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Dear Rep. Mike Thompson: On behalf of Clinic Ole's medical and dental providers, staff and patients, thank you for your support of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Thanks to the ACA, hundreds of clinics like ours across the country are better prepared to meet the needs of their patients. As you know, Clinic Ole provides medical and dental services to 1 in 7 Napa County residents each year.
Emotions in Sonoma County ranged from elation and praise to resigned acceptance after President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage.
Advocates were exhilarated that Obama declared his support after remaining elusive on the topic for years.
And opponents, while disagreeing with Obama's position, said they were not surprised.
News that President Barack Obama says he supports same-sex marriage raced through Napa on Wednesday afternoon, prompting comments of both support and cynicism.
Obama, who revealed his support for gay marriage in an interview with ABC News, had previously said his personal views of gay marriage were “evolving,” a stance that frustrated gay rights supporters.
“Today, the President took an historic stand for love, equality and civil rights. All couples - gay or straight - should have the right to marry who they love, and I commend the President for his public support of same-sex marriage,” Thompson said.
Congressman Mike Thompson hosted local veterans leaders and Department of Veterans Affairs officials at a Monday roundtable in an effort to find out how the agency can be improved to better serve its veteran clients, including the thousands of veterans who reside in Lake County.
The meeting took place on the same day that Thompson's office announced that he had secured commitments from the VA that it will make improvements at the VA Oakland Regional Office, one of the slowest regional offices in the nation for claims processing.
Community Health Clinic Ole has received a $175,000 grant through the Affordable Care Act, according to Rep. Mike Thompson's office.
The money will be used to upgrade the clinic's Calistoga facility, which provides nearly 600 medical and dental visits each month.
“Our staff there has been working with an antiquated phone system and hand-me-down computers and dental equipment and without a dedicated computer server since 1999,” said Tanir Ami, CEO of Clinic Ole.
Ami said updating the site will help improve the quality of care provided to patients.