Here in Ventura we don't question whether or not a public option can work. We know it can.

"Escalating costs continue to lead us into further deficits, weaker benefits, and millions more Americans are losing coverage. In Ventura County we've been told that the County will not pay any increases in health care and all plans will increase between 4 - 24 percent. We must have health care reform."

I just sent an email to hundreds of social workers in Southern California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget put child welfare at risk, but additional cuts...