A special election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 is scheduled for August 15, 2023. Come listen to candidates Janessa Goldbeck, Paul McQuigg, Monica Montgomery Steppe, and Amy Reichert as they respond to your questions regarding the needs and concerns of the community.
In the unincorporated areas, the County provides parks and libraries, builds and maintains roads, oversees zoning and building. The sheriff's department provides law enforcement services while County Fire provides firefighters and paramedics.
For the entire region, the County offers a variety of social services to keep San Diegans healthy. That includes getting food, housing and health care to people in need. The County helps people with mental health and substance abuse challenges. They investigate and guard against disease outbreaks. They collect child support and manage disaster response. In the justice system, the County has prosecutors, public defenders and probation. The County inspects or monitors restaurants, beach water, gas stations, price scanners, etc. They also run elections. In a few cases, cities pay the County to provide certain services for them, like having the County sheriff's department serve as their police or operating their library.
Much of this is overseen by the Board of Supervisors. They're elected by people in their districts. The districts together cover the whole County.
District 4 includes the communities of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, North Clairemont, Hillcrest, Balboa Park, North Park, Bankers Hill, Old Town, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, University Heights, Oak Park, Webster, Valencia Park, Encanto, Bay Terraces, Paradise Hills, Skyline, Kearny Mesa, Clairemont Mesa, Linda Vista, Birdland, Serra Mesa, Civita, portions of Grantville, City Heights, Rolando, Azalea Park, Chollas Creek, Rolando Park, Kensington-Talmadge, Mid-City, Montezuma Mesa, SDSU Mission Valley, Crest-Dehesa, Spring Valley, Casa de Oro, Mt. Helix, and Rancho San Diego.
After the event, the recording will be available at
https://lwvsandiego.org/video
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