services within the budget.” Kept: Cal State clinics offering …

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
7 months, 2 weeks ago

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income adults living in the country without legal permission, calling the state’s policy “something I believe in.” But Newsom would eliminate an important health benefit for some low-income immigrants with disabilities, angering his allies who are now accusing …

Newsom boosted California’s public health spending during COVID. Now he wants to cut it
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsom boosted California’s public health spending during COVID. Now he wants to cut it

LA Times  

When a doctor in Pasadena reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and bone and joint pain, local disease investigators snapped into action. The swift and intensive response was funded largely by a new bucket of money in the state budget for public health and preparedness across California, …

$3.3 billion available for mental health beds as Newsom jump-starts Prop. 1 spending
8 months ago

$3.3 billion available for mental health beds as Newsom jump-starts Prop. 1 spending

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced that the first batch of funding from Proposition 1 to build mental health treatment facilities will be available in July. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment centers as part of a massive effort to transform California’s mental health …

California voters pass measure pushed by governor to tackle homelessness crisis in razor-thin win
9 months, 3 weeks ago

California voters pass measure pushed by governor to tackle homelessness crisis in razor-thin win

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Democrats outnumber Republicans by a staggering 2-to-1 in California, and the borderline vote — coming more than two weeks after election day — signaled …

California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis

NPR  

California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Damian Dovarganes/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state's homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Democrats outnumber Republicans by …

Opinion: Californians narrowly passed Proposition 1. Can the state ensure the measure will work?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Californians narrowly passed Proposition 1. Can the state ensure the measure will work?

LA Times  

In a contest so close that it took more than two weeks to call the race, Californians narrowly passed Proposition 1, a $6.4-billion bond measure and reallocation of existing funds to address mental health and homelessness in the state. Proponents of Proposition 1 say it will create direly needed treatment facilities and housing that can also address the state’s addiction …

Voters approve Proposition 1, Newsom’s overhaul of the California mental health system
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters approve Proposition 1, Newsom’s overhaul of the California mental health system

LA Times  

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. The Californians Against Proposition 1 campaign said the measure wasn’t a huge win for Newsom, but “an embarrassing squeaker of a victory.” “By cutting off services and reducing early intervention programs, Prop. Luna …

Californians Split On Ballot Measure To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
10 months, 1 week ago

Californians Split On Ballot Measure To Tackle Homelessness Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters were split in early returns over a statewide ballot measure touted by Gov. The Democratic governor says the proposition is needed to address the state’s homelessness crisis by boosting investments in housing and substance use programs, but social providers worry it would threaten programs that are keeping people from becoming homeless in …

Californians to vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis
10 months, 1 week ago

Californians to vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Californians are set to vote …

Newsom’s Prop. 1 holds narrow lead in California primary
10 months, 1 week ago

Newsom’s Prop. 1 holds narrow lead in California primary

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom kicked off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center in January. 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 …

The cost of Prop. 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The cost of Prop. 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom kicks off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center on Jan. 3. 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. An LAO analysis of the measure says $4.4 billion from …

Things to know about California’s Proposition 1
11 months ago

Things to know about California’s Proposition 1

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Democratic Gov. It also would allow the state to borrow $6.38 billion to build 4,350 housing units, half of which would be reserved for veterans, and add 6,800 mental health and addiction treatment beds. About a third would go toward housing and rental assistance for …

Things to know about California's Proposition 1
11 months ago

Things to know about California's Proposition 1

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It also would allow the state to borrow …

Some worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem
11 months ago

Some worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem

Associated Press  

OROVILLE, Calif. — Democratic California Gov. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who authored the 2004 millionaire tax, said the funding is meant to serve homeless people with serious mental illnesses and that county officials and providers “miss the big picture.” “While it has funded many good programs over 20 years, it has gotten away from the original purpose,” Steinberg said. A …

Some worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem
11 months ago

Some worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A recent survey by the University of San Francisco's …

‘Universal frustration’: In California, a crisis so dire Republicans and Democrats are working together
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Universal frustration’: In California, a crisis so dire Republicans and Democrats are working together

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has an unusual ally in his Proposition 1 ballot measure to boost funding for mental health: an outspoken Donald Trump supporter and Kern County lawmaker who co-chaired the committee that led the failed 2021 recall effort against the governor. She recently wrote an opinion piece arguing in favor of his proposal to address the state’s mental health crisis …

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 1, a modest step forward on mental health care
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 1, a modest step forward on mental health care

LA Times  

Battered recreational vehicles that serve as shelter for homeless people line a street in an industrial section of downtown Los Angeles in 2023. The second part is an amendment of the Mental Health Services Act, the 2004 ballot measure taxing annual income over $1 million by 1%. Many nonprofit providers of mental health care and substance use treatment argue that …

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
1 year ago

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291 billion state spending plan for the 2024-25 budget year that accounts for an estimated $37.9 billion deficit. It largely keeps intact a $1.5 billion program to help counties find housing for homeless people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders, but it delays $235 million …

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
1 year ago

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of …

Newsom urges support for March ballot measure to reform California’s mental health system
1 year ago

Newsom urges support for March ballot measure to reform California’s mental health system

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom kicked off his campaign for Proposition 1 at the Los Angeles General Medical Center on Jan. 3, 2024. Gavin Newsom gathered with city leaders and public safety officials Wednesday to urge support of Proposition 1, an overhaul of the state’s mental health system that will be on California’s March 5 primary election ballot. The measure would reform California’s …

California governor signs 2 major proposals for mental health reform to go before voters in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

California governor signs 2 major proposals for mental health reform to go before voters in 2024

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two major pieces of legislation Thursday to transform the state’s mental health system and address the state’s worsening homelessness crisis, putting them both before voters in 2024. “We are going to transform the system, but we’re also doing something that should’ve been done 50 years ago, and that is build the beds …

California is reinventing how it deals with mental illness. Now the locals have to make it work
1 year, 3 months ago

California is reinventing how it deals with mental illness. Now the locals have to make it work

LA Times  

Earlier this year, when Gov. By expanding the definition of “gravely disabled” with the addition of substance use disorder, SB 43, signed Tuesday, allows more opportunities for holding someone against their will, and Proposition 1 will help pay for more mental health campuses, supportive housing including locked facilities and healthcare staff. “But so much more could be happening if you …

New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help
1 year, 3 months ago

New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov. The new law, which reforms the state’s conservatorship system, expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to include people who are unable to provide themselves basic needs such as food and shelter …

California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law
1 year, 4 months ago

California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law

LA Times  

Senate Bill 43 expands the criteria for the detention, treatment and conservatorship to address the statewide mental illness crisis made worse by homelessness and illicit drugs. “This is the year we got there,” said Eggman, who sees SB 43 as one of a series of legislative victories that have transformed mental health care in the state. Together with the CARE …

California’s Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is funded
1 year, 4 months ago

California’s Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is funded

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers voted Tuesday to put a proposal before voters next March that would overhaul how counties pay for mental and behavioral health programs in an effort to address the state’s worsening homelessness crisis. Gavin Newsom wants changes to restrict how local governments can use that money, with an emphasis on mental health and drug and alcohol …

Lawmakers approve Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
1 year, 4 months ago

Lawmakers approve Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, seen in 2022, has received resistance from all sides in his efforts to address the homelessness crisis. Gavin Newsom’s plan to transform the state’s mental health system with rare bipartisan support, sending him a proposal for the March 2024 ballot that would expand substance abuse services and generate nearly $6.4 billion to build facilities to provide 10,000 new …

Takeaways from the California budget deal between Newsom and Democratic lawmakers
1 year, 6 months ago

Takeaways from the California budget deal between Newsom and Democratic lawmakers

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers agreed to a $310.8-billion budget deal that will include an expansion of Medi-Cal coverage and transforming parts of San Quentin State Prison into a rehabilitation center. The 2023-24 budget deal, which lawmakers will vote on in a series of bills this week, ends weeks of infighting among Democrats that began after the governor introduced a …

Opinion: California wants more psychiatric detentions. That’s unlikely to improve anyone’s mental health
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: California wants more psychiatric detentions. That’s unlikely to improve anyone’s mental health

LA Times  

Another mental health bill is before the California Senate, passed by the judiciary committee on April 25. Promoters of forced treatment often push a well-known tale: Since the 1950s, many state hospital asylums have closed, and strict, rights-protecting mental health laws emerged. From the 1960s to ’80s, as most asylums closed, the Supreme Court and other federal courts attempted to …

California Supreme Court rejects lawsuit challenging Newsom’s plan to treat mental illness
1 year, 8 months ago

California Supreme Court rejects lawsuit challenging Newsom’s plan to treat mental illness

LA Times  

CARE Court is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sweeping new plan to compel people with severe mental illness into treatment, meaning the controversial program remains on track to begin this fall in several counties. “The CARE Act was passed with overwhelming, bipartisan support from the Legislature, and has been endorsed by a broad coalition of partners committed to implementing this transformative initiative …

‘Against their will’: A proposed law would make it easier to detain people with mental illness
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Against their will’: A proposed law would make it easier to detain people with mental illness

LA Times  

A bill proposed by state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman would make it easier to detain against their will people who are in extreme psychological distress. When lawmakers, mayors, psychiatrists and mental health advocates gathered last month to unveil a bill that would “enact major changes to California’s behavioral health law,” they put into motion an annual ritual in Sacramento. Calling …

California to seek beds for mental health, drug treatment
1 year, 9 months ago

California to seek beds for mental health, drug treatment

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — California voters would decide whether to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction, under the latest proposal by Gov. In addition, it would overhaul California’s Mental Health Services Act, an initiative approved by voters in 2004 that charges a 1% tax on incomes greater than $1 million to …

Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%
1 year, 10 months ago

Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his plans to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness during a State of the State tour address Thursday in Sacramento. During his first tour stop in Sacramento, Newsom acknowledged “how angry we are as Californians about what’s going on in the streets and sidewalks in our state.” But he said the state has …

Civil rights groups file lawsuit to block Newsom’s plan for treating people with mental illness
1 year, 11 months ago

Civil rights groups file lawsuit to block Newsom’s plan for treating people with mental illness

LA Times  

A coalition of disability and civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday asking the California Supreme Court to block the rollout of Gov. The groups argue that the sweeping new court system will violate due process and equal protection rights under the state constitution, while “needlessly burdening fundamental rights to privacy, autonomy and liberty.” Newsom announced CARE Court in March …

Column: Newsom talked tough with mayors and supervisors on homelessness. Did it work?
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Newsom talked tough with mayors and supervisors on homelessness. Did it work?

LA Times  

A few weeks ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom made headline-grabbing news by rejecting every homeless action plan in the state — holding up hundreds of millions in funding with a demand that local leaders do more to move people off our streets. Across the state, two people fall into homelessness for every one we help into housing, an alarming reality that …

Column: Newsom rejects every local homeless plan in state, demanding more ambition
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: Newsom rejects every local homeless plan in state, demanding more ambition

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks at the inauguration of a unified command center in Orange County for healthcare workers, community groups and local law enforcement to address homelessness collaboratively at HOPE Center in Fullerton on Oct. 27, 2022. “Walk in any community in the state and tell me where we’re at the level we need to be.” On Thursday, Newsom hopes to …

Voters support Newsom’s mental health plan and back mandatory kindergarten, poll shows
2 years, 3 months ago

Voters support Newsom’s mental health plan and back mandatory kindergarten, poll shows

LA Times  

A homeless veteran walks along San Vicente Boulevard. A new poll found that California voters overwhelming support a new court system for people struggling with mental illness, homelessness and substance use. Gavin Newsom’s plan to set up a new court system for people struggling with a combination of severe mental illness, homelessness and substance use, but split with the governor …

Why housing advocates oppose a new California law designed to help the homeless
2 years, 3 months ago

Why housing advocates oppose a new California law designed to help the homeless

Salon  

Tens of thousands of people lack access to housing in California. "This law violates a person's right to self-determination and violates people's right to choose how they want to and need to address their problems," Sam Tsemberis told Salon in an email. "Law enforcement and outreach workers would have a new tool to threaten unhoused people with referral to the …

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless
2 years, 4 months ago

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. “This has been architected completely differently than anything you’ve seen in the state of California, arguably in the last century.” Some progressives have spoken out against Newsom blocking certain priorities, including vetoing a bill that would have authorized supervised safe-injection sites for drug users and opposing a …

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless
2 years, 4 months ago

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This has been architected completely differently than anything you've …

Newsom’s plan seeks to give hope to families of mentally ill, homeless Californians
2 years, 4 months ago

Newsom’s plan seeks to give hope to families of mentally ill, homeless Californians

LA Times  

Brian Lungren, shown as a child, struggled for years with mental illness, addiction and incarceration. “This has been architected completely differently than anything you’ve seen in the state of California, arguably in the last century.” Brian Lungren with his siblings on a ski slope. In a scathing letter to Newsom last month, dozens of human rights organizations alleged that CARE …

CA lawmakers approve mental health care plan for homeless
2 years, 4 months ago

CA lawmakers approve mental health care plan for homeless

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will establish a new court program to steer — even force — homeless people with severe mental disorders into treatment after lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposal pitched in March by Democratic Gov. Newsom said in a statement that passage “means hope for thousands of Californians suffering from severe forms of mental illness …

Newsom’s court-ordered treatment plan for homeless Californians passes final test
2 years, 4 months ago

Newsom’s court-ordered treatment plan for homeless Californians passes final test

LA Times  

Brandi Michalik of suburban Sacramento holds a picture drawn by her son, Neven Butler, as a child of himself and his mom under a rainbow. Gavin Newsom’s sweeping proposal to provide court-ordered treatment for homeless Californians struggling with mental illness and addiction passed the Legislature on Wednesday after lengthy debate that ended in overwhelming approval of the plan. “Today’s passage …

California’s public health tax is dead for the year, as talks with Newsom continue
2 years, 6 months ago

California’s public health tax is dead for the year, as talks with Newsom continue

LA Times  

Jeanina Rumbaoa, a registered nurse with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency in Chula Vista, leans into the vehicle of Chula Vista resident Alberto Damian, 45, to administer a nasal swab to test for COVID-19 in April 2020. “If not, we’ll push hard in 2024.” Campaign spokesperson Amelia Matier told Kaiser Health News that organizers are willing …

California taxed millionaires to fix its mental health crisis. Why it’s fallen so short
2 years, 6 months ago

California taxed millionaires to fix its mental health crisis. Why it’s fallen so short

LA Times  

Nearly two decades ago, California voters passed a landmark tax on millionaires envisioned as a game changer for mental health. Then, in 2011, the state shifted nearly $900 million of Proposition 63 money to temporarily cover mental health programs typically paid for by the general fund and eased state oversight of counties’ spending. “Our workforce was decimated,” said Dr. Veronica …

CA governor’s mental health court plan advances amid worries
2 years, 6 months ago

CA governor’s mental health court plan advances amid worries

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A controversial proposal by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to prod more homeless people into mental health treatment is making its way through the Legislature, despite deep misgivings from lawmakers struggling to address a problem that reaches every corner of the state. and see those failures every single day,” said Assemblymember Matt Haney, a Democrat who lives in …

Newsom’s new push for homeless mental health treatment lacks details. That has some worried
2 years, 9 months ago

Newsom’s new push for homeless mental health treatment lacks details. That has some worried

LA Times  

At the heart of Gov. “We’re coming up with a completely new paradigm, a new approach, a different pathway, and it’s consistent with our values,” Newsom said earlier this month when he announced the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court. Earlier this month, Newsom billed the CARE Court proposal a departure from the “status quo” of addressing homelessness, addiction and …

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