"As founder of Sustain Our Shelters, I welcome the opportunity to work with Monica Wylie, San Jose's selection to lead the city's animal shelter. After years of systemic failures and eroded public trust, we need bold leadership that disrupts the status quo and restores confidence in our sheltering system. Wylie enters a tough environment, but her fresh perspective could be just what the community needs."
"Santa Clara County passed a budget that grew by $1.2 billion for 2025-26 without any additional revenue sources. Then the Santa Clara County Board approved Measure A for the ballot in hopes of addressing some shortfall, claiming the money is needed for hospitals. Unfortunately, the money from Measure A will be dumped into the general fund, and who knows where the money will really go? I would have voted yes on Measure A if the county hadn't increased its budget for 2025-26."
Monica Wylie has been chosen to lead San Jose's animal shelter and faces a history of systemic failures and eroded public trust. Sustain Our Shelters offers collaboration, transparency tools and community engagement strategies to support her efforts to restore confidence in shelter operations. Santa Clara County adopted a 2025-26 budget that grew by $1.2 billion without additional revenue, then placed Measure A on the ballot with claimed hospital funding. Concerns exist that Measure A revenue will be deposited into the general fund and potentially misallocated. One writer opposes Measure A because of the prior budget increase. Another letter blames housing strain on influx of high‑tech workers.
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