On September 12, 2025, the Steinberg Institute, in partnership with eight other organizations, sent a coalition letter urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 348 (Krell):
- California Big City Mayors Coalition
- California Behavioral Health Association
- Mental Health America, California
- Californians for Safety and Justice
- California State Association of Psychiatrists
- Courage California
- Housing California
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
Assembly Bill 348, authored by Assemblymember Maggy Krell, sets a statewide standard for Full Service Partnerships (FSPs), California’s most intensive “whatever it takes” mental health programs, ensuring the sickest, most vulnerable people living on our streets and floating in and out of our jails and hospitals get immediate care. Read more about AB 348 here.
California will not solve our homelessness crisis until our sickest, most vulnerable people are the first to receive care. By signing Assembly Bill 348, Governor Newsom can turn that principle into practice and leave a legacy of compassion and true accountability.
Sponsored by the Steinberg Institute, the California Big City Mayors Coalition, and the California Behavioral Health Association, the bill passed by an overwhelming margin in the Legislature.
Click here to read the coalition letter.