PROP
2

AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE.

AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE.

Summary

Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal Impact: Allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay up to $2 billion in bonds. These bonds would fund housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.

Money Raised

Chart depicts total fundraising by all committees primarily formed for and against Prop 2.Totals are updated daily with contributions from Power Search opens new window and adjustments from the most recent Political Reform Division analysis. opens new window

Largest Contributions

Showing the 10 largest contributions to committees formed primarily for and against Prop 2 in the election cycle when it appeared on the ballot. Contributions in earlier election cycles and contributions between allied committees are excluded. For more information on funding for ballot measure campaigns, visit the Power Search opens new window campaign finance search engine.

Yes on Prop 2

Chan Zuckerberg Advocacy
06/29/2018
$250,000
PG&E Corporation
10/05/2018
$250,000
Chevron Policy Government & Public Affairs
10/10/2018
$250,000
No on Prop 10; Californians for Responsible Housing
11/01/2018
$174,400
Members' Voice of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
03/07/2018
$150,000
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
08/10/2018
$150,000
Southern California Edison
10/29/2018
$150,000
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and the Hospitals
09/18/2018
$125,000
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and the Hospitals
10/03/2018
$125,000
Salesforce, Inc.
10/15/2018
$125,000

No on Prop 2

No contributions have been reported to the No on 2 campaign in the election cycle when it appeared on the ballot.

What your vote means

Yes

A YES vote on this measure means: The state could use existing county mental health funds to pay for housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.

No

A NO vote on this measure means: The state’s ability to use existing county mental health funds to pay for housing for those with mental illness who are homeless would depend on future court decisions.

More on Proposition 2

For background on Proposition 2, an analysis by the legislative analyst, endorsements for and against the measure, and more...

Arguments

Pro

YES on Prop. 2: Supportive housing and treatment for homeless people living with serious mental illness. Prop. 2 won't raise taxes. It will help people off the streets and into comprehensive mental health services and addiction treatment. Homeless advocates, social workers, doctors and emergency responders agree: Yes on Prop. 2.

Con

Taking up to $5.6 BILLION away from the severely mentally ill to fund bonds to build them just housing without requiring treatment will force many more into homelessness. It is unnecessary, because last year the Legislature authorized county use of MHSA funds for housing without the need to borrow money.

Campaigns

For

David Koenig
(916) 974-9411
info@CAyesonprop2.org
CAyesonprop2.org

Against

Gigi R. Crowder
NAMI Contra Costa
550 Patterson Blvd.
Pleasant Hill, CA
(510) 990-2670
gigi@namicontracosta.org
www.namicontracosta.org