California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis
Counties are now required to spend about two-thirds of the money from a tax enacted in 2004 on housing and programs for the homeless with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.
by The Associated Press
Mar 21, 2024
3 minutes
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. Gavin Newsom, who personally campaigned for the measure's passage.
Democrats outnumber Republicans by a staggering 2-to-1 in California, and the borderline vote — coming more than two weeks after election day — signaled unease with the state's homeless policies after Newsom's administration invested
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