SAN DIEGO MOM LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO FLY BRAIN-INJURED SON TO AUSTRALIA FOR CARE
Long-term care for Hunter Smith more affordable in Brisbane
Houlahan will face Mayor recovery, but his insurance John Minto, who has been coverage is running out. on the City Council since Now Antico and Smith are in 2002 and was elected mayor a race against time to raise in 2016. enough money to fly Hunter District 4 has two candito Australia, where he holds dates vying to replace dual citizenship, because Houlahan, Samm Hurst that country offers farand Dustin Trotter. In DisOn Sept. 17, 33-year-old more-affordable long-term In 2018, Santee moved trict 3, Councilwoman Hunter Kristian Smith sufnursing care than the U.S. from at-large to by-district Laura Koval is running unfered a massive brain injury Since Antico launched a voting for the City Council. contested. at his home in National City GoFundMe campaign on This year, the fourth and fiThe San Diego Unionand has been in a vegetative Oct. 6, she has raised more nal area of the city will be Tribune asked the candistate ever since at Scripps than $46,000 of the $72,000 represented in the 2020 dates to weigh in on some of Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. needed for the medicalelection. the top issues facing the city.Smith’sparents,Con-evacuationflightstoBris-CouncilmanStephen cetta Antico of San Diego bane, where she’s now negoHoulahan, who lives in Disand Stephen V. Smith of Ortiating with three hospitals trict 4, is running for mayor. ange County, have seen to take in Hunter for a longHoulahan was first elected promising signs of a gradual • to the City Council in 2016.