Special Veterans Day Message from Assemblyman Obernotle
November 8, 2020

Special Veterans Day Message from Assemblyman Obernotle

Fierce advocate for the Barstow Veterans Home, California Assemblyman Jay Obernotle sends a message of thanks to our Veterans. In his Veterans Day message, he mentions the ongoing fight to keep the home open in the upcoming budget year. As a well-deserved repayment for the work the veterans have done for our country, so too …

Veteran Support Letters
October 31, 2020

Veteran Support Letters

VETERAN SUPPORT LETTERS From the Veterans Home of California – Barstow Official Facebook Page: With Veterans Day just a few weeks away on Nov. 11, the Veterans Home of California – Barstow invites the public to send a card or letter of support to residents of the veterans home. “Letters would certainly lift their spirits …

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VHC-BARSTOW RECEIVES FIVE STAR RATINGS
October 29, 2020

VHC-BARSTOW RECEIVES FIVE STAR RATINGS

“We are pleased and very proud to announce that the Barstow Veterans Home has been given a five star rating amongst more than 15,000 nursing homes”. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), compares and rates nursing homes and with the data allows you to find and compare nursing homes certified by Medicare and …

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Cal Vet wants to hear from you!
September 4, 2020

Cal Vet wants to hear from you!

CalVet is currently gathering input from lawmakers, community groups and other stakeholders for a report to the Legislature on the future of the Barstow Home, as required by the final 2020-2021 State Budget. If you weren’t able to attend one of the stakeholder meetings, please voice your opinion at StakeholderInput@Calvet.ca.gov. As we want to hear …

The Barstow Veterans Home still needs our help.
August 31, 2020

The Barstow Veterans Home still needs our help.

Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed to close the Barstow Veterans Home and displace the 200 veterans who call it home. I’d like to give our community an update on this proposal, and the efforts to keep this vital facility open.  Though the state budget is understandably stretched thin by the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting …

Barstow Veterans Home Stakeholders’ Meeting – Admin Update
August 24, 2020

Barstow Veterans Home Stakeholders’ Meeting – Admin Update

I was a willing participant in today’s Stakeholder meeting regarding to proposed closure of the Veterans Home. To say it was “productive” would be false. But, as a small encouragement, CalVet sought me out and I pray that I represented each of you in a meaningful and effective way. Let me say this, they are …

Legislature’s 2020-21 Budget Cut Rejected by Budget Committee
June 4, 2020

Legislature’s 2020-21 Budget Cut Rejected by Budget Committee

I am very happy to announce that the Legislature’s 2020-21 Budget has rejected Governor Newsom’s proposal to close the Barstow Veterans Home!!! As the Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, I’d like to thank the Budget Chair and the rest of the committee for working with me to prevent the closure of this vital …

Update from Assemblyman Obernolte
May 29, 2020

Update from Assemblyman Obernolte

An email from Jay Obernolte. I’d like to give you an update on what is happening with the Governor’s budget proposal to close the Barstow Veterans Home. I am happy to report that this week the Senate Budget Subcommittee 4 on State Administration and General Government rejected the Governor’s proposal! This is great news but …

Elected Officials Fight for the Home
May 28, 2020

Elected Officials Fight for the Home

By PAUL COOK | , SHANNON GROVE, JAY OBERNOLTE and DAWN ROWE |PUBLISHED: May 27, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.  “A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards,” opined President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. It’s safe to say that Roosevelt would be appalled, as are we, by the recently announced …

ABC 7 News Coverage of Memorial Day Rally
May 27, 2020

ABC 7 News Coverage of Memorial Day Rally

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