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Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas shares a message for employees on how the County will move forward as an organization. If you have questions or comments, please send emails here.
One in seven people entering a hospital needs blood. Even more urgent, blood banks supplying those hospitals are often faced with shortages. That is why for 39 years, the County has hosted an annual blood drive to meet the critical need for donations.
This year’s month-long event kicked off Monday, outside the County Administration Center, with Chief Medical Officer Eric McDonald describing the importance both donating and creating diversity among donors.
For details, visit the County News Center.
If you missed the Office of Ethics and Compliance’s Ethics Awareness Month Speakers Series featuring County Counsel Claudia Silva on March 28, you can watch the virtual event online. Watch now!
For more information, email oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619-531-5174. In addition, you can visit OEC’s InSite page.
Come celebrate our beautiful planet and learn how the County is working to create a more sustainable world! Join an Earth Day Fair at the County Operations Center on Friday, April 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be tree plantings, recycling activities, touch tables, electric vehicle displays, touch tables and a scavenger hunt in the community garden.
The County Operations Center is located at 5500 Overland Ave., San Diego, CA 92123.
Visit the County’s Earth Month webpage to learn more.
A message from Chairwoman Nora Vargas and Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer:
Happy Earth month! As public servants, the County of San Diego is committed to the sustainability of our community in all forms, including nature, our built environment and economic resiliency. April 22 brings people together to celebrate Earth Day globally, but here at the County, sustainability is year-round. It is an important consideration in our programs, operations and facilities and it is central in our County vision: a just, sustainable and resilient future for all.
From big to small, we are doing things that make a difference for the environment.
Our new Regional Decarbonization Framework helps focus communities in the region on scientifically backed, meaningful carbon-reducing activities that support a healthier future for all. The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice will coordinate regional sustainability initiatives and elevate the importance of environmental justice to address and prevent environmental disparities in neighborhoods.
Our ongoing climate action measures and permanent teleworking and alternate schedules lower greenhouse gas emissions. The County’s Environmental Justice Element in the General Plan guides equitable land uses. Our fleet vehicles are shifting to electric and solar has been installed on many County properties. Individual department sustainability plans are already reducing the carbon footprint of their operations.
We’ve also committed to planting 10,000 trees in San Diego County this year and have adopted a policy to encourage the use of native plants which thrive better in drought conditions.
Sustainability is alive and well here at all levels of our organization. We’d love to hear what you are personally doing to be more sustainable. You can share your ideas and find inspiration from others on this earth month engagement site.
There are many ways you can support sustainability and get involved throughout April. You may want to plant some trees or visit the County Operations Center in-person fair on April 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or learn and explore through the County’s Earth month website.
Let’s embrace sustainability to benefit this amazing planet of ours. Working together, we’ve got this!
The County Administration Center was lit Sunday night in observance of World Autism Awareness Day.
The County Administration Center was lit Saturday night in honor of San Diego State University reaching the NCAA Championship game
The County Administration Center was lit Friday night in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility
Bounmy Khaiaphone, facilities analyst with County Library, snapped this beautiful picture of blossoms in front of the brand new Lakeside Library, which opened last month.
Share your photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a beautiful sunset over your office or a wonderful County program being offered—snap a pic and submit it. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.
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