"There are a number of counties that get it and are getting things done, proving it can be done when you have leadership that cares enough to get it done. I'm just not interested in funding failure now ... there's a lot of power in LA County, Riverside County, Santa Clara County, some of the counties we are calling out. But with respect, I'm happy to sweep every damn dollar and redirect it to folks up in Humboldt, in Alameda."
"Since when did Gavin Newsom have any experience in the mental health industry? The county has built hundreds of (treatment) beds for people, (and provided funding) for non-law enforcement crisis response. (CARE Court is) not the only thing that matters, and it shouldn't be the only thing any county is doing."
Governor Newsom publicly criticized Santa Clara County for not enrolling enough people in the state-mandated CARE Court system, which allows family members and first responders to petition courts for treatment of adults with psychotic disorders. Santa Clara County filed only 53 petitions since December 2024, compared to Alameda County's 208 petitions. Newsom placed Santa Clara County on a 'CARE ICU' list alongside San Francisco and Los Angeles counties, threatening to redirect funding to better-performing counties. Mental health advocates and county leaders dispute this assessment, arguing Santa Clara County's comprehensive approach includes hundreds of treatment beds and non-law enforcement crisis response programs that extend beyond CARE Court.
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