Proposition 1 Vote Tally Falls to 50–50 Tie as Support Fades

Opponents conceded, but then the No votes caught up, and the latest results show the two sides separated by only about 4,000 votes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about mental health crisis before signing off on two major pieces of legislation to transform the state's mental health system and to address the state's worsening homelessness crisis in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo

Maybe the opponents of Proposition 1 spoke too soon.

Californians Against Prop. 1, a ballot initiative that would borrow $6.4 billion to develop 10,000 mental health treatment beds, conceded March 12, and results at 4:25 p.m. seemed to back them up, as Prop. 1 was holding onto its lead.