Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Time: 10 to 11:30AM Pacific

On Wednesday, June 25 we provided an overview of Proposition 1 by a representative from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and took a deep dive into the BHSA component of Prop 1 through a panel of affordable housing providers who have experience using the previous iteration of BHSA and a panel featuring county perspectives on BHSA implementation.

The panelists included:

• Glenn Tsang, Policy Advisor for Homelessness and Housing, Dept. of Health Care Services
• Jodi Rothery, Head of Housing Division, Father Joe’s Village, San Diego
• Jon White, Chief Real Estate Officer, Abode Housing Development
• Veronica Garcia, Chief Real Estate Officer, People’s Self-Help Housing
• Jonathan Russell, Director of Housing and Homelessness, Alameda County
• Karen Kern, Deputy Director of Behavioral Health, Santa Cruz County
• Andrea Curry, CoC Coordinator, Tehama County CoC
• Moderated by Julie Lo, Deputy Director of Programs, Housing California