Every day, there are many people working diligently and without much recognition to improve the mental health systems of care in Fresno and Madera counties and across the Valley. Here is what is being done. Source: Fresno County is transforming how it helps people with mental health needs | The Fresno Bee

“I see this as an advance for the health of Californians, and it was a great call by the governor to sign it.” Dr. David Kan, president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine. Source: New rehab laws may revamp addiction treatment in California

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has until Sunday to decide the fate of 350 bills on his desk, including legislation that would create net neutrality regulations in California, expand access to abortion pills at public universities and increase public access to police misconduct records. Brown can either sign or veto bills or let them become…

Gov. Jerry Brown made decisions Thursday on bills related to whether non-citizens can serve on local government boards, extending family leave to military families, the use of medical cannabis products on pets, and other actions. Source: Gov. Brown Signs Bills On Immigration, Family Leave, Marijuana Use – capradio.org

SACRAMENTO — Officials in San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles counties will be able to expand conservatorship rules to give them more control over who can be involuntarily held for mental-health treatment. Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB1045 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Thursday. The bill creates a five-year pilot program in the…

RB is on a well deserved family trip this week. This is one of the first RB strips way back when it was part of Thursday Funnies (might even have been Sunday Funnies in those days) I saw it recentl… Source: Regraded Being