"2025 was a tumultuous year that tested our resolve from federal funding cuts to local road safety and climate resilience projects, a lengthy government shutdown that caused federal workers to miss paychecks and suspended nutrition assistance programs and the loss of subsidies for health insurance premiums for those who buy their insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft is the mayor of Alameda."
"Then came a deeply troubling announcement that the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to terminate its plans to build a health clinic and columbarium at Alameda Point (the former U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda). Alameda has a strong military affiliation as the location of Coast Guard Island, a Navy Reserve center, Coast Guard housing and Alameda Point, we are home to many U.S. military veterans, active-duty service members and their families."
"of Coast Guard Island, a Navy Reserve center, Coast Guard housing and Alameda Point, we are home to many U.S. military veterans, active-duty service members and their families. There has always been an underlying assumption that the U.S. government would honor its commitments to its military veterans. We do not take the VA's announcement lightly and are working with our elected representatives in Washington, D.C., to challenge it."
Federal funding cuts, a lengthy government shutdown, suspended nutrition assistance, and loss of Affordable Care Act premium subsidies strained Alameda in 2025. Alamedans organized No Kings marches, supported the Alameda Food Bank, and engaged in community responses. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to terminate a funded health clinic and columbarium project at Alameda Point. Alameda hosts Coast Guard Island, a Navy Reserve center, Coast Guard housing, and many veterans and active-duty families. City officials are working with federal representatives to challenge the VA decision. A mid-December news conference noted that Congress approved nearly $400 million, environmental reviews were completed, and work had been underway.
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