Articles written by Supervisor Jim Desmond
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Streamline the permitting process
We’ve all heard it; there’s a shortage of housing in San Diego County. Every... — Updated 2/21/2020 Full story
The Coronavirus
District Five San Diego County, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,... — Updated 2/12/2020
Podcast offers latest info
5th District Do you want to stay up to date on the latest happenings in San... — Updated 2/6/2020 Full story
What county supervisors do
5th District As we are now fully in 2020, I thought this would be a great time... — Updated 1/24/2020
$90 Million for bike lanes!?
Fifth District This past Friday, common sense went out the window. At a meeting... — Updated 1/20/2020
County offers resources to residents
As we head into 2020, I want to let everyone know about the resources we have for... — Updated 1/11/2020 Full story
Looking ahead in 2020
It’s been a fantastic first year as a San Diego County Supervisor and while... — Updated 1/2/2020 Full story
Our last board meeting
5th District We held our final board meeting for 2019 recently. It seems like... — Updated 12/18/2019 Full story
A Thank you to my constituents
Fifth District Last week, we held our inaugural Holiday Open House. It was... — Updated 12/12/2019 Full story
More bike lanes?
District 5 I sound like a broken record, but SANDAG is up to their usual tricks.... — Updated 12/6/2019
Thanksgiving
Where has the year gone? It seems like I was just being sworn into office and... — Updated 12/1/2019
Thank you to our firefighters
The past few weeks have seemed like a ticking time bomb. While the winds howled... — Updated 11/15/2019
Local organizations benefit from reinvestment
SThe Neighborhood Reinvestment Program provides grant funds to nonprofit... — Updated 11/7/2019
Fix the roads
It’s the old political stump speech, “If you elect me, I’m going to fix... — Updated 10/30/2019 Full story
County grants now available
My office is open. We are now accepting applications from public agencies and non... — Updated 10/11/2019 Full story
SANDAG compromises on transportation plan
5th District - It’s been an on-going debate amongst my fellow board members at... — Updated 10/4/2019 Full story
Residents' input needed at SANDAG meeting
The future of San Diego's transportation is about to be decided. This Friday,... — Updated 9/27/2019 Full story
Fallbrook to benefit from county
Last week, I mentioned that we are going through budget deliberations for San... — Updated 9/25/2019 Full story
Second revitalization meeting is Sept. 17
We are headed back to Fallbrook. My staff and I will be coming out to the... — Updated 9/13/2019 Full story
Discuss 'The Power of a Story' at Veterans Forum, Sept. 23
San Diego County is home to the nation’s largest concentration of military... — Updated 8/30/2019 Full story
More parks are coming to District 5
Parks play an important role in our community. The San Diego County park system... — Updated 8/24/2019 Full story
Firefighters put their lives on the line
We often take many things for granted. The beautiful county we live in, the oppor... — Updated 8/12/2019 Full story
Streamlining discretionary permitting process would make housing more affordable
We all know housing affordability is a problem in San Diego County. Housing... — Updated 8/5/2019 Full story
