Election 2018 is in full swing -- and now is the time to start figuring out how you're going to vote!
Our Fall 2018 "Policy and a Pints" will focus on California's General Election ballot. We're holding discussions with panelists who, whether they are "for, " against" or "neutral," will give us the straight talk on local/statewide propositions and races, and what it means if you vote yay or nay on each.
Of the 11 propositions on the ballot this year, four of them are focused on housing.
In this podcast, about letting the state use revenue from the "millionaire's tax" on $2 billion in revenue bonds to house homeless people in need of mental health services.
PANELISTS * Mary Ann Bernard, retired attorney and plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to Prop. 2 being on the ballot * Maggie Merritt, executive director of the Steinberg Institute
PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY * 0 to 4:25 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers * 4:25 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and tell us what their favorite house is in California * 8:45 min - Merritt explains why a proposition we passed back in 2004 is an important part of Proposition 2 * 16:25 - Bernard explains why she filed a lawsuit and became "the mother of Proposition 2" * 22:15 min - What Proposition 2 actually is, and what the opposition against it is * 29:15 min - How the "millionaire's tax" comes into play with funding for Prop 2 * 34 min - Housing or mental health services: What should be provided first when helping the homeless who need both? * 36:50 min - How Proposition 2 would bring together law enforcement, health providers, public safety officers and other parties to create an integrated treatment process for the mentally-ill homeless * 41:50 min - What kind of housing and services would Prop 2 provide, and for who specifically? * 45:05 min - The perspective of a former lender and affordable-housing developer on Prop 2 * 51:25 min - NIMBYism often holds up housing intended for the homeless - how does Prop 2 address that? * 56:35 min - Does Prop 2 require that the mental-health services come along with the housing? * 1 hr, 2:40 min - A mental health therapist wants the specific details of housing and services provided in Prop 2 * 1 hr, 11 min - Panelists summarize the pros and cons of Proposition 2 passing/not passing