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January 11, 2010
Staff Reporter. Governor's budget places health programs on the chopping block, California Healthline

January 09, 2010
Kisken, Tom and Kathleen Wilson. Many health, human services on state chopping block, Ventura County Star

January 09, 2010
Editorials. A shaky starting point for state budget, San Francisco Chronicle

January 08, 2010
Staff Reporter. California state budget released, KPCC

January 08, 2010
Rock, Carol. Governor reveals his budget for 2010-2011, KHTS AM 1220

December 25, 2009
Flores, Melissa. Forum focuses on prevention, Pinnacle

December 19, 2009
Editorial. Other Voices: County Behavioral Health Services - a public-private partnership, Union.com

December 13, 2009
Tam, Donna. County to build housing for mentally ill homeless, Contra Costa Times

December 10, 2009
Mart, Greta. Class prepares students for career in film, Martinez News Gazette

December 07, 2009
Abram, Susan. Stranger takes closer look, finds aid for woman, Los Angeles Daily News

November 30, 2009
Aguirre, Alfredo and John Buck:. Getting people off the streets and into homes, Los Angeles Daily News

November 27, 2009
Crutchfield, Aaron. PEP Center aids in mental health recovery, Atascadero News

November 10, 2009
King, Rose. Prop 63 mental health law not implemented five years after passage, California Progress Report

November 05, 2009
Gurganus, Bruce. Marin Voice: Mental health tax has paid off, Marin Independent Journal

November 04, 2009
Staff Reporter. Discussion planned on mental health services, Contra Costa Times

October 16, 2009
Gorman, Jeff. Court nixes challenge to Calif. millionaire tax, Court House News

July 23, 2009
Kleffman, Sandy. New details emerge on proposed psychiatric facility in Contra Costa, Contra Costa Times

June 17, 2009
Myrland, Doug and Natalie Walsh. Local Health Care Agencies Brace for Cuts, KPBS

June 17, 2009
May, Meredith. SF Rent below $1,000?, San Francisco Chronicle

May 28, 2009
Alderman, Tom. Those pesky ballot propositions - is this any way to run a country?, Huffington Post

May 28, 2009
Hiltzik, Michael. California's problem is spending? That's a myth, Los Angeles Times

May 20, 2009
Bishop, Shaun. Census: fewer homeless on San Mateo County streets, Palo Alto Daily News

May 20, 2009
Wiegand, Steve. California budget fixes fail, Modesto Bee

May 19, 2009
Wildermuth, John. Voters to decide on governor's budget rescue, San Francisco Chronicle

May 14, 2009
Evanosky, Dennis. Voters to decide California's fiscal future, Alameda Sun

May 13, 2009
Carlson, Ken. Resilience is key to mental health, Modesto Bee

May 12, 2009
Yi, Matthew and Wyatt Buchanan. Governor: Deficit $21 billion if measures fail, San Francisco Chronicle

May 11, 2009
Gurganus, Bruce. Turning our back on Nathaniels, Marin Independent Journal

May 10, 2009
Ross, Andrew S. Budget measures' logically bankrupt opposition, San Francisco Chronicle

May 09, 2009
Hennesey, Tom. Publicizing mental illness leads to an outpouring of feelings, Contra Costa Times

May 04, 2009
Watson, Lisa. The Californians Prop 1E will harm, Los Angeles Times

May 02, 2009
Halstead, Richard. Marin politicos splinter over propositions, Marin Journal

May 02, 2009
Winters, Amanda. Prop 1E would reallocate mental health money, Redding.com

May 01, 2009
Selix, Rusty. Props 1D and 1E - wolves in sheep's clothing, California Progress Report

April 30, 2009
Yannello, Amy. Gone mental, Newsreview.com

April 30, 2009
Etling, Leah. Politicians protest propositions on May ballot, Santa Ynez Valley Journal

April 30, 2009
Rae, Cheri. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, The Daily Sound

April 28, 2009
Tracy, James. Pitting poor against poor, San Francisco Bay Guardian

April 22, 2009
Mart, Greta. School district awaits word on prop. 63 funds, Martinez News-Gazette

April 17, 2009
Kalb, Loretta. Mental health advocates protest cuts in Sacramento County budget proposal, Sacramento Bee

April 17, 2009
Weintraub, Daniel. 1E shift not a loan? Good., Sacramento Bee

April 17, 2009
Kalb, Loretta. Schwarzenegger, Johnson team up to help Sacramento-area homeless, Modesto Bee

April 13, 2009
Editorial. The Chronicle recommends, San Francisco Chronicle

April 10, 2009
Editorial. Opponents make the case for 1D and 1E, Sacramento Bee

March 29, 2009
Editorial. Diverting mental health funds will help existing programs, Sacramento Bee

March 26, 2009
Fine, Howard. Busines groups make election recommendations, Los Angeles Business Journal

March 25, 2009
Johnson, Zachary. S.J. mental health system short of psychiatrists, Record

March 25, 2009
Yamamura, Kevin. Voter disgust puts state budget measures at risk, poll finds, Fresno Bee

March 24, 2009
James, Ken. We have a chance to fix this once and for all, Los Angeles Times

March 19, 2009
Worth, Katie. San Mateo county stands to loose $2.5 million in mental health benefits, S.F. Examiner

March 12, 2009
Meagher, Chris. County budget bloodbath, Santa Barbara Independent

March 12, 2009
Alexander, Kurtis. Social service cuts remain sticking point with May ballot measures, Santa Cruz Sentinel

March 12, 2009
Alexander, Kurtis. Social service cuts remain sticking point with May ballot measures, Santa Cruz Sentinel

March 11, 2009
Staff Reporter. Ventura County to hire more mental health workers, California Healthline

March 05, 2009
Myers, John. Prop 1E gets new title and summary, KQED Capital Notes

March 04, 2009
Ryan, Patricia. Prop 1E threatens mental health services for needy, California Progress Report

March 04, 2009
Furillo, Andy. Lawsuits challenge prop 1E ballot label, Sacramento Bee

March 02, 2009
Staff Reporter. Mental Health Advocates Fight To Defeat Reallocation of Funds, California Healthline

March 02, 2009
Walters, Dan. Dan Walters: California's 40-year mental help pledge undone, Sacramento Bee

March 02, 2009
Dukov, Alicia. Cuts to local health services shake up locals, The Signal

March 01, 2009
Walters, Dan. Senate chief sacrificed to achieve budget deal, Fresno Bee

February 27, 2009
Yi, Matthew. Governor opens campaign to pass ballot measures, Sacramento Bee

February 24, 2009
Goldmacher, Shane. The coming ballot fight, Sacramento Bee

February 20, 2009
Associated Press Staff Writer. Budget-related measures on the May 19 ballot, San Francisco Chronicle

February 20, 2009
Staff Reporter. Done deal: Plan to bridge the budget gap, Sacramento Bee

February 20, 2009
Connelly, Phoebe. State budget shortfalls mean cuts for mental health services, The American Prospect

February 20, 2009
Holt, Jim. Tight budget could affect state mental health services, The Signal

February 17, 2009
Wildermuth, John. Any OKd budget plan faces battle at ballot box, San Francisco Chronicle

February 14, 2009
Associated Press Staff Writer. Highlights of Calif. budget proposal, San Francisco Chronicle

February 11, 2009
Frazier, Colby. County leaders talk mental health budget, The Daily Sound

February 11, 2009
Fernandez, Sonia and Lara Cooper. California’s budget debacle grows into worst-case scenarios, Noozhawk.com

February 05, 2009
Turner, Arrissia Owen. They did it, Big Bear Grizzly

February 05, 2009
Allen, India. Mental Health Braces For Financial Uncertainty, Santa Ynez Valley Journal

February 04, 2009
Staff Reporter. State provides $1.7 million to county mental health, Times Standard

February 03, 2009
Staff Reporter. Coping with crises, Daily Breeze

February 01, 2009
Folck, Mary. Basic math: Spirit center is working, The Union.com

January 31, 2009
Staff Reporter. Seaside Counseling Center Opens to Praise, Fox 35

January 30, 2009
Agha, Laith. Mental health program geared toward blacks, Monterey County Herald

January 27, 2009
Johnson, Zachary K. S.J. 'warm line' looks to stop problems before they heat up, Recordnet.com

January 27, 2009
Goldmacher, Shane. AM Alert: The budget pie, Sacramento Bee

January 27, 2009
Lewis, Robert. Health advocates decry proposed raids on mental health funds, Sacramento Bee

January 27, 2009
Hines, Lora. Governor's proposal to redirect outpatient mental health care funds to alleviate budget crisis blasted, Press Enterprise

January 26, 2009
Wilson, Kathleen. Tax results in windfall, but market can drop it, Ventura County Star

January 25, 2009
Cohen, Sandra J. and Roger Cormier. Growing Older: Governor proposes more cuts to senior benefits, services, Contra Costa Times

January 23, 2009
Muir, Jennifer. County's Health Care Agency slashes services, Orange County Register

January 19, 2009
Wildermuth, John. Voters may be asked to end state budget impasse, San Francisco Chronicle

January 18, 2009
Powers, Michael. State of Health Care, Ventura County Star

January 14, 2009
Howe, Patrick. Millionaires' tax is slow to trickle down, New Times

January 13, 2009
Staff Reporter. California legislative analyst recommends using funds from ballot initiatives to help close budget gap, Medical News Today

January 10, 2009
Fernandez, Elizabeth. Cuts to state health care, San Francisco Chronicle

January 06, 2009
Elias, Tom. Governor revives same old stale ideas, Redding.com

January 01, 2009
Yi, Matthew, John Wildermuth, and Wyatt Buchanan. Schwarzenegger opens new push on state budget, San Francisco Chronicle

December 31, 2008
Williams, Julliet. Schwarzenegger again seeks sales tax hike, San Francisco Chronicle

December 31, 2008
Associated Press Staff Writer. Details of latest Schwarzenegger budget plan, San Jose Mercury News

December 24, 2008
Poat, Andrew and Larry Poaster. Protect voter intent for state's mentall ill, Modesto Bee

December 19, 2008
Coupal, Jon. Millionaire tax turns into a double failure, Daily News

December 19, 2008
Walters, Dan. Judge's ruling makes state deficit a little worse, Sacramento Bee

December 16, 2008
Smith, Dan. Compare the plans, Sacramento Bee

December 16, 2008
Sweeney, James P.. GOP offers budget plan that relies on deep cuts, San Diego Union Tribune

December 16, 2008
Staff Reporter. GOP: Slash education and social spending, Central Valley Business Times

December 16, 2008
Yi, Matthew. GOP budget plan: Slash $10 billion from schools, San Francisco Chronicle

December 15, 2008
Johnson, C.. GOP leaders unveil $22 billion in cuts, borrowing, ABC News10

December 15, 2008
Zapler, Mike. GOP proposes deep cuts to schools, aid to needy to close deficit, San Jose Mercury News

December 15, 2008
Staff Reporter. Highlights of the Republican plan, Herald - Monterey County

December 15, 2008
Zapler, Mike. GOP proposes deep cuts to schools, aid to needy to close deficit, San Jose Mercury News

December 15, 2008
York, Anthony. GOP budget plan ripped by gov, Democrats, Capitol Weekly

December 15, 2008
Ryan, Tim. Republicans unveil budget proposal, KCBS

December 15, 2008
Sanders, Jim. GOP wants deep cuts to schools, social services, Sacramento Bee

December 14, 2008
Yi, Matthew. Budget crisis may lead to $40 billion deficit, San Francisco Chronicle

December 12, 2008
Howard, John and Anthony York. Republicans and Dems poised to unveil new budget plans, Capitol Weekly

December 11, 2008
Sadler, Martha. New mental health coalition forges bonds, Santa Barbara Independent

December 07, 2008
Huard, Ray. Man who killed mother was treated sporadically, San Diego Union Tribune

December 02, 2008
Staff Reporter. Placer County Mental Health Planning public comment period, Rocklin & Roseville Today

December 02, 2008
Buchanan, Wyatt. Mixed day for rookies in Legislature, San Francisco Chronicle

December 01, 2008
Lebron-Kuhney, Jenn. Construction to begin on Mental Health Services facility in 2009, San Diego Source

November 28, 2008
Hennesey-Fiske, Molley. L.A. County mental health chief says he will try to rely less on police, Los Angeles Times

November 21, 2008
Hennessy-Fiske, Molly. Bed shortage forces L.A. County mental health staff to rely on police, Los Angeles Times

October 28, 2008
Moller, Dave. Prop. 36 report reveals a mixed bag for Nevada County, The Union.Com

October 28, 2008
Buchanan, Wyatt. Lame-duck supes hope to pass last-minute laws, San Francisco Chronicle

October 27, 2008
Hubert, Cynthia. 'Housing first' programs put roofs over Sacramento's homeless, Sacramento Bee

October 10, 2008
Saskal, Rich. Big deal, little data, The Bond Buyer

September 28, 2008
Editorial. Editorial: Pay now for mentally ill, Sacramento Bee

September 17, 2008
Fisher, Patty. Fisher: Voters partly to blame for budget mess, San Jose Mercury News

September 05, 2008
Rizzo, Denise Ellen. County seeks housing for mentally challenged, Sun Post

August 18, 2008
Staff Writer. State mental health chief defends proposition 63, California Healthline

August 11, 2008
King, Rose. Mental health act doomed by initiative origin, Sacramento Bee

August 01, 2008
Staff Writer. Calif. Mental Health Commission adopts Ridley-Thomas’ recommendation, LA Watts Times

July 29, 2008
Staff Writer. Buses to transport people to mental health hearing, Daily News

July 23, 2008
Staff Writer. Monterey County could receive $3.6 million in new mental health funding, The Salinas Californian

June 22, 2008
Mitchell, Larry. Closing the gap: Shelter, drop-in center offer place for homeless teens, ChicoER.com

June 20, 2008
Williams, Linda. Willits could lose Healing Hearts, The Willits News

June 09, 2008
Flores, Melissa. Esperanza Center reaches out to mentally ill, The Pinnacle News Online

June 06, 2008
Gilmour, Tim. Residents ask for more services from Mental Health Services Act, The Gridley Herald

April 23, 2008
Moller, Dave. Patient group ponders suit against Laura's Law, The Union.Com

April 14, 2008
Lauer, George. California's mental health system may be headed for crisis, California Healthline

March 31, 2008
Sangree, Hudson. Latino families get anti-gang advice in Lincoln, Sacramento Bee

March 17, 2008
Clark, Cheryl. County officials consider special court for patients, San Diego Union Tribune

March 06, 2008
Steele, Jeanette. Units for homeless are raising concerns, San Diego Union Tribune

February 29, 2008
Help for the mentally ill, Pasadena Star News

February 26, 2008
Landmark mental health legislation receives renewed attention, California Chronicle

February 25, 2008
Staff. Calaveras to hold mental health workshops, Ledger Dispatch

February 24, 2008
Sifuentes, Edward. County seeks ideas on mental health programs for tribes, North County Times

February 21, 2008
Devine, Denis. County seeks ideas for helping military, families, North County Times

February 21, 2008
Editorial. Care, not excuses, San Francisco Chronicle

February 21, 2008
Walker, Mary. Forum misses intended targets, North County Times

February 12, 2008
Gee, Jennifer. Funding to help wellness campaign serve minorities, youth, Auburn Journal.com

February 08, 2008
Manzer, Tracy. Judge helps mentally ill addicts. HEALTH: Program offers treatment, other services to those with co-occurring disorders, Press-Telegram

February 08, 2008
Kleffman, Sandy. Contra Costa supes seek hands-on plan for hospital. Board to hold monthly meetings with health officials, InsideBayArea.com

February 07, 2008
Kleffman, Sandy. County plans an expanded hospital role, Contra Costa Times

February 06, 2008
Ross, Kimberly. Mental Health to get $5.5M, Redding.com

January 31, 2008
Torres, Jennifer. S.J. reaches out to Muslim residents. Mental health office seeking to build trust, Record.net

December 14, 2007
Gold, Scott and Lee Romney. Suit seeks to restore funds for treatment of homeless mentally ill; Plaintiffs are seeking the restoration of money, cut by Schwarzenegger, for a program that targeted the homeless, Los Angeles Times

December 14, 2007
Furillo, Andy. Mental health shift sparks suit; Advocates seek to halt using Prop. 63 money to fund homeless program, Sacramento Bee

November 18, 2007
Funding issues weigh on mental health agency, Modesto Bee

November 13, 2007
Weigh in on mental health services expansion; Orange County seeks public comment on $1.3 million to expand two programs for the mentally ill, Orange County Register

November 07, 2007
Llanos, Connie. Van Nuys agency embracing seniors afflicted by mental illness, Los Angeles Daily News

November 01, 2007
Gold, Scott and Lee Romney. California mental health fund fight could go to court; State and advocates are battling over the cutting of a program for the homeless mentally ill, Los Angeles Times

September 19, 2007
Gold, Scott and Lee Romney. Chair of state's mental health panel to resign; Darrell Steinberg will step down from the Mental Health Oversight and Accountability Commission on Sept. 28, Los Angeles Times

September 17, 2007
Romney, Lee and Scott Gold. Rural areas reap little from Prop. 63; New funds to help the mentally ill are no salve in counties struggling to provide core services, Los Angeles Times

September 13, 2007
Rojas, Aurelio. State's Prop. 63 money trickles down; Tax on millionaires can fund counties' mental health care, Sacramento Bee

August 29, 2007
Editorial. Governor's final cuts, San Francisco Chronicle

August 29, 2007
Magee, Maureen. Homeless plan funded for now, San Diego Union-Tribune

August 25, 2007
Yi, Matthew. Governor signs budget, cuts funding for homeless, San Francisco Chronicle

August 24, 2007
Miranda, Nanette. Schwarzenegger signs state budget, millions cut; $700 million dollars cut, abc7news.com (San Francisco)

August 17, 2007
Wilson, Kathleen. Menally ill get help from peers in new program, Ventura County Star

July 28, 2007
Fikes, Bradley J. Neighborhood Healthcare opens new clinic, part of its mission to bring care to those who need it most, North County Times

July 27, 2007
Weston, Mary. Outreach program reaches those most in need, Oroville Mercury Register

June 13, 2007
Brightwell, Marcey. California focuses on student mental health, News10.net (Sacramento)

June 13, 2007
Lin, Judy. Expansion proposed for student mental health programs, Sacramento Bee

June 04, 2007
Rombeck, Janice. Santa Clara County mentally ill receive promise of support; Advocates find allies in county, city officials, San Jose Mercury News

May 31, 2007
Brave, Ralph. The budget ax; If the state cuts and shifts mental-health funds, the governor may be breaking the law, Sacramento News and Review

May 31, 2007
Editorial. Don't backslide on mental health funding, North County Times

May 26, 2007
Abram, Susan. Elders offered mental health help; Valley center looking for those 60 and older who are at risk for suicide, Los Angeles Daily News

May 23, 2007
Arnquist, Sarah. Homeless numbers may rise if budget is upheld; If a $55 million program is cut, 14 county people with mental illnesses will become homeless, San Luis Obispo Tribune

May 21, 2007
Editorial. Budget bludgeon; Governor takes selective aim at spending, Sacramento Bee

May 17, 2007
O'Mara, Jenny. Advocates for homeless push for budget funding, KPBS (San Diego)

May 06, 2007
Weintraub, Daniel. Accounting for money spent and lives changed, Sacramento Bee

May 05, 2007
Kruidenier, Liz. County's mental health care needs help, North County Times

May 04, 2007
Kennedy-Ross, Selicia. Response team helps kids in crisis, San Bernardino County Sun

May 04, 2007
Editorial. It's not enough just to care, San Francisco Chronicle

April 30, 2007
Smith, Brad. MHSA funds to allow services outreach, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News

April 27, 2007
Joy, Alice. New satellite clinic reaches out to county's mentally ill, Hollister Free Lance

April 27, 2007
Proposition 63 funds working to improve lives of Mentally Ill in Placer County, Rocklin & Roseville Today

April 21, 2007
Lopez, Daniel. South County mental health program spreads its wings, Santa Cruz Sentinel

April 17, 2007
Lin, Judy. Q&A: Steinberg promotes expanded prisoner care; In talk with The Bee, senator also weighs in on preserving Delta, Sacramento Bee

April 17, 2007
LA County releases proposed $21.2 billion budget, CBS 2 (Los Angeles)

April 16, 2007
Lin, Judy. Expand mental health in prisons, Steinberg says, Sacramento Bee

April 08, 2007
Steinberg, Darrell and Miriam Aroni Krinsky. On California's foster care system; Needs of foster youth are not met; Mental health care is more than medication, San Francisco Chronicle

April 02, 2007
Fresno County Faces Cuts, New Funds for Mental Health, California Healthline

March 21, 2007
Wilson, Kathleen. County might get long-term care site for mentally ill, Ventura County Star

March 21, 2007
Steffens, Sara. Voter-approved mental health help on its way, Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton)

March 18, 2007
Steffens, Sara. Promised mental health help on its way, Contra Costa Times

March 14, 2007
Halstead, Richard. Cuts could drive Marin mentally ill to homelessness, Marin Independent Journal

March 08, 2007
Muller, Heather. County's first crisis intervention training, Eureka Reporter

February 16, 2007
Panel says millionaire's tax needed to help vets, NBC San Diego

February 15, 2007
Marcucci, Michele R. Homeless problem becomes priority, Inside Bay Area (Oakland)

February 09, 2007
Scherr, Judith. Mental health funding threatened, Berkeley Daily Planet

February 05, 2007
Rodriguez, Nelsy and Denise Goolsby. Center offers support to patients, Desert Sun (Palm Springs)

February 03, 2007
Mayberg, Stephen. Proceed with due caution; That's the state's take on mental health funding, Stockton Record

January 30, 2007
Arnquist, Sarah. Homeless problem's high price, San Luis Obispo Tribune

January 26, 2007
Leave mental health funds alone, Stockton Record

January 25, 2007
Lin, Judy. A place to call home; State's Prop. 63 funds help get mentally ill off the streets, Sacramento Bee

January 25, 2007
Mental Health Funds Will Be Used for Housing, California Healthline

January 24, 2007
Gordon, Rebekah. Budget could hurt county's neediest; Analysis points out funding losses to programs for poor, mentally ill, San Mateo County Times

January 24, 2007
Steffens, Sara. Seniors' mental health needs aired at forum; # Funding cuts have left programs addressing psychiatry for people 60 and older hurting, Contra Costa Times

January 19, 2007
County Receives Tax Revenue for Mental Health Funding, California Healthline

January 18, 2007
Kane, Greg. Millionaire tax to go toward mental health programs, Stockton Record

January 18, 2007
Mental health gets boost from google – sort of (12:20 p.m.), Stockton Record

January 14, 2007
Arthurs, Sarah Watson. Wesley Chesbro re-appointed to panel on mental health, Eureka Times-Standard

January 14, 2007
Two forums to be held on mental health needs, San Diego Union-Tribune

January 08, 2007
$17 million for mental health grants; Money going to promote long-term stability among adult and juvenile offenders, Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA)

December 29, 2006
Moller, Dave. Hopeful future for mental health system; Funding, change in treating county's juveniles coming, The Union of Grass Valley

December 21, 2006
Judge Raises Salaries of Prison Mental Health Workers, California Healthline

December 20, 2006
Editorial: More Mental Health Funding Needed, California Healthline

December 14, 2006
Loomis, Nicky. Breaking down stereotypes at an early age; New project aimed at children 4-6, Whittier Daily News

December 13, 2006
Judge Gives Deadline To Ease Prison Overcrowding, California Healthline

December 05, 2006
New resource center opens in Ukiah for mental health client self-help, Ukiah Daily Journal

December 04, 2006
Regardie, John. Checking in with Mark Ridley-Thomas; The new state senator, and chair of a business committee, details his agenda, LA Downtown News Online

December 04, 2006
Campaign Seeks To Reduce Stigma of Mental Illness, California Healthline

December 04, 2006
Many Immigrants Have Problems Accessing Mental Health Care, California Healthline

November 28, 2006
Thompson, Ellen. Therapists, cops would team up; Crisis response teams to go on mental-health calls, Stockton Record

November 26, 2006
Wilson, Nick. Counseling program in high demand, San Luis Obispo Tribune

November 22, 2006
County Receives Funds for Child Health, Education Programs, California Healthline

November 11, 2006
Bohan, Suzanne. Mental health without bias; Experts seek better treatment for ethnic and racial minorities, Inside Bay Area (Oakland)

November 10, 2006
Wagner, Margaret. NAMI Amador offers support for county's mentally ill, Amador Ledger Dispatch

November 01, 2006
Hogarth, Paul. SFPO pre-empts Newsom’s “State of the City” address - Nov 01, Beyond Chron (San Francisco)

October 25, 2006
Mickadeit, Frank. Grabbing hoarding by the horns, Orange County Register

August 25, 2006
Editorial. Release the Prop. 63 funds; State should disburse to counties the $1-billion surplus for mental health services, Los Angeles Times

August 25, 2006
State Should Release Mental Health Funds, California Healthline

August 16, 2006
Goldmacher, Shane. Mental-health fund rakes in unexpected $890 million, Capitol Weekly

August 03, 2006
County Mental Health Spending Plan Approved, California Healthline

August 02, 2006
Web Site Offers Mental Health Information, Resources, California Healthline

July 22, 2006
Locke, Cathy. County seeks mental health funds; Prop. 63 funds would help El Dorado expand its services, Sacramento Bee

March 15, 2006
Mental health funding, Los Angeles Times

March 12, 2006
Randall, Jim. Helping those who know they don't want it, Los Angeles Times

March 04, 2006
Reitman, Valerie. $70-million boost for the mentally ill; L.A. County gets first funds to be distributed under a 1% tax on the wealthiest Californians. Potential recipients will be reviewed next week, Los Angeles Times

March 03, 2006
State awards Proposition 63 funding to expand mental health services in Los Angeles County, CA Dept. of Mental Health press release

January 25, 2006
Moran, Tim. Stanislaus qualifies for $12m; Millionaire tax proceeds will fund new programs to help mentally ill, Modesto Bee

January 22, 2006
Lin, Judy. Battle on for mental health funds; Advocates criticize some plans, such as county's bid to use money to pay for law enforcement, Sacramento Bee

January 19, 2006
State Department of Mental Health awards first Proposition 63 funding for community mental health services, CA Dept. of Mental Health press release

January 12, 2006
Rush, Kelly. Residents to have say in mental-health plan, San Bernardino County Sun

December 22, 2005
Wells, Annette. County drafts mental-health plan Locating 60,000 people needing treatment is proposed by agency, San Bernardino County Sun

December 07, 2005
A fight over mental health; Cops vs. mental health professionals, Sacramento Bee

December 03, 2005
Jahn, Cameron. Compromise reached on cop program; Pared-down project would team police with psychiatric social workers to help the mentally ill, Sacramento Bee

November 23, 2005
Saillant, Catherine. Mental Health Services to Get a Boost; Ventura County plans to spend $6.7 million to restore and add community-based programs, using funds from Proposition 63, Los Angeles Times

November 16, 2005
Anderson, Troy. Mental health overhaul gets OK; Overhaul of mental health system OK'd, Los Angeles Times

November 01, 2005
Programs outlined for mentally ill Sacramento County panel wants Prop. 63 tax money used for housing, outreach and care, Sacramento Bee

March 12, 2004
Howard, John. Assembly Democrats divided over Prop 1A, back Props 1B thru 1F, Capitol Weekly

February 25, 2004
Pleasant, Betty. Bottom line, The Wave

February 24, 2004
Halstead, Richard. State budget deal could cost Marin more than $5 million, Marin Independent Journal

February 07, 2004
Rolens, Sam. More budget concerns for county mental health, Santa Barbara Independent

February 03, 2004
Clark, Wayne. Opinion: California must not turn its back on the mentally ill, San Jose Mercury News

January 28, 2004
Governor's mental health proposal would cause irreparable harm to clients and communities, California Progress Report