Gov. Gavin Newsom looking troubled in a file photo.
Happy Monday.
As you may know, Gov. Gavin Newsom will not be giving his State of the State address this afternoon, as had been planned. That’s because Proposition 1, his $6.4 billion bond aimed at helping unhoused, mentally ill Californians get into shelter and treatment, is too close to call.
Late last week, the governor's national PAC, Campaign for Democracy, sent an urgent request asking supporters to contact Democrats who have had faulty ballots rejected, and encourage them to get them fixed. This is a little-known maneuver known as a “cure,” which allows voters to correct ballots that have been rejected because of missing signatures or other errors after election day. (You can find out if your ballot was counted by following this link to the state’s Ballottrax service.)
Unhoused Individuals and Mental Health
Prop 1 is narrowly ahead as of Sunday night, and its opponents have conceded the race. Nevertheless, opposition from civil liberties groups and advocates for the mentally ill may have (almost?) derailed the measure.
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(03/15/2024) → The Mercury News
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(03/15/2024) → The Mercury News
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(03/15/2024) → The Mercury News
• City of Milpitas Reaches Labor Agreement
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(03/13/2024) → Milpitas Beat
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(03/13/2024) → The Mercury News
• Youth Alliance Distributes Donated Laptops
200 laptop computers were donated to Youth Alliance by AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T, for distribution to Hollister and Gilroy residents lacking "digital basics".
(03/12/2024) → Benito Link
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(03/12/2024) → The Mercury News
• Data Center Project Blocked
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(03/12/2024) → Silicon Valley Voice
• Council Considers New Tenants for Downtown Palo Alto Building
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(03/12/2024) → Palo Alto Online
• Business Profile: Jinxbot
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(03/11/2024) → Mountain View Voice
• Cupertino Jollyman Park All-Inclusive Playground Construction to Begin This Year
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(03/11/2024) → The Mercury News
• California Speeds Plans to Empty San Quentin's Death Row
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(03/18/2024) → Los Angeles Times
• Alan G. Sieroty, Former State Senator Who Helped Create the Coastal Commission, Dies at 93
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(03/17/2024) → Los Angeles Times
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(03/15/2024) → Los Angeles Times
• Q&A: How the 50-Year-Old Case That Transformed English Learner Education Began
An interview with Lucinda Lee Katz, the first grade teacher of the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Lau vs. Nichols.
(03/14/2024) → EdSource
Gov. Gavin Newsom looking troubled in a file photo.
