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 …
Admin David Jensen – SB SUN Article
The San Bernardino Sun wrote a great article regarding the proposed close and the Memorial Day Rally. Check out an excerpt and be sure to read the full article as well! A group held a rolling rally on Memorial Day, May 25, to bring awareness to the proposed closure. More than 1,000 motorcycles and 1,500 …
Thousands Attend Rally
BARSTOW — On the day when America pays tribute to those who have fallen in service to their country, elected officials joined thousands of concerned citizens at the “Save the Barstow Veterans Home Rally.” The Memorial Day event began at Dana Park Community Center and across the street at the Barstow Fire Protection District Headquarters. …
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review— SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
May 21st 2020 8955 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CALVET) Issue 206: Closure of Barstow Veterans Home (Read Full Document) May Proposal. The Administration proposes the closure of the Barstow Veterans Home, with a correlating $400,000 in General Fund savings and a reduction of two positions. These cuts will be triggered off if federal funds …
ABC 7 Visits Barstow Veteran’s Home
BARSTOW, Calif. (KABC) — The Veterans Home of Barstow has fared well during the COVID-19 pandemic, with none of the residents nor the staff contracting the virus. But a devastating blow came last week, with a letter from the state’s Department of Veterans Affairs announcing the planned closure of the facility because of the massive …