Prop 1 Archives - Davis Vanguard

Newsom’s Prop 1 Funding Targets Homelessness and Behavioral Health Issues

By Vanguard AdministratorAugust 26, 20251 comments

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that $75.5 million in voter-approved Proposition 1 funding will be used to create 200 new permanent supportive homes in Oakland, Santa Clara, and Ventura for Californians experiencing or at risk of homelessness and living with behavioral health challenges.

Op-Ed | California’s CARE Court Stalls Following Voter Approval; Proposition 1 Passed in 2023, but Critics Deny Its Success

By Whitney DavisJuly 7, 20250 comments

California’s CARE Court aims to provide community-based behavioral health services to individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, but disability advocates argue it is an ineffective alternative to jail that uses coercion to force treatment.

ACLU Condemns Newsom’s Model Ordinance on Homeless Encampments

By David GreenwaldMay 14, 20250 comments

The ACLU is condemning Governor Newsom’s call for cities and counties to adopt a model ordinance banning homeless encampments on public property, calling it “cruel and inhumane” and urging local officials to reject it, instead urging the governor and state legislators to establish a long-term funding solution to ensure housing for all.

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Newsom’s Prop 1 Funding Targets Homelessness and Behavioral Health Issues

Op-Ed | California’s CARE Court Stalls Following Voter Approval; Proposition 1 Passed in 2023, but Critics Deny Its Success

ACLU Condemns Newsom’s Model Ordinance on Homeless Encampments

California Governor Charges November Ballot’s Prop. 36 ‘About Mass Incarceration, Not Mass Treatment’

Commentary: Funding Might Not Be Available for Affordable Housing – But Davis Still Has to Comply with the State

Associated Press Calls Prop 1’s Victory – Opposition Calls It “An Embarrassing Squeaker”

Prop. 1 Opponents Revive Campaign, Join Battle over DQ’d Ballots

Prop 1 Opposition Concedes Measure Likely to Pass

Commentary: Why Civil Commitment Is a Dangerous Solution to the Homeless Crisis

Days Before Election, California’s Prop. 1 Sinks to 50 Percent in LA Times Poll

A Week Out from Election, Prop 1 Opponents Are Hopeful

California ACLUs Announce Opposition to Prop. 1 on State Ballot, Claiming Measure Will Harm Communities

Guest Commentary: Don’t Be Fooled by Proposition 1’s False Promises

Mental Health Advocates and Supporters Declare Opposition to Proposition 1

Historic California Constitutional Amendment Reinforcing Protections for Reproductive Freedom Goes Into Effect

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