Read post-election news articles, editorials, and other media coverage for Proposition 63.
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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
