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SAVE OUR SOULS. San Francisco is in danger

SAVE OUR SOULS. San Francisco is in danger California voters this week could approve an overhaul of the state's approach to treating mental illness and homelessness, creating a plan that supporters (and opponents) hope can be replicated elsewhere. Why it matters: The measure is Gov. Gavin Newsom's response to the chronic homelessness crisis in the state, home to 28% of the nation's homeless population, Axios' Andrew Kitts reports. How it works: Proposition 1 would allow the state to borrow $6.4 billion to build mental health beds and supportive housing for the homeless, and would allow the state to retain a larger percentage of the existing "millionaires tax" with a smaller portion going directly to counties. It would also require counties to reallocate state funds to address the greatest behavioral health needs rather than to prevention. The big picture: Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg told Axios that Proposition 1 could be a model for addressing chronic homelessness. It prioritizes the most important behavioral health needs over less urgent programs that allow homelessness to persist, he said. Steinberg, who authored the "millionaires tax" as a state legislator in 2004, told Axios that the money "was spent on a lot of good causes... but it wasn't enough for people who are chronically homeless." Intrigue: Newsom backed Proposition 1 after the state spent $17.5 billion on homelessness-related programs from 2018 to 2022, only to watch the homeless population rise 40% over roughly the same period. By the numbers: The new revenue would build about 4,350 homes for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with more than half reserved for veterans. Yes, but: Proposition 1's projected 6,800 new treatment beds wouldn't even cover the state's 9,000-bed shortfall, according to RAND estimates. Point of contention: While the measure received bipartisan support when the Legislature put it on the ballot last year, a last-minute change to allow funding for facilities that involuntarily detain patients angered some mental health advocates. Supporters note that this is consistent with recent policy changes that have included forcing some mentally ill people on the streets into treatment, but others protest the constitutionality of such actions. #sanfrancisco #walk #dangerous #city #criminal #trip #drug #homeless #mentalli