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Committee recommends three candidates for Veterans Affairs Commission
Summary
The Rules Committee forwarded three nominees — Emily Burnett, John Gallagher and Michael Maffei — to the full Board with recommendation after hearing testimony from veterans and commission members about homelessness, suicide prevention and veterans court initiatives.
Chair Supervisor Jane Kim called Item 3 to consider three appointments to the Veterans Affairs Commission to terms ending Jan. 31. The committee invited a number of applicants and supporters to speak.
Applicant Leo Madrid described his military service (U.S. Navy), volunteer work at the War Memorial Veterans Building and priorities including suicide and homelessness prevention. Several current commission members and…
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