One of the seemingly most split measures up for vote in November is Prop 36, which would increase sentences for certain drug and theft crimes.
People against the proposition say it would lead to mass incarceration.
However, many leaders, including those in San Mateo County, believe the benefits would be big for their community.
Elizabeth Walker lives with the pain every day of losing her 17-year-old son Colin to Fentanyl-laced cocaine.
VIDEO: SF’s ‘Cash not Drugs’ legislation wants to gift people $100 a week to stay sober
San Francisco city officials are announcing legislation that would pay people up to $100 a week if they can prove they are not doing drugs.
She hopes Prop 36 would make it so no other parents will have to feel the same loss.
“My son was murdered,” Walker said. “Someone put poisoning into what he should not have been taking. But, if you were an alcoholic and went into a bar, you shouldn’t be ordering a drink, but do you deserve to die because someone puts poisoning in your drink? Absolutely not.”