"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. We at Sustain Our Shelters stand ready to collaborate - offering support, transparency tools and community engagement strategies - to help her succeed."
"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 was selected to lead San Jose's animal shelter and Sustain Our Shelters offered collaboration, support, transparency tools, and community engagement strategies. Years of systemic failures and eroded public trust create a need for bold leadership to restore confidence in the sheltering system. Santa Clara County passed a 2025-26 budget that grew by $1.2 billion without new revenue, then placed Measure A on the ballot claiming hospital funding. Concerns exist that Measure A funds will be absorbed into the general fund, prompting opposition due to perceived lack of transparency. Housing pressure is attributed to high‑tech migration and high salaries driving rent increases.
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