For eight years, Women of Color Roar has hosted a Black History Month breakfast to connect young girls with some of the highest-ranking women of color in the government of San Diego County and California. One of the morning’s most rousing speeches came from Ismahan Abdullahi, a nonprofit leader and high-ranking member of the Board […]
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday, Jan. 22, unanimously elected Carlsbad City Councilmember Teresa Acosta as the board’s new secretary. Acosta replaces Joy Lyndes, who stepped down following her recent announcement that she will not seek re-election to her position on the Encinitas City Council this year.
Punxsutawney Phil may be calling for six more weeks of winter, but winter is nowhere to be found in San Diego County. Warmer weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday, with periods of weak to locally moderate Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.
Rising costs are squeezing Californians. Groceries, rent, gas—everything—are on a skyward trajectory. And now, water costs are adding to the affordability crisis. In San Diego, cumulative drinking water and wastewater rates are going up 93%. Other communities across the state are not far behind. But the worst could be yet to come. Governor Newsom has […]
Black History Month Breakfast Connects Powerful Women of Color With the Girls Who Want to Be Like Them
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Lucas RobinsonFor eight years, Women of Color Roar has hosted a Black History Month breakfast to connect young girls with some of the highest-ranking women of color in the government of San Diego County and California. One of the morning’s most rousing speeches came from Ismahan Abdullahi, a nonprofit leader and high-ranking member of the Board […]
Carlsbad City Council Member New Water Authority Secretary
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /North Coast Current Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday, Jan. 22, unanimously elected Carlsbad City Councilmember Teresa Acosta as the board’s new secretary. Acosta replaces Joy Lyndes, who stepped down following her recent announcement that she will not seek re-election to her position on the Encinitas City Council this year.
While Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Winter, San Diego County Warms Up
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth IrelandPunxsutawney Phil may be calling for six more weeks of winter, but winter is nowhere to be found in San Diego County. Warmer weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday, with periods of weak to locally moderate Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.
C-Win: Big Tunnel, Big Taxes: Newsom’s Gigantic Water Project Would Spike Property Taxes
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Maven's Notebookby Tom Stokely and Max GombergRising costs are squeezing Californians. Groceries, rent, gas—everything—are on a skyward trajectory. And now, water costs are adding to the affordability crisis. In San Diego, cumulative drinking water and wastewater rates are going up 93%. Other communities across the state are not far behind. But the worst could be yet to come. Governor Newsom has […]