Prop 1: Big Changes to Mental Health Funding

Bay Curious

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🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

California's primary is just around the corner, on March 5, 2024. This year, there's a statewide Proposition on your primary ballot, but don't worry we've got you covered. Prop 1 asks voters two big questions: Should mental health funding be used for housing? And should the state borrow money to build more housing and treatment facilities? There's tons of interesting stuff in this one. Additional Reading: Episode Transcript Did the Emptying of Mental Hospitals Contribute to Homelessness? KQED Voter Guide Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by (insert reporter name). Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.0	California Primary Day is just around the corner on March 5th,
0:08.0	and this year Californians have a lot to consider.
0:11.0	We've got the presidential primary, of course. There's a contentious
0:15.3	Senate race and lots happening on the local level. And then we've got
0:20.0	Proposition 1, all about funding for mental health care and housing for the state's most vulnerable
0:25.6	residents. Here's how Prop 1 will read on your ballot.
0:31.5	Authorizes 6.38 billion dollars in ballot. use challenges. It provides housing for the homeless.
0:44.0	Now there are two big questions being asked in this prop.
0:48.0	Should mental health funding be used for housing?
0:51.0	And should the state borrow money to build more housing and
0:54.8	treatment facilities. There is lots of interesting stuff to discuss here.
0:59.1	We'll dig in just ahead on Bay Curious. I'm Olivia Allen Price.
1:04.0	Support for Bay Curius is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family owned, operated, and argued over.
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1:28.2	It is always a pleasure when prop voting time rolls around because it means I get to talk to KQED
1:33.7	politics correspondent Guy Maserati hey guy hey Olivia it's been a minute but here we are
1:38.7	in a big election year one of the first decisions that California voters are going to make is which way to go on Prop 1.
1:45.3	That's right. Proposition 1 is actually two pretty big ideas that are rolled up into one proposition.
1:51.7	So it's a bond measure.
1:53.4	It's also a reallocation of existing funds.
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