Kirsten Barlow

California Mental Health Directors Association

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Associate Director of Legislation and Public Policy for the California Mental Health Directors Association, a nonprofit that represents mental health directors from  California's 58 counties

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In 2004, voters passed Proposition 63 , a one percent tax on  Californians who earn more than a million dollars a year.

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In 2004, voters passed Proposition 63 , a one percent tax on  Californians who earn more than a million dollars a year.

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