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Sep 21
2008
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Proposition 5Posted by Bruce Robinson in Sonoma , public safety , politics , policy , news , media , law enforcement , justice , jail , Ideas , healthcare , Health , government , gangs , families , education , drugs , community |
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Proposition Five on the November ballot would make widespread changes in the ways that drug users are treated by California's prison system.
The Yes on Prop 5 website is here.
The No on Prop 5 website is here .
There's an impartial analysis of the measure here. And you can read the actual text of Proposition 5 here. (pdf, 61 pages)
The September 24th forum on Proposition 5, to be held at 7 pm in the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors' chambers (575 Administration Drive, Suite 100A, Santa Rosa), is hosted and sponsored by the Sonoma County Advisory Board on Drug and Alcohol Problems.
The number of uninsured in Sonoma County is estimated at over 42,000 and growing. Physicians continue to leave the community and specialists are in short supply. District hospitals are struggling financially as the competitive pressures of a rapidly changing health care marketplace continue to threaten and destabilize an already broken health care system.
Sonoma County is not alone in experiencing the impacts of the health care situation. Communities throughout the state have come together seeking solutions at the local level. On August 14, 2007, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Health Services to convene a health action council to work on improving health and health care for all Sonoma County residents.