A political newcomer is leading the fundraising pack in the race for this year’s sole open seat on...
Iton: Santa Clara County voters wanted Measure A to fund health care
As a physician, I am often confronted with the myriad of ways in which our social safety net has become hopelessly inadequate. Every minute of every day in the Bay Area, we are all witnessing a health care crisis playing out in our streets. It is a crisis that has become an issue for public safety as well. Hundreds of people are falling through a gaping hole in our social safety net and becoming unhoused, uninsured, unemployed or chronically hungry. Something must be done and Santa Clara County voters did just that recently with the passage of Measure A. However,...
