California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed off on two proposals to transform the state’s mental health system and to address the state’s worsening homelessness crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on two proposals Thursday to transform the state's mental health system and address the state's worsening homelessness crisis, putting them both before voters in 2024. The Democratic governor needs voters' approval because he wants to borrow billions of dollars through a bond to pay for the proposals. They would allow the state to borrow $6.
Voters in 2004 approved a special tax on millionaires that has been used to fund mental health programs. Newsom wants to add more restrictions to how local governments can spend that money. Under his proposal, two-thirds of revenue from the tax would pay for housing as well as services for people who are chronically homeless and have severe mental illnesses, and drug and alcohol addiction. Democratic Sen.
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