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San Diego, CA
Joined June 2025
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#SB1016, introduced last week by Sen. Blakespear, proposes modifying #WIC5200, to make it easier for members of the public to request a court-ordered mental health evaluation if they believe someone is a threat to themselves, others or is gravely disabled. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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This past weekend we hosted an E-Bike Safety Workshop in Scripps Ranch. It's important for all of to stay safe and know how to keep our friends and family safe when riding e-bikes in our communities. During the event we presented partner organizations with Certificates of Recognition celebrating their contributions to public safety in our communities.
We want to thank our co-hosts and partner organizations for their informative presentations: UC San Diego Health [@UCSDHealth], Circulate San Diego [@CirculateSD], and the San Diego Sheriff's Office (SDSO) [@SDSheriff].
Additionally, we want to give a special thank you to the Scripps Ranch Civic Association [@SRCivic] for generously letting us use their space and making this event possible.
Finally, thank you to UC San Diego Health and Circulate San Diego for generously donating bicycle helmets for our event's giveaway, Boy Scout Troop 663 for presenting colors during the workshop introduction, and the Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Library for tabling and providing resources to my constituents who attended the workshop.
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From today's @voiceofsandiego Morning Report: @SanDiegoCounty is appointing its second interim Behavioral Health Services director in two months as the current one prepares to retire this week.
Full Morning Report: shorturl.at/XTB3d
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Society for Professional Journalists announces prize to honor late Union-Tribune reporter Davis sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Society for Professional Journalists announces prize to honor late Union-Tribune reporter Davis sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Thank you to Christopher Carlisle for attending & sharing your first-hand experience.
Christopher's daughter, Califia, is among those suffering on the street, battling untreated mental illness.
Sacramento is doing all we can; we're calling on the State to step up with us.
ALT Mayor McCarty and Councilmember Guerra meet with the Carlisle family
ALT Mayor McCarty and Councilmember Guerra meet with the Carlisle family
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Cities are on the front lines of the mental health & homelessness crisis, but lack the tools to intervene, leaving 1000s homeless, struggling w/ addiction & mental illness
At Council, we held a behavioral health workshop on State & County programs & services and the City's role.
ALT The Carlisle family speaks at Council
ALT The Carlisle family speaks at Council
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A good deal that delivers real value for taxpayers. Our Midway Rising agreement prioritizes 2,000 affordable homes, a new arena, parks and infrastructure improvements. That’s a win for San Diegans and the path to revitalizing the Midway District.sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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We can learn from San Jose and @mayorofsanjose, and the progress they have made to reduce homelessness, but still so much more needs to be done. We discussed the need for better information and more supportive services at my 4th Annual Ending Homelessness Summit. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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I recently went on a ride-along with SFPD through SoMa, the Tenderloin, Nob Hill, Hayes Valley, and the Mission to see the overnight street conditions. There were bright spots, including 24th and Mission, but it’s clear that fentanyl remains a crisis in our city.
I’ve asked SFPD, Muni, SFFD, the Sheriff’s Office, Rec and Park, and our major city departments to prioritize addressing these overnight conditions.
We will stay focused on delivering the basics for San Franciscans and keeping our streets safe and welcoming for everyone who uses them.
Thank you to SFPD for making the ride-along possible and to the officers working every day to keep our city safe.
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.@DanielLurie delivers a massive dose of common sense on @CNN:
“We got so entrapped in our progressive values...we weren’t taking stock of what was happening on our streets.
“We had 810 people die of overdose in SF 3 years ago. There’s nothing progressive about that.”
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Local leadership is key to ending homelessness.
Grateful to San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan for sharing his city's progress at my Ending Homelessness Summit today.
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Thanks to everyone who presented at, and all who attended and watched, my 4th Annual Ending Homelessness Summit! You can watch a full recording of it here. sd38.senate.ca.gov/video/sen…
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A significant portion of the homeless and prison population suffer from severe mental illness. These people would benefit from the availability of proper treatment in our existing mental healthcare facilities.
That is why I introduced the IMD CARE Act today. This bill would result in an increased number of beds and treatment available for mentally ill people.
Without this improvement in how we deliver mental health services, those who need such treatment will continue to cost communities more in law enforcement and healthcare expenses. The circular progression of the mentally ill from the street to the hospital to the prison and back to the street must stop.
See the press release on my website below!
bentz.house.gov/media/press-…
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Cities are on the front lines of this crisis, but lack the tools & authority needed to intervene effectively.
That is why this year I’ll be leading the push w/ @CABigCityMayors for stronger CA laws & compulsory treatment for individuals like Califia.
🔗 sacbee.com/opinion/article31…
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Since reporter @kellylynndavis passed away this summer, @sdspj and those who love Kelly have been working with the @RSFFoundation on a memorial fund to recognize the impact she had and fuel more important work like hers.
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If someone is starving while the person next to them feasts, how can you expect them to say no when offered a bite?
Breaking an addiction is hard enough. But California hasn’t allowed even a dollar of state funding to operate sober-living environments — meaning we’ve expected people to recover while surrounded by the very substances they’re trying to escape. This has been a major failing in our approach to homelessness.
But now there’s hope. It doesn’t go as far as I’d like, but finally we can use a limited amount of state dollars to fund recovery-based, purpose-driven approaches that yield dramatically better outcomes for those who are willing to try them. We should’ve been doing this a long time ago.
Thank you to Assemblymember Haney for pushing this life-saving legislation again and again, and to @CAgovernor for signing it into law.
gov.ca.gov/2026/09/29/govern…
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Thank you @GavinNewsom! Our city is a big step closer to building more affordable homes, public parks and a world-class arena for San Diegans to enjoy.
Gov. Newsom signs bills to speed up San Diego’s massive Midway Rising development sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Today, Governor Newsom signed into law two state bills that will help San Francisco tackle homelessness and build more housing.
The first is our drug-free housing bill, which allows cities in California to use state funding for sober, recovery-focused housing. Drug-free housing is an important tool for San Francisco residents working to overcome their addiction and get on a path to stability. Thank you to Assemblymember Haney and the Bay Area Council for their partnership on this.
The second is our workforce housing bill, which will give us a practical way to lower costs and make workforce housing more financially feasible, while maintaining affordability requirements through a three county pilot program. This will help us build more workforce housing for our teachers, nurses, first responders, and other middle class workers. I want to thank Assemblymember Haney for authoring this legislation, as well as Senator Wiener, Senator Arreguín, and City Attorney Chiu for their past work on it.
Thank you to Governor Newsom for signing these bills and being an advocate for the work we’re doing in San Francisco.
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An 11-year lawsuit that helped transform how California cares for people who have committed crimes and struggle with mental illness has come to a quiet conclusion. @DanielMorain in CW
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