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Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Esmeralda with Destination Home, and our community, especially those who are unhoused or unstably housed, are asking the same question.
What are what's going to happen to the services we rely on to survive? The proposed federal cut, uh, budget cuts pose a direct threat to the safety net that holds our community together.
Losing funding for our local hospitals and the care systems that support more than 10,000 unhoused residents each year will really be risking lives. These federal cuts could force the county to eliminate essential programs across every area that helps stabilize individuals and prevent homelessness even before it starts.
We urge you to move forward with the proposed sales tax. We must explore any avenue for protecting these critical services. We do believe this provides an opportunity to blunt the impact of what's coming ahead.
Thank you so much.