Comments on: Prop 1: homelessness or mental health – who gets the money? https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:03 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: DW https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-138043 DW Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:37:45 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-138043 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137941">Sarah Miller, B</a>. Unfortunately its unrealistic if you think that having a roof over your head will magically resolve the homelessness issue. Many of these people are resistive to treatment and will never be able to function independently because they're gravely disabled and have poor insight and judgment. In reply to Sarah Miller, B.

Unfortunately its unrealistic if you think that having a roof over your head will magically resolve the homelessness issue. Many of these people are resistive to treatment and will never be able to function independently because they’re gravely disabled and have poor insight and judgment.

]]> By: Dave M https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-138033 Dave M Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:05:23 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-138033 No, no and no again!!!! Oh yes, did I say no? No, no and no again!!!! Oh yes, did I say no?

]]> By: Dave M https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-138032 Dave M Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:03:02 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-138032 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137788">Barbara</a>. In other words, tax others, just not you! This is why Democrats are such failures at everything they touch! Smoke another joind and it'll all work out! In reply to Barbara.

In other words, tax others, just not you! This is why Democrats are such failures at everything they touch! Smoke another joind and it’ll all work out!

]]> By: Sarah Miller, B https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137941 Sarah Miller, B Sun, 25 Feb 2024 20:53:30 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-137941 If they change a thing, it should be to ensure that housing offered is no-barrier entry. Every time money comes in our officials put their religion into it which sabotages the effort immediately. Everyone needs a home and it’s the barriers that are stopping them, keeping people on the streets to force compliance. People with pets, with drugs in their systems, when alcoholic, when unemployed all need homes or obviously they will be on the street where no one wants them to be-housing offered to EVERYONE is the only way to end homelessness. If they change a thing, it should be to ensure that housing offered is no-barrier entry. Every time money comes in our officials put their religion into it which sabotages the effort immediately. Everyone needs a home and it’s the barriers that are stopping them, keeping people on the streets to force compliance. People with pets, with drugs in their systems, when alcoholic, when unemployed all need homes or obviously they will be on the street where no one wants them to be-housing offered to EVERYONE is the only way to end homelessness.

]]> By: DW https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137914 DW Sat, 24 Feb 2024 10:57:09 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-137914 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137911">David</a>. Agree! In reply to David.

Agree!

]]> By: David https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137911 David Sat, 24 Feb 2024 06:39:44 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-137911 I am seriously getting tired of people using excuses of this will help the homeless. We have spent billions of dollars on the homeless and barely fixed anything. Pulling money from counties who are established working protocols and programs for mental health clients is not the right answer. Money needs to be utilized at the local level not the state level. I am seriously getting tired of people using excuses of this will help the homeless. We have spent billions of dollars on the homeless and barely fixed anything. Pulling money from counties who are established working protocols and programs for mental health clients is not the right answer. Money needs to be utilized at the local level not the state level.

]]> By: L Clower https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137860 L Clower Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:46:17 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-137860 This is only going to help the politicians This is only going to help the politicians

]]> By: DW https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137856 DW Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:02:42 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-137856 Be careful of what you vote for because this proposition could have unintended consequences. Be careful of what you vote for because this proposition could have unintended consequences.

]]> By: Barbara https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/02/15/prop-1-homelessness-or-mental-health-who-gets-the-money/#comment-137788 Barbara Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:50:43 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=46707#comment-137788 What we've got here is failure to see the forest for the trees. The most obvious solution is to raise the 1% tax per year to 2% on those who make over a million dollars per year thus reducing the amount of bond money being asked for. Millionaires and Billionaires are nowhere close to paying their fair share of taxes. And don't preach to me about all the jobs they create, not with all this corporate greed they indulge themselves in. Nothing they do makes it okay to not pay their fair share of taxes. Right is right. Based on what I am reading funds will be cut for mental health services at a time where there is a severe shortage of therapists and psychiatrists to serve clients as it is. Cutting funds for mental health will devastate an already weaken system. "Changing how we spend money" is a cliche of "now you see it and now you don't". Prop 1 is a non-starter for me. I will vote NO! What we’ve got here is failure to see the forest for the trees. The most obvious solution is to raise the 1% tax per year to 2% on those who make over a million dollars per year thus reducing the amount of bond money being asked for. Millionaires and Billionaires are nowhere close to paying their fair share of taxes. And don’t preach to me about all the jobs they create, not with all this corporate greed they indulge themselves in. Nothing they do makes it okay to not pay their fair share of taxes. Right is right. Based on what I am reading funds will be cut for mental health services at a time where there is a severe shortage of therapists and psychiatrists to serve clients as it is. Cutting funds for mental health will devastate an already weaken system. “Changing how we spend money” is a cliche of “now you see it and now you don’t”. Prop 1 is a non-starter for me. I will vote NO!

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