NAMI Solano Warns of Closure as Board Advances Two Tax Ballot Measures

The Solano County Board of Supervisors packed a long Tuesday session with policy substance — advancing two November 2026 ballot measures on energy and hotel taxes, approving $365,000 in community grants while confronting the imminent collapse of the county's only free grassroots mental health provider, and receiving an economic report that painted a picture of resilient job growth shadowed by deepening inequality. The board also honored women veterans, recognized Juneteenth, and declared Gun Violence Awareness Month with powerful survivor testimony.

• NAMI Solano says it will close within months after losing all funding in the Prop 1 behavioral health transition; a $250K emergency fund may be its last lifeline

• Board advances November 2026 ballot measure modernizing a 30-year-old wind turbine tax and expanding it to natural gas, solar, battery storage and data centers

• Hotel tax increase from 5% to 12% headed for November ballot, aligning Solano County with regional peers

• Economic report projects 1,280 new jobs per year through 2030, led by healthcare, but supervisors press for comprehensive infrastructure inventory

• Survivors and advocates urge support for THRIVE Act during Gun Violence Awareness Month declaration, with Solano County named as one of five state pilot regions

• $365K in community investment grants awarded to five agencies for food security and behavioral health