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Volunteer Or Donate | VA Boston Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Monetary Donation NeedsBoston VA Healthcare System has many monetary donation opportunities. Monetary Donations can be made to above listed General Post Fund Accounts to be used to assist Veterans and/or their families with general patient activities; Recreation Therapy activities, the Patient Holiday Parties, support special needs of Veteran patients and their families in Respite Care/ Palliative Care, Homeless Veterans, the Women Veterans Program, the Fisher House, the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, and General Patient Funds. You can coordinate your donation with one of the local Center for Development & Civic Engagement offices locations listed below...Donations should be made payable to:VA Boston Healthcare SystemIn the memo portion of the check, please indicate the General Post Fund number (you can see them listed under Online Donations above) and the intent. Donations to the VA Boston Healthcare System are tax deductible.

Non-Monetary Donation NeedsFor non-monetary donations we currently need, please click on the the needs lists linked below:VA Boston Needs ListEvery donation, no matter how large or small, makes a difference in the lives of our Veterans. We could not provide many of the services for our Veterans if it were not for the generosity of people in the community, the Veteran's service organizations, fraternal organizations, and businesses. Contact the Center for Development & Civic Engagement for more information on ongoing programs and projects that need your help. Your contributions help build strong, healthy communities and demonstrate the importance of citizen participation.Donations are accepted to help provide our Veteran patients with many things to make their periods of hospitalization and outpatient treatment more pleasant.Donation drop offs are scheduled 24 hours ahead of time for items. It is requested that a drop off time be scheduled for items, as we do not accept unattended donations. Please contact  one of the local Center for Development & Civic Engagement office locations listed below, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. to coordinate acceptance of your donation.

Books and MagazinesThe VA Boston Healthcare System welcomes donations of hardbacks and paperbacks. These donations help enrich and improve our resources. We accept books as donations with the understanding that they may be added to the collection or distributed throughout the medical center campuses.
2001 Budget Analysis: Department of Finance (8860)
These are positive steps that should reduce pressure on some departments to leave positions vacant for budget
balancing purposes. We would note, however, these steps have been selectively applied, making it difficult for the Legislature to ascertain how much "forced" salary savings for budgetary
purposes remains.
What Additional Steps Can the Administration Take? We believe there are additional steps the administration could take to address the vacancy and under-funding issues. Some of these
may require additional funds —such as paying for MSAs—and some will not. In the latter category, for example, the administration could develop statewide strategies for addressing the
"hard-to-recruit" vacancy problem. This would require the State Personnel Board, the Department of Personnel Administration, and other affected departments to take joint action to recruit for
certain state positions. Implementation of measures such as these would improve the integrity of the state's budgetary process so that funds appropriated for a particular purpose are in fact
spent for that purpose.
Analyst's Recommendation. As noted above, about half of the vacant departmental positions reported by DOF were used to meet salary savings requirements. Departments, however, left
the remaining positions vacant to generate savings and cover costs for which they did not receive sufficient funds.
The steps undertaken by DOF to address this under-funding of departmental costs have been limited and selective. Consequently, it is not possible to determine the extent to which these steps
have addressed departmental funding requirements on a statewide basis, thereby reducing the need to leave positions vacant. Therefore, we recommend that DOF report at budget hearings on
the extent to which it has reduced the need for departments to hold positions vacant to cover unbudgeted costs. Specifically, the department should identify:

The departments which received funds in the 2001-02 budget proposal specifically for the purpose of reducing the number of positions they hold vacant to cover unfunded costs.
The extent to which those funds will address the problem.
Steps the administration proposes to take in the future to reduce the level of "forced" salary savings. In addition, if DOF proposes to address these issues on a department-by-department
basis, it should identify the criteria it would use to adjust departmental budgets.
The Superior Court of California - County of Ventura - Collections
Cases are assigned to the Collection Unit if you appeared in court and were ordered to make monthly payments or if you failed to pay a traffic ticket 
 by the date listed on the original signed ticket.

How Can I Pay?

You may pay by cash, check, cashierâs check, money order or by credit card. Payments can be made in person, by mail or by phone.

To Pay By Phone
To process a payment using our automated system, please have your case number ready and call (571) 402-2234. A convenience fee of $5.50 will be charged to use this service.
To speak to a Collection Representative, please call (805) 639-5010 from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
To Pay In Person
Payments can be made at following Court locations.
Ventura:
Government Center, Hall of Justice
 800 South Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009

 The Walk-Up Express Payment Window is open for payments until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. 

	 The Collection Department at the Ventura Courthouse in room 205 is open from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

Simi Valley:
East County Courthouse, South Side
 3855-F Alamo Street, Simi Valley, CA 93063

 The Walk-up Express Payment Window is open for payments Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.

Oxnard:
Juvenile Courthouse â Room 122
 4353 E. Vineyard Ave., Oxnard, CA 93036

 Payments can be made at the Juvenile Courthouse from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

To Pay By Mail
Payments can be mailed to the Superior Court Collection Unit at the following address:

Superior Court of California, County of Ventura
 Collection Unit, Room 205
 P. O. Box 6489
 Ventura, CA 93006-6489

Make your check or money order payable to SCCU. Please include your case number on the check or money order. Please do not mail cash.

Types of Cases Handled by the Collection Unit 

Civil Assessment (failure to appear)
Conservatorship
Revenue Recovery | Superior Court of California | County of Tuolumne
If you are in default, you do not have to go back to the judge to see about paying your fine.  You can work it out at Revenue Recovery without having to go back to court.
Payment Information
Payments may be made:

In person.

Mailed to ORR.

By credit card.

ORR accepts payments from third-parties, for example, a friend or relative may write a check or bring in a payment on your account.  They will need the ORR account number for each account they are paying on.
To make a payment in person:

Payments can be made at Revenue Recovery located at 2 S. Green Street, Sonora, CA.

You may pay by check, money order, or cash.

To make a payment by mail:

You may send a check or money order to 2 S. Green Street, Sonora, CA 95370.  DO NOT send cash by mail.

Please include the return portion from your statement.  If you do not have the return portion, write your account number on the check or money order.

If you are writing one check for multiple accounts, please list the amount you are paying on each next to the account number.

Please include your current address and phone number in case ORR needs to contact you regarding the payment.

Checks or money orders should be made payable to: ORR.

To pay by credit card by phone:
Revenue Recovery accounts may be paid by credit card by calling 1-888-566-0994.  You will need your account number to use this service.  It will take at least 48 hours for the funds to be posted to your account.  You will not receive a receipt from us, but your last payment will show on your monthly statement.
To pay by credit card online:
Click on the following link to pay your bill online. Official Payments website
Your credit card will be charged a convenience fee from the vendor for the use of this service.  The fee is not set or retained by the County, and is based on the amount of your payment.
Note: Some fines and fees may require payment by cash, cashier’s check, or money order.

Contact Information
Office of Revenue Recovery
Help Your Business Succeed | Monterey Park, CA - Official Website
To access the most up-to-date and comprehensive information about the disaster loan program, please visit the official SBA website.For further assistance, please contact the Economic Development Division at (626) 307-1385 or EconDev@montereypark.ca.gov.

 
 
 

Need assistance to start or grow your business?Our Economic Development team is ready to assist you in finding the resources and incentives you need to start, grow, or expand your business in Monterey Park.Our team is dedicated to connecting you with valuable resources that can help you make well-informed business decisions to succeed. Below is a list of some of the resources available to you.For more information, please contact the Economic Development Team at econdev@montereypark.ca.gov or (626) 307-1385.State, County, and Regional PartnersWe use the collective strengths of our state, county, and regional partners when working for the success of the Monterey Park business community. Please click on the links below to learn more.Gas Assistance Fund (GAS)The SoCalGas Gas Assistance Fund offers a one-time grant to help customers pay their natural gas bills, with more customers now eligible. - One-time grant for the gas bill, not to exceed $400. - Additional $100 for applicants age 55+ or has an older adult (55+) living in the household. - Extra grant funding is available to those facing certain financial hardships. - For more information or to apply, contact the Chinatown Service Center at (626) 293-8733Restaurants Care Resilience FundThe Restaurants Care Resilience Fund helps small restaurants with improvements, upgrades, employee retention, and managing debt, losses, and rising costs. - $3,000 grants to small restaurants. - No more than three independent locations and not exceeding $3 million in annual revenue. - Applications open in April 2023. - For more information: www.restaurantscare.org.Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)GO-Biz serves as the State of California's leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
2001 Budget Analysis Trial Court Funding (0450)
represent increases in the cost of doing business at a "current services" level, rather than an expansion of existing programs and
services. They also represent costs over which the courts have little to no control. In some cases the courts are prohibited from
purchasing services from anyone other than the county. In other cases the county is the only entity available to provide these
services. We discuss some of these budget increase proposals below.

Security. The budget requests $22.5 million, including $5 million in one-time costs, for additional court security staff and
equipment. Courts have little opportunity to influence either the level of security to be provided or the salaries of those security
officers, but are expected to pay the full amount of each. In most cases, the county sheriff determines the minimum level of
security required in a court facility. In addition, the county board of supervisors negotiates the level of salary and benefits with
the sheriff. Although the negotiated salary increase for security staff will equal $5.1 million in the budget year, the budget contains
no funding for this increase.
Court-Appointed Counsel. The budget requests an increase of $3.9 million for the cost of court-appointed counsel for parents
in dependency cases. Parents have the right to court-appointed counsel in dependency cases if they are indigent. In most cases
the appointed counsel are from county public defender's and district attorney's offices. Of the $3.9 million increase,
approximately $1.7 million is for increased caseload. The remaining $2.2 million, however, is for increases in rates paid to
appointed attorneys which are negotiated by the counties and the attorney's offices, rather than the courts.
Increased County Chargebacks. The budget requests $8.1 million for the increased costs of administrative and janitorial
services provided by counties. This proposal includes (1) $3.6 million for one court's share of debt service on pension obligation
bonds; (2) $2.8 million for janitorial costs (mostly related to salary increases resulting from a county living wage ordinance); (3)
Volunteer Or Donate | VA Boston Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Thank a Veteran online in 5 minutes through E-Donate, a new online donation option that provides community members who wish to give back to Veterans in the VA Boston Healthcare System a simple, safe way to pledge their support to the account of their choice. The E-Donate option allows donors to select from a number of accounts to donate to. Just visit  https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/52253675 or scan this QR code...

They link to the VA New England donation page. On the page, simply:Press Continue to the FormSelect VA Boston Healthcare SystemFill out the form and follow instructionsDonations can be made by credit or debit card. The actual donation is made through a secure site at the U.S. Department of Treasury’s www.pay.gov. A minimum of $5 is required for online donation.E-Donate also provides the option to make a donation in honor of or in memory of a loved one, or other person of your choice.Accounts currently available to donate to under “Program for Donation” are listed below.
The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection
year-over-year decrease reflects a significant amount of one-time
funding provided in the 2022‑23 budget for ZEV activities that is not
sustained at the same level in the current year. The 2023‑24 CARB budget
includes funding provided through the ZEV, energy, community resilience,
and cap-and-trade packages described above. It also includes $75 million
General Fund on a one-time basis for the existing Funding Agricultural
Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program. FARMER
provides funding through local air districts for agricultural equipment
upgrades to lower-emitting technologies.
Department of Toxic
Substances Control 
The budget provides $562 million from various fund sources to support
DTSC in 2023‑24, which represents a decrease of $364 million
(39 percent) when compared to the revised 2022‑23 expenditure level. The
decrease is largely associated with the expiration of limited-term
General Fund the department received to address brownfields across the
state and for cleanup activities related to the Exide Facility in the
City of Vernon.
Provides Special Fund Loans to HWCA. The
budget provides $55 million in special fund loans ($40 million from BCRF
and $15 million from the Toxic Substances Control Account) in 2023‑24 to
address revenue shortfalls in HWCA. The department is required to repay
both accounts by June 30, 2026. The HWCA shortfalls largely are related
to lower-than-projected revenues materializing from the generation and
handling fee that was established through the recent DTSC governance and
fiscal reform package. The budget also authorizes $1.2 million in new
ongoing spending from HWCA to support an analysis of the current
shortfalls and to increase various administrative activities to better
ensure that entities are paying the amounts owed.
Supports Additional Cleanup Activities at Exide
Parkways. The budget includes $40.4 million in 2023‑24 and
$26.9 million in 2024‑25 from the Lead-Acid Battery Cleanup Fund to
Help Your Business Succeed | Monterey Park, CA - Official Website
- For more information or to apply, contact the Chinatown Service Center at (626) 293-8733Restaurants Care Resilience FundThe Restaurants Care Resilience Fund helps small restaurants with improvements, upgrades, employee retention, and managing debt, losses, and rising costs. - $3,000 grants to small restaurants. - No more than three independent locations and not exceeding $3 million in annual revenue. - Applications open in April 2023. - For more information: www.restaurantscare.org.Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)GO-Biz serves as the State of California's leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts. They offer no-cost consultation for identifying business incentives, site selection, regulatory or permitting compliance assistance, foreign direct investment, and export assistance.Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)LAEDC's Business Assistance Program offers confidential, free-of-charge consulting to small and large businesses across all industry sectors and business types. They help businesses overcome challenges to sustain, grow, and hire. Their Business Assistance team is ready to assist you in overcoming and resolving challenges, assist with new opportunities, and help you grow your business in Monterey Park.Rise Financial PathwaysRise Financial Pathways is a nonprofit organization that provides capital for expanding businesses through its Small Business Expansion Loan Program and provides loans to struggling businesses that have been in operation for a minimum of two years through its Seed Microloan Program.Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business ProgramGoldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program provides business education, support services, and pathways to capital for growth-oriented entrepreneurs. Goldman Sachs partners with Community Development Financial Institutions and other mission-driven lenders to expand access to capital for small businesses.Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)PACE is a nonprofit organization that provides small business training, technical assistance, counseling, and access to capital.Small Business Development Center (SBDC)Small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs can go to the SBDC for free face-to-face business consulting.
2001 Budget Analysis: Department of General Services (1760)
We recommend deletion of a proposed $1.1 million loan from the General Fund to the Property Acquisition Law Money Account (PAL) and a one-time augmentation of
$1.9 million from PAL to the Asset Planning and Enhancement Branch for property disposition studies because it is not clear there would be an economic benefit to the state
that would result from the studies. (Reduce Item 1760-012-0001 by $1.1 million and Item 1760-015-0002 by $1.9 million.) 
The budget proposes a $1.9 million augmentation from the PAL to the Asset Planning and Enhancement Branch and a $1.1 million loan from the General Fund (to be repaid by June 30, 2005)
to the PAL to fund market, feasibility, and due diligence studies intended to result in the state receiving higher prices when it disposes of surplus state property. It is proposed that the money be
spent for studies for Agnews Developmental Center, Department of Developmental Services properties, the California Institution for Men at Chino, and properties in Santa Clara and San Jose.
Because of the PAL fund condition, the General Fund loan is needed to support this proposed augmentation.
We have several concerns with this proposal. First, no information is provided to indicate what benefit can reasonably be expected in return for the state's investment in these studies. The
Legislature needs to have some basis for concluding these studies would be a cost-effective investment.
Second, it is not clear that these studies are appropriately undertaken by the seller (the state), rather than the buyer of the property. It would seem reasonable to expect that any serious
potential buyer of property with development potential would conduct market, feasibility, and due diligence studies before making an offer to purchase.
Third, much of the information the proposal suggests is needed may be available without cost to the state from commercial real estate brokers who are in the business of providing this
information as a way to generate successful property transactions from which they benefit.
Finally, it is not clear why the department is seeking additional funding for studies at two properties for which studies were previously funded. The budget proposes a total of $1.2 million for
2001 Budget Analysis: Department of General Services (1760)
State's 911 Surcharge May Be Too High 
We recommend that the Legislature direct the Department of General Services to (1) identify an appropriate reserve for the State Emergency Telephone Number Account
(911) and (2) identify appropriate adjustments to the 911 surcharge to bring that reserve to the identified level. 
The budget proposes an increase in expenditure authority of $31.7 million to the State Emergency Telephone Number Account (911) to begin local government implementation of enhanced
911 service for wireless or "cellular phone" subscribers. The request is the first of a three-year enhancement effort with a projected total start-up cost of $114 million and an ongoing cost of
$20 million.
Background. The DGS is responsible for administering the State Emergency Telephone Number Account. This account is funded through a 911 surcharge that is placed on monthly phone
bills, including cellular phone service. Local agencies are responsible for providing 911 services and then requesting funds from this account as necessary to maintain 911 operations.
Current Cellular 911 Service Does Not Include Full Services. Current 911 service does not include the same capabilities for cellular phones as for land-based phones. For example, local
911 agencies are not able to pinpoint the exact location of a cellular call as they can with a land-based call. The department's proposal would allow implementation of technical changes to
upgrade the response capabilities for cellular subscribers.
The 911 Local Assistance Account Has High Reserve. According to DGS, the 911 local assistance account has been growing at a higher than expected rate due to an increase in the
number of cellular phone accounts. Over a period of years, the reserve has ranged from $60 million to $80 million a year. According to the proposal, even with the costs of implementing
enhanced 911 wireless service, the account is expected to have a reserve of between $30 million to $50 million depending on the cost of the enhanced 911 service and the number of cellular
phone accounts.
The DGS Should Examine Surcharge Amount. Based on information provided by the department concerning the future funding requirements for 911 service, we see no reason to maintain