Starting Jan. 17, veterans and service members at risk for suicide can get free inpatient care at any medical facility in the United States. (Photo: Lance Reice)
California veterans news for the third week of January, 2023. Readers can submit veterans news stories to southards.calegion@gmail.com.
Happy Martin Luther King Day from the California American Legion news team!
All California Veterans News
- California veterans severely impacted by the recent statewide storms may be eligible for relief from The American Legion’s National Emergency Fund. Our full article: California Legionnaires affected by ongoing storms can reach out to the National Emergency Fund for assistance
- Beginning tomorrow, Jan. 17, all veterans suffering a mental health crisis can now receive up to 30 days of free inpatient care and up to 90 days of free additional care. Veterans do not need to be enrolled in VA health care to qualify for treatment.
- Per Los Angeles Daily News, barely five percent of California’s 538 municipalities have met affordable housing goals, with most areas failing to produce any low-income housing. Similarly, California is still home to more homeless veterans than any other state by a wide margin.
Bakersfield Veterans News
- As reported by ABC Bakersfield, Carrie Certuche, a U.S. Navy veteran, is the first woman aircraft maintenance technician at Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Los Angeles County Veterans News
- U.S. Army and World War II veteran Joseph Eskenazi of Redondo Beach marked his 105th birthday last Wednesday. Eskenazi is the oldest survivor of the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
Redding Veterans News
- Jessica Koppes, who has worked at the facility since 2014, has been appointed as the Redding Veterans Home’s new administrator by Governor Newsom.
San Luis Obispo Veterans News
- The Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum, a local nonprofit, is closed until further notice after recent flooding from the January storms caused significant damage. Museum operators are asking for donations to complete repairs.
Recent Veterans News Posts & Videos From California American Legion
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- California Legionnaires affected by ongoing storms can reach out to the National Emergency Fund for assistance
- Four Chaplains Day Inter-Faith Service
- 2023 California American Legion College
- Veterans Service Officer Opportunity
Important Veterans & Military Holidays in January
- Jan. 25 — Anniversary of the U.S. & Allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge
Author: Christian Southards
Coming from a family with a proud military background and wanting to contribute his writing skills to a worthy cause, Christian began writing for the California American Legion in August of 2020. His father is a 25-year Army Veteran and his grandfather served in the Navy during Vietnam.
What is the status of AB-1623? Since California have a budget surplus can this bill be pushed through the assembly?? Majority of the states do not tax veterans retirement funds.
The bill, AB-1623, would only apply to taxpayers over the age of 60 who completed 20 years of military service, retired from the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, or retired from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.