Tom Steyer 2020

For nearly two decades, Tom Steyer has been involved in a long list of philanthropic activities and supported measures aimed at alleviating homelessness. In 2016, Steyer backed San Francisco Propositions J and K, a ballot package that called for news funds for housing and services for the city&s;s homeless residents. During that same year, Steyer also contributed to Los Angeles&s; Proposition HHH, a $1.2 billion bond measure to fund the construction of affordable housing, including supportive housing for the chronically homeless. In 2017, Steyer helped to pass Los Angeles&s; Measure H, which imposed a quarter cent sales tax to provide homeless Angelenos with supportive services, including funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment, job training, and rental subsidies. Steyer contributed $250,000 in support of the measure. During the following year, Steyer supported Proposition 2, a California ballot measure also known as Use Millionaire&s;s Tax Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Housing Bonds Measure. The proposition, which allowed the state to raise bond funds for homelessness prevention housing for those suffering with mental illness, passed with overwhelming support.