California’s Homeless Plan Scrapes By in a Warning Sign for Newsom
- Measure’s narrow margin signals waning support for his plans
- Proposition 1 gives the state authority to borrow $6.4 billion
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A California ballot measure to authorize a marquee aspect of Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to reduce homelessness is on track to pass, but the narrow margin signals diminished support for his agenda.
Proposition 1, which would authorize the state to issue $6.4 billion in bonds, is barely leading by less than half a percentage point in the preliminary count from the March 5 election. The final tally is expected in the coming days, with about 89% of votes counted as of Thursday, but the main group opposing the measure conceded that the remaining votes are likely to secure its approval.