| We are small business owners and managers from across California who have signed the following statement. |
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| Statement of Support for Health Care Reform |
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| Our growing healthcare crisis severely impedes California’s economic progress and hampers the pursuit of the American Dream by its citizens. Small business owners, who employ over 50% of the private sector workforce, are often unable to purchase affordable health insurance, and, even once they obtain insurance for themselves and their employees, rates continue to skyrocket – threatening their economic survival. The success or failure of a business venture should depend upon innovation, product quality and hard work – not the cost of providing, or not providing, health insurance. |
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| Comprehensive healthcare reform is long overdue. The status quo is unacceptable. We must enact legislation in California based upon the following principles: (1) coverage for all, (2) cost reduction, (3) affordability for employers and individuals, (4) non-discrimination based on health risk or type/size of business, and (5) shared, equitable responsibility by all stakeholders, including businesses, government, individuals and the health care industry. |
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| California is once again in a position to lead the nation as a beacon of opportunity. We applaud California’s political leaders for making serious proposals to address this crisis, and we urge the Legislature and the Governor to come together this year to pass and sign legislation that ensures comprehensive, affordable, quality health care for all Californians. |
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| Noel Adams - Phase Forward LLC, San Francisco |
| Jeff Anderson - Strange Herd LLC, San Francisco |
| Karen Anderson - Psychology Private Practice, Irvine |
| Karen Anselmo - LeaderSpring, San Francisco |
| David Appelbaum - BigFix Inc., Emeryville |
| Auday Arabo - Neighborhood Market Association, La Mesa |
| John Arensmeyer - Small Business Majority, Sausalito |
| Lorraine Arvizo - B&G Electronic Assembly, Rancho Cucamonga |
| Lori Bamberger - Lori Bamberger Consulting, San Francisco |
| Roberto Barragan - Valley Economic Development Center, Van Nuys |
| Bob Bates - Resolve Today, Berkeley |
| Cecile Bereal - RMA Management Alliance, Inc., El Cajon |
| Kathleen Berry - Freed & Associates, Kensington |
| Lori Bien - Law Office of Lori Bien, San Francisco |
| Richard Blackston - Stockton |
| Moira Brennan - California Clean Money Campaign, San Francisco |
| Greg Brockbank - Marin Law Center, San Rafael |
| Katie Bushnell - KT Consulting, Mill Valley |
| Roxanna Butler - Roxanna Butler Design, Sonoma |
| Celia Canfield - EcoVertex, San Francisco |
| Nancy Caton - Transportation Guarantee, San Francisco |
| Margaret Childress - Childress Logistics, LLC, Forestville |
| David Chiu - Grassroots Enterprise, San Francisco |
| Margaret Clark - LePelch Architecture, Mill Valley |
| Gary Cook - Gary R. Cook Insurance & Annuities, Thousand Oaks |
| Jorge Corralejo - LDA Equipment Financing, Los Angeles |
| Dwight Creecy - Smoke Signals, Jackson |
| Bob Crittenden - Herndon Alliance, San Diego |
| Gia Daniller - Daniller Consulting, San Francisco |
| Michel-Joy DelRe - New Century Productions, Inc., Laguna Niguel |
| Rudy Duarte - Inland Financial, Colton |
| E Wallace Esler - E Wallace Esler, CPA (Ret.), Redwood City |
| Ellisa Feinstein |
| Bonnie Fisk-Hayden - Bonnie Fisk-Hayden Holistic Nutrition, Point Reyes Station |
| Jennifer Flynn Harrell - Harrell Consulting |
| Deborah Franquist - Franquist Consulting, San Francisco |
| Renee Fraser - Fraser Communications, Santa Monica |
| Larry Fusch - Larry W. Fusch, MD A Professional Corp., San Francisco |
| Sharon Gadberry - Gadberry & Associates, San Francisco |
| Patty Glikbarg - Pannagan Designs, Nevada City |
| Mary Gospe - KickStart Alliance, Los Altos |
| Ruach Graffis - Taxi Driver Institute, San Francisco |
| Diane Griffin - Radstons Office Plus, Hercules |
| Laura Guido-Clark - LG-C Design, Berkeley |
| Carol Hamilton - Los Angeles |
| Clay Harrell - San Francisco |
| Jane Hartsook - Brentwood |
| Scott Hauge - Small Business California, San Francisco |
| Bill Heller - Future Air, San Jose |
| Janet Hildreth - Tree Lovers Floors, San Francisco |
| Sara Hillman - San Francisco |
| Lynn Hoopingarner - Profitable Solutions Institute, West Hollywood |
| Daggett Howard - Retired, Larkspur |
| Gerald Hunt - Recova Research, San Jose |
| Larry Hynson - East Oakland Comm Dev Corporation, Oakland |
| Nicol Irvin - Signature Events, Sausalito |
| Norm Ishimoto - Kiyomura-Ishimoto Associates, San Francisco |
| Mike Jackson - Village Green Energy, San Francisco |
| Barbara Kasoff - Women Impacting Public Policy, San Francisco |
| Clark Kepler - Kepler's Books, Menlo Park |
| Linda Kittlitz - Linda Kittlitz & Associates, San Francisco |
| Robert Kozma - Kozmalone Consulting, San Francisco |
| John Krieger - Fundamental Capital Management, Pasadena |
| Mike Laffen - Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Montara |
| Frances Laskey - Berkeley Policy Associates, Berkeley |
| Rich Leib - Entrepreneur, San Diego |
| Matthew Lenoci - MATTEO LLC., Los Angeles |
| Stuart Lerner - Tartarian Consulting, San Jose |
| Craig Lewis - Menlo Park |
| Beatriz Leyva-Cutler - BAHIA, Inc., Berkeley |
| Cathy Light - Assessment Leaders LLC., Gilroy |
| Myrna Lim - The Realty Group, San Francisco |
| Amy Lyman - Great Place to Work Institute, San Francisco |
| Phillip Madera - Future Air, San Jose |
| Sue Malone |
| Chris Marshall - MFI, Inc. |
| Julie Maurer - VinAdventure, Inc., San Francisco |
| Kerry McGillivary - Angel Pacific Corp., Tahoe City |
| Maureen McHale - McHale Design, Inc., Long Beach |
| Constance McKee - Asilomar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Woodside |
| Carolyn McMaster - Real Edit, San Francisco |
| Michael Meurer - Meurer Group, Los Angeles |
| Holly Millar - Consultant, San Francisco |
| Carole Mills - DFA-Marin, San Rafael |
| Jon Pheils - Pheils Law Offices, San Rafael |
| Keith Proctor - Palo Alto |
| Rich Rabkin - Consultant/Former Business Owner, Sausalito |
| Sergio Raddavero - WCBS INC., San Carlos |
| Bill Reuter - Reuter Design, San Anselmo |
| Alicia Robb - Beacon Economics, San Rafael |
| Dorothy Pryor Rose - Mommie Helen's Bakery, Colton |
| Alberto Saavedra - Systech Solutions, Glendale |
| JoAnn Scordino - Organize for Action, San Francisco |
| Anneke Seley - Phone Works, Alameda |
| Kim Sharpe - Channel Watch Inc., San Rafael |
| Johanna Silva - Hope Road Consulting, LLC., San Francisco |
| Richard Silver - Silverstone, San Francisco |
| Andrea Snedeker - Lynx-Eyed Marketing, Berkeley |
| Karla Spormann - Tendo Communications, San Francisco |
| Sandra Stewart - Real Edit, San Francisco |
| Jordanna Thigpen - Small Business Commission, CCSF, San Francisco |
| Jeff Thompson - BusinessLaunch, Inc., San Francisco |
| Jeff Thompson - San Francisco |
| Marshall Toplansky - Core Strategies, LLC., Laguna Hills |
| Beth Trier - Trier Company, San Francisco |
| Renn Vara - SNP Communications, San Francisco |
| Paul Vatistas - Angel Pacific Corporation, Tahoe City |
| Maria Luisa Vela - Alameda Merchants Association, Los Angeles |
| Ditty Vella - Ditty Vella Consulting, Sonoma |
| Mary Vella - HVW2, Inc., Tiburon |
| Joe Vella - HVW2, Inc., Tiburon |
| Mal Warwick - Mal Warwick Associates, Berkeley |
| Maria Williams - Contract Attorney, San Francisco |
| Lucien Wulsin - ITUP, Santa Monica |
| Kim Zydel - Daoro Zydel & Holland, San Francisco |
