Once a Sure Thing, Newsom’s Homelessness Measure Prop 1 Barely Passes (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Funny that Newsom pushed the bill but the majority of Yes voters were Republicans that hate the homeless. Ugh. This is what happens when centrist corporate politicians are in charge.

‘Everyone is terrified of King Gavin’: Newsom’s unchallenged anti-homelessness gambit

The governor has repackaged his mental health ballot measure to make it more appealing to voters amid a budget crunch. Here’s why no one is trying to stop him.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/02/prop-1-ballot-measure-mental-health-battle-00144530

[-] APassenger@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

From the article summary in this same thread:

"polls showed Republicans overwhelmingly opposed Proposition 1."

What Yes means:

A YES vote on this measure means: Counties would need to change some of the mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment services provided currently to focus more on housing and personalized support services. The state could borrow up to $6.4 billion to build (1) more places where people could get mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment and (2) more housing for people with mental health, drug, or alcohol challenges.

A NO vote on this measure means: Counties would not need to change the mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment services provided currently. The state could not borrow up to $6.4 billion to build more places where people could get mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment and more housing for people with mental health, drug, or alcohol challenges.

I'm confused as to how you arrived at your conclusion. Can you clarify?

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

The lopsided contest gives the politically ambitious governor a clear path to a potential landslide victory that includes significant Republican support when the measure appears on the March 5 ballot.

Ads from the ballot measure committee controlled by Newsom showcase law enforcement officials rather than doctors or therapists in what committee officials describe as an effort to win over right-leaning voters typically wary of the Democratic governor.

“Police speak to a certain segment of the electorate more than others, and showing that they’re part of your coalition I think shows the breadth of support,” explained committee spokesperson Anthony York. “We’re trying to speak to a broader audience, and maybe some of the Blue Lives Matter [supporters] as well will be inclined to support.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/02/prop-1-ballot-measure-mental-health-battle-00144530

[-] APassenger@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Your citation for how Republicans voted is an article written before the vote.

As you respond to an article written after the vote that says they didn't do that?

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

I feel like since posturing for a future federal office Newsom has been embracing his most rightward tendencies much more frequently.

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