Join EWA for a Tree Planting Event at Goodan Ranch

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Join the Emerging Workforce Association (EWA) and County of San Diego Filipino-American Employees Association (CSDFEA) for an Earth Day Celebration! The employee resources group will be hosting a tree planting event at the Goodan Ranch-Sycamore Canyon Preserve in Poway from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 22.

If you would like to participate, consider the following:

  • Participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes and recommended to wear pants, hat and long-sleeves. Sunglasses are highly recommended.

  • Carpooling is encouraged; there is limited parking with a dirt road access.

Meet at the Goodan Ranch Staging Area at 16281 Sycamore Canyon Rd., Poway, CA 92064.

To register for the event, please click here.

For inquiries, please contact codyblake.ambrose@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Show Us Your Aztec Pride

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SDSU banner in front of campus

Calling all Aztec fans! Show us your Aztec pride as the San Diego State Men’s team head to the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time in school history.  

Let’s see those photos of you in your favorite SDSU swag in support of the team! Snap a pic and submit it now to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov and we will add them to a gallery here. Be sure to include information about the photo and your name.

The Aztecs’ road to the national title continues with a game on Saturday, April 1. 

Four people wearing SDSU gear

Raquel, Blanca, Sandra and Kenia, Medical Care Services

People wearing SDSU gear

Pictured from left to right (standing) is Abigail Mendoza, Kaimook Boyer, Tatyanna Roy, Elvia Morales, Erik Pratt. Kneeling is Elva Stopke, and Sara Vargas, Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk in Chula Vista

Person holding foam finger.

Janie Regier, Office of Equity and Racial Justice

person wearing SDSU shirt

Mike Fulton, Peraton

Stacey Sundling, North Coastal PHC, Medical Care Services

Person in Aztecs gear

Michael Arce, Behavioral Health Services

Leonor G. Chairez, Behavioral Health Services

Left Karla Valdez and right Mariana Delgadillo, Medical care Services.

Person with foam finger

John Lee, Child Support Services

Ryan – Adult Protective Services  

Person with Aztecs hat

Juan Salgado, General Services

San Diego County District Attorney Media Specialist Barbara Medina and her daughter

Jana Jordan (left) and Wendy Garcia (right) from Aging & Independence Services

Sebastian Falcon, HHSA, and Coach Fisher from earlier this year (

Jaime I Gomez, Metro Family Resource Center, and his wife in Houston

Daisy Nava, Behavioral Health Services

Rewind: Christy Carlson Talks Ethics

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If you missed the Ethics Awareness Month Speakers Series featuring Health and Human Services Agency Compliance Officer Christy Carlson on Tuesday you can watch the virtual event online. Watch now!

It’s not too late to participate in activities. Join the next event with County Counsel Claudia Silva at noon on Tuesday, March 28.

For more information, email oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619-531-5174. In addition, you can visit OEC’s InSite page.

See Who Won the Employee Basketball Tournament

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Men’s Winning Team

County workers got into the spirit of March Madness this weekend with the Employee Wellness’ basketball tournament. The friendly competition at the Spring Valley Teen Center/Gym promoted camaraderie, teamwork and physical activity.

Women’s Winning Team

The men’s winner was “The SD Sheriff Team” with teammates Marcus Levine, Ryan Hamann, Michael Whitney, Trevor Newkirk, Richard Pele, Jonathan Panganiban and Kevin Boegler—all sergeants or deputies with the Sheriff’s Department.

The women’s winner was “The Cougars” with teammates Valerie Ryan, Kerry Conway and Judy Taschner from the District Attorney’s office.

See the gallery below.

Rainbow Cloud over Las Colinas

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Teresita Sherman with the Sheriff’s Department recently captured a photo of a rainbow over the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility in Santee. Check out how the colors appear to pour out of the cloud!

Please share your County-related photos! Snap a pic and submit it.

Be sure to include information about the photo and your name. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.

See more of Your View photos.

Mini County Administration Center Building on Exhibit at Legoland

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County Building made of LEGOs

The votes are in! LEGOLAND visitors voted about which San Diego landmarks they wanted to see built into its new MINILAND USA exhibit. The County Administration Center building made the list and you can see it shrunk down into 1:20 scale brick model form in the MINILAND San Diego exhibit which debuted March 23.

LEGO master builder architects used 56,000 bricks to construct the CAC building, and it took 200 hours to build. Other San Diego landmarks include Balboa Park, the Santa Fe Station, Petco Park, the San Diego County Fair, San Diego Convention Center, Hotel del Coronado, and the Coronado Bay Bridge.

Coming soon to the MINILAND CAC will be wedding scenes in the park as well as the Star of India, which is across from our building.

Do You Have a Question About Ethics?

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The next in a series of events highlighting ethics and compliance is coming up. County Counsel Claudia Silva will share her thoughts on ethics from noon to 12:30 p.m. on March 28. This virtual event will be held on Zoom. It is the final event in the Speaker Series.

Let the games begin with a few fun ways for employees to learn the Code of Ethics:

 You can submit the completed Scavenger Hunt to OEC by email to be entered in an opportunity drawing. Online participants are automatically entered.

Interested in ways to champion ethics in the workplace? Consider the below:

  • Recommitting to the Code of Ethics. Our code of ethics is the foundation of our County culture.

  • Sharing your favorite Know the Code micro-learning (posted on InSite and LMS).

  • Requesting that OEC conduct an on-site ethics training or speak at an upcoming department meeting.

  • Checking out the "Ethics In-a-Box” training resources for managers/supervisors.

If you ever have an ethics-related question, don’t wait to get answers. There are many ways to learn more, including asking your supervisor or manager and visiting the OEC webpage on InSite. More information about Ethics Awareness Month and the upcoming Ethics & Compliance training, along with resources like the monthly “Know the Code” articles and micro-training videos can also be found on the OEC webpage.

Rewind: Fireside Chat on Leadership Opportunities

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Watch the Rewind video here.

Did you miss the Employee Resource Group Council’s “Fireside Chat” on discovering leadership opportunities Tuesday? You can now watch the virtual session on InSite.

The ERG Council’s Fireside Chats are quarterly sessions with County leadership on the secrets to their career success. This quarter, the Asian Pacific Alliance of County Employees hosted a lively discussion with Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Michael Vu and Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures Ha Dang.

Resources discussed in this session included:

Panelists were unable to get to all the submitted questions. Please see answers to these additional questions.