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Melissa Earle

Melissa Earle

  • With Focus on Mental Health, Push for New City Veterans Agency Continues

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    Veterans at Wednesday's City Council hearing (photo: William Alatriste) 


    The City Council’s Committee on Veterans held an oversight hearing Wednesday to gauge the effectiveness of the Mayor’s Office of Veteran Affairs (MOVA).

    The hearing seemed the latest chapter in a renewed push for a separate Department of Veterans Affairs by Council Member Eric Ulrich, who chairs

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