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San Francisco advocates and county officials urge change to Prop 63 allocation as city receives far less per capita
Summary
At a Board of Supervisors committee hearing, city behavioral-health leaders and advocates said San Francisco receives one of the lowest per-capita shares of Proposition 63 funding, called for formula changes that would account for homelessness and local investment, and described local programs funded by MHSA.
Supervisor Amiano convened a special hearing to review how Proposition 63 (the Mental Health Services Act) funds are being allocated and used in San Francisco. City and community witnesses told supervisors they support the law's goals but said the state allocation formula and administrative processes have left San Francisco with far less funding than expected.
Alicia Hopper, public policy coordinator at the Mental Health Association of San Francisco, said the city voted strongly for Prop 63 but has gotten a low share of the money. "We're getting 11.5; L.A. County is getting 183," Hopper said to illustrate per-year service allocations. She identified three problems with the state's allocation: heavy weight on total…
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