Santa Barbara’s Beauty in Perspective
· The Santa Barbara IndependentDeployment to Afghanistan Frames a Point of View More than seven years ago, I deployed to the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, as a military police officer with the U.S. Army. As I was conducting a force protection review on the perimeter of...
Trump Administration Eviscerates Endangered Species Act
Today, despite devastating new reports of catastrophic species loss, the Trump administration just finalized regulations that would gut the Endangered Species Act—our nation’s most effective law for saving imperiled wild...
Vet Voice Foundation Begins Briefing Presidential Candidates
Group Unveils “A Progressive Veterans’ Approach to Resetting National Security” WASHINGTON, DC – The Vet Voice Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit veterans education and mobilization organization, today is ann...
VVF Statement on House NRC moving closer to fully funded LWCF
WASHINGON, DC – We applaud the House Natural Resources Committee for moving our nation closer to a fully funded Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually. Through this action, members of Congress have display...
VVF Statement on Bipartisan Legislation to Guarantee LWCF Full Annual Funding
VVF Western States Director & Iraq War Veteran, Garett Reppenhagen, stated the following regarding bipartisan legislation to guarantee LWCF full annual funding: “The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is the most effectiv...
VVF Statement on LWCF Funding
VVF Western States Director & Iraq War Veteran, Garett Reppenhagen, stated the following regarding Congress possibly increasing LWCF funding: "It is encouraging that Congress has recognized the value of the Land and Water Conservatio...
Letter of Vet Voice Foundation Strong Support of SB 307
May 8, 2019 Honorable Senator Richard Roth Capitol Office State Capitol, Room 2080 Sacramento, CA 95814 Honorable Senator Anthony Portantino Capitol Office State Capitol, Room 3086 Sacramento, CA 95814 SUBJECT: Vet Voice Foundation Stron...
Over 240 California Veterans Show Support for the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
El Cerrito, California (May 13, 2019) – Over 240 California veterans signed a letter to show their support for the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act. This legislation was introduced by Senato...
VVF Statement On Shell warning Trump EPA against weakening Obama-era methane pollution rules
HOUSTON — Oil and gas giant Shell urged Trump's Environmental Protection Agency to keep Obama-era regulations targeting methane leaks from oil and gas drillers and fracking operations, instead of weakening them as planned. VVF...
Veterans Blast Trump Hypocrisy for Celebrating LWCF while Proposing to Slash Funding
WASHINGTON - Today,on the heels of proposing to gut funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the FY 2020 budget, President Trump and Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt held a White House ceremony to celebrate the permanent re...