March 10, 2019

Californians with mental illness—and their family members—describe pleading with insurance providers for the treatment they need.

Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown, two of the most consequential governors ever in California, led the state during two of the most well intended but poorly executed movements in this state’s history. The first was the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill. The second resulted in fewer prison inmates, and significant increases in homelessness and untreated mental illness.

A new legislative bill and a new threat by the attorney general are the latest attempts to undermine the state's Public Records Act.