Issue Position: Veterans

Issue Position

Honoring those who have served our nation is important to Anna. She was an early supporter of the development of a Vietnam Veterans Park and Memorial in Salinas, and voted to allocate city resources. As a member of Governor Brown's administration she ensured that the state approvals necessary for the Veterans cemetery at Fort Ord in Monterey County were completed on time, allowing the project to move forward. As Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing she was instrumental in ensuring that the 65 million dollars to reduce Veteran homelessness was allocated efficiently and statewide. Anna worked to ensure that veterans and their families benefit from affordable, stable housing opportunities as well as drug and mental health counseling, health clinics, disability benefit advocacy, and family and childcare services. As a member of the Governors Interagency Council on Veterans, Anna made sure that the department that licenses professionals in California could count service in the military towards the license requirements, allowing veterans to get a job quickly upon return to civilian service. She also made sure that disabled veterans who owned a small business could get hired by the state so that state contracts could support the veteran owned business.

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