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Around the County
As we head into fall (where did the time go) I wanted to give you some updates... — Updated 10/1/2021 Full story
Parents should decide
Last week, the State of California Department of Public Health released new... — Updated 7/23/2021 Full story
Help for domestic violence victims
A lot has happened during my first three years on the Board of Supervisors, but... — Updated 7/17/2021 Full story
My transportation vision
In last week’s op-ed, I talked about SANDAG’s latest proposal for a ‘road charge.’ For those who didn’t read it, this wou... — Updated 7/10/2021 Full story
Per-mile tax is a nonstarter
In 2004, SANDAG proposed a new sales tax to voters that would generate $14 billion dollars, which promised to relieve traffic... — Updated 6/30/2021
Let's move forward, together
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been asked, ‘What have you learned over the past year?’ It’s an interesting question and one... — Updated 6/23/2021
COVID-19 relief
Last week, the Board of Supervisors voted to allocate over $600 million from the... — Updated 6/16/2021
San Diego County is being taken advantage of
The federal government is taking advantage of San Diego County and it shows no si... — Updated 6/9/2021
COVID-19 relief
The federal government has allocated over $300 million to San Diego County for CO... — Updated 6/2/2021
Drowning prevention
We are blessed to live in a County that is home to many beaches and pools, which... — Updated 5/26/2021
County update
For the last 14 months, like many around the country, the Board of Supervisors... — Updated 5/19/2021
Community Paramedicine
We’ve learned a lot over the last year. While there’s been tragedy, we’ve a... — Updated 5/12/2021
Helping our restaurants
San Diego County restaurants have suffered greatly over the last year. We’ve... — Updated 5/5/2021
Two COVID-19 studies
We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘Follow the science,’ over the last year.... — Updated 4/28/2021
Latest county news
A lot has been happening recently in San Diego County, and progress continues to... — Updated 4/21/2021
Addressing homelessness in North County
We’ve all heard the same political campaign speech, ‘We need to solve... — Updated 4/14/2021
More progress
We continue to make great progress in our fight against COVID-19. San Diego... — Updated 4/7/2021
Helping those at the San Diego Convention Center
Over the last several weeks, we’ve started to see heartbreaking photos coming... — Updated 4/1/2021
Three COVID updates
The past week was a major step forward in our fight against COVID-19. First, on... — Updated 3/24/2021
Hazardous materials disposal appointments open
I have great news for North County. Starting Saturday, March 20, North County... — Updated 3/17/2021
Public safety power shut offs require planning
Public safety power shut offs can disrupt life throughout San Diego County. The... — Updated 3/10/2021
Fans in the stands
Last week, I wrote a letter to our governor asking him to allow fans into Petco... — Updated 3/3/2021
Back to purple
We are back to the purple tier in the County of San Diego, in fact we’ve been... — Updated 3/1/2021
We are making progress
San Diego County has administered over 500,000 vaccines and that number... — Updated 2/17/2021
Vaccine shortages are frustrating
The rollout for the COVID-19 vaccine has been frustrating, not just in San Diego... — Updated 2/10/2021
