What to know about mental health measure and endorsement

California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reform the state’s mental health system.

The measure on the March 5 ballot would authorize the state to borrow $6.4 billion through bonds to fund construction of treatment facilities and homeless housing. Prop 1 would also change the rules for spending billions collected annually from a state income tax on millionaires that voters approved in 2004.

Here’s a look at California’s history with mental health issues, analysis of the measure, arguments from a supporter and an opponent, and our editorial recommendation on Prop. 1:

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