The measure on the March 5 ballot is: Mental Health Care and Addiction Treatment Reform & Bonds to Build Places for Treatment and Supportive Housing. If passed, Proposition 1 would:

•  Authorize the issuance of bonds to raise $6.4 billion: $4.4 billion to build facilities for treatment of people with mental illness and substance use disorders, and $2 billion to build or renovate housing for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, or who have mental illness or substance use disorders.
•  Shift approximately $140 million of annual MHSA funding, currently available to counties for community-based mental health services, to the state for its mental health services.
•  Divert roughly one third of all county MHSA funding currently used to provide mental health services — including outpatient treatment, crisis response, early intervention, prevention and outreach, and treatment for people with substance use disorder — to housing and personalized support services like employment assistance and education.

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The statement says, in part: “Although California has a critical need to resource better mental health and addiction services and to address our crisis of homelessness, the League of Women Voters of California opposes Proposition 1 for a number of important reasons. While the additional housing resources offered through Prop 1 are sorely needed, they do not outweigh its flaws.”

 

Watch a video about the pros and cons, download information and read about why LWVC decided to oppose the proposition. Click here.

 

You can find out more in the March 5, 2024 Easy Voter Guide. The guide also explains how to register and vote in California and how to vote for a Presidential candidate in the Primary.