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We have billions of dollars in our rainy day fund, but San Diegans are suffering.
Friend, last week, myself and Supervisor Lawson-Remer tried to free up millions of dollars from our county’s rainy day fund to help everyday people.

As you may already know, federal and state cuts are costing us millions, and we need to protect our services and our communities.

If this isn’t a rainy day, I don’t know what is.

A budget is a value statement. It is the single most important decision we make as a county. It tells us what we care about, and it tells us what we don’t .

So the question in front of the Board of Supervisors is: do we care about supporting San Diegans in this chaotic time?

We don’t know how hard federal and state cuts will hit us, so we don’t know entirely what we’re in for just yet. But here’s what we do know: they’re already here.

The CDC cut $40 million for a health lab, and now we’re footing that bill.
Republicans want to cut $880 billion in Medicaid funding. That’s healthcare for thousands of us.
Proposed HUD cuts could put up to 1,500 San Diegans on our streets.

These aren’t just numbers. They’re people’s lives.

These cuts will hit home, and our neighbors, children, parents, veterans and seniors will pay the price if we don’t prepare ourselves.

We need to use every tool at our disposal to plan for our collective future, secure our communities and keep ourselves stable through these uncertain times.

This isn’t the time to play politics.
This isn’t the time to spread misinformation.
This threat is real, and it’s coming for all of us .

We can’t control what Congress or the President does, but we can use what we have to protect our communities. With safeguards in place, our budget reserves can help keep our families afloat.

The vote may have failed last week, but this isn’t over.

No matter what, I will never stop fighting for our county. I will never stop fighting for you.

In solidarity,

Your Supervisor,
Monica



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Born and raised in San Diego, Monica Montgomery Steppe is an HBCU graduate, and an attorney by trade. Monica believes in her heart that the neighborhoods and community members are vibrant and worthy of care and investment.

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