Don’t Miss the Live Well San Diego 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run

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Now in its ninth year, the free 2023 Live Well San will bring thousands of San Diegans together on Sunday, Sept. 17 at Waterfront Park. The 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. and the 1-Mile Fun Run at 9 a.m. Register today.

Coordinated by the County and presented by San Diego County Credit Union in partnership with 2-1-1 San Diego, this year’s 5K celebrates Community in Motion with family fun activities throughout the morning. We encourage you to attend with your loved ones of all ages and abilities, including children, older adults, and other family members!

 You can:

  • Compete in the 5K Race or 1-Mile Fun Run individually or as a team.

  • Enjoy a family-friendly expo featuring live music, games, and more.

  • Play in the First 5 family zone, whatever your age!

Registration will be capped and we are nearly at capacity, so sign up soon! If you previously registered and can no longer attend, please cancel your registration so others can sign up.

To get ready for the race, you can also sign up for the 5K Fitness Challenge, which includes exercise tips and encouragement delivered straight to your phone from Aug. 14 – Sept. 17.

As County employees and residents, we all contribute to assuring our region is Building Better Health, Living Safely, and Thriving. You can continue the tradition and have fun with family and friends by participating in Live Well San Diego signature events like the 5K.

Join SDCLA ERG for the San Diego Wave Game This Saturday!

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The San Diego County Latino Association Employee Resource Group is inviting employees and their family and friends to come out for a game of soccer on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Snapdragon Stadium, 2101 Stadium Way, San Diego. The ERG has a group discount rate available for the Festival Futbolera, which happens to be Latino Heritage Night, and kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month. The San Diego Wave plays Kansas City at 7 p.m. but the festivities begin at 4 p.m. Discounted tickets are $19 if purchased by 5 p.m. Sept. 16.

For questions, reach out to sdcla@sdcounty.ca.gov.

See the flyer below.

Your View: Stepping Up to Remember

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On Sunday, personnel from CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire participated in the San Diego 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Hilton Bay Front in San Diego. The event honors the 403 emergency responders that made the ultimate sacrifice on Sept. 11, 2001.

In addition, San Diego County Fire Truck 38 displayed the United States flag at the entrance to the event.

Funds raised at the stair climb benefit Firefighter Aid, a San Diego-based nonprofit that provides charitable assistance to firefighters and families in crisis and promotes awareness of firefighter's health and safety issues and their impacts on families and communities.

Share your photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a cool worksite, 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.

See more of Your View photos.

Your View: 'We Just Got Paid'

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Auditor & Controller Manager Bernadette Javate celebrated National Payroll Week (Sept. 4-8) with about 329 payroll and human resources professionals in San Diego County earlier this week. 

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.

See more of Your View photos.

Rewind: Overcoming Imposter-ism

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Watch the Rewind video now.

Did you miss the Townhall on Overcoming Imposter-ism on Aug. 31? Employees can watch the recorded event now.

Panelist spoke about their experiences with imposter syndrome and how they’ve overcome the unfounded feelings of self-doubt.

Speakers

  • Moderator: Natalia Bravo, D&I Exec Council Chair and CAO Chief of Staff

  • Panelist: Lucero Chavez Basilio, D&I Exec Council Member and Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs in the Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities department

  • Panelist: Matthew Parr, Office of Economic Development and Government Affairs Deputy Director

  • Panelist: Edith Sanchez Cruz, Public Affairs Officer for the Sheriff's Department

  • Panelist: Ebony Shelton, Finance and General Government Deputy Chief Administrator and Chief Financial Officer

  • Panelist: Andrew Strong, D&I Exec Council Member and Office of Equity and Racial Justice Director

  • Panelist: Tamara Watson-Foster, LGBTQ&A ERG Board Member and Human Services Specialist at the Northeastern FRC

Resources for this session: 

The townhall was hosted by the Diversity and Inclusion Executive Council. Learn more about D&I in San Diego County.

PerkSpot: Meal Prep Deals

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Looking for easy meals you can throw together with a few simple ingredients? Well, you’ve come to the right place! PerkSpot has a variety of meal plans to choose from to help save you time, including Hello Fresh, Green Chef, NutriSystem and more. 

The online employee discount program offers benefits and discounts through more than 400 service providers and retailers. Go to sdcounty.perkspot.com and shop.  

Gallery: See Who Won the Goodwill Games Winners!

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Congratulations to winners of the Goodwill Games, an Olympic-style event which provided employees the opportunity to compete in select sporting activities last month.

The competition included six different sports: cross country, bowling, volleyball, softball, mountain biking and basketball.

Take a look at who won and the galleries below.

Cross Country

Female

  • Gold: Heather Molzen, HHSA

  • Silver: Megan O'Dowd, Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities

  • Bronze: Charity White, Behavioral Health Services

Male

  • Gold: Salvador Castillo, Sheriff

  • Silver: Austin Uhle, County Counsel

  • Bronze: John Paul Cenidoza, HHSA

Bowling

Gold: Trekies

  • Antonio Booker, Facilties Management Edgemoor

  • Sarah Carino, Facilities Management Edgemoor

Silver: Chill Win Squad

  • Alexandra Torres, HHSA

  • Hernani Depositar, HHSA

Bronze: Turkey Boys

  • Kevin Le, Accessor/Recorder/County Clerk

  • Ricardo Hernandez Garduno, Accessor/Recorder/County Clerk

Volleyball

Gold: Team Smash

  • Emily Jacobson, Public Works

  • Maureen Laudato, Public Works

  • Edgar Martinez, Public Works

  • Alejandro Nunez, Public Works

  • Rachel Duncan, Sheriff

Silver: One Hit Wonders

  • Leslie Hernandez, HHSA

  • Brenda Ferro, HHSA

  • Ma Isabel Diaz Contredas, HHSA

  • Andria Haubruge, HHSA

  • Pricilla Tovar, HHSA

  • Angela Duffy, HHSA

  • Joel De La Cruz, HHSA

  • Jordyn Young, HHSA

  • Israel Carreon, HHSA

  • Anousack Phayvanh, HHSA

Bronze: Chewblokas

  • Joseph DiMartino, HHSA

  • Noemi Hernandez, HHSA

  • Omar Avila, HHSA

  • Stephanie Ferro, HHSA

  • Joel Mendoza, HHSA

  • Sandra Martha, HHSA

Softball

Gold: Public Minds

  • Alex Sanchez, Public Works

  • Nicole Worley, Public Works

  • Javier De la Torre, Public Works

  • Alfonso Vargas, Public Works

  • Cezar Gamez, Public Works

  • Guadalupe Ortega, Public Works

  • Annette Bettencourt-Ouellette, Public Works

  • Jaime Mancera Ortega, Public Works

  • Stephanie Castaneda, Public Works

Silver: Where’s Melusky

  • Steve Lujan, Child Support

  • Enrique Banuelos, Child Support

  • David Melusky, Child Support

  • James Tear, Child Support

  • Trac Pham, Child Support

  • Shannon Coleman, Child Support

  • Kim Townsend, Child Support

  • Berenice Ledezma, Child Support

  • Angela Rodriguez, Child Support

  • Alejandra Gonzalez, Child Support

  • Joseph Incorvaia, Child Support

  • Lyndsey Kaan, Child Support

Bronze: Parks & Wreck

  • Aaron Escobedo, Parks and Recreation

  • Hanna Shipley, Parks and Recreation

  • Lizzy Benerick, Parks and Recreation

  • Ruben Meraz, Parks and Recreation

  • Sean Sutton, Parks and Recreation

  • Loreen Morgan, Parks and Recreation

  • Sean Hill, Parks and Recreation

  • Annamarie Hernandez, Parks and Recreation

  • Krisando Equipado, Parks and Recreation

  • Daniel Izaguirre, HHSA

  • Savannah Whitehurst, Parks and Recreation

Mountain Bike
(See results online)

Female

Gold: Lizzy Bendrick, Parks and Recreation

Silver: Maria Solorzano, Public Defender

Bronze: Christine Fernandez, HHSA

Men

Gold: John Paul Cenidoza, HHSA

Silver: Cal Logan, District Attorney

Bronze: David Flagg, Planning & Development Services

Basketball

Female

Gold: Hoops! I Did It Again

  • Miriam Barton, Library

  • Brenda Ferro, HHSA

  • Ivett Montoya, HHSA

  • Vanessa Caceres, HHSA

  • Stephanie Rodriguez, HHSA

  • Heather Molzen, HHSA

  • Esther Sipe, HHSA

  • Priscilla Tovar, HHSA

Silver: B.A.S.W.

  • Ma Isabel Diaz Contreras

  • Reem Radwan

  • Andrea Venegas

  • Andria Haubruge

Male

Gold: Sheriff’s Silver Stars

  • Marcus Levine, Sheriff

  • Michael Whitney, Sheriff

  • Kevin Bogler, Sheriff

Silver: Let’s Go

  • Shawn Brom, Registrar of Voters

  • Taryell Simmons, Human Resources

  • Noel Sancha, Public Works

  • Jherome Hernandez, Registrar of Voters

  • Roger Ochoa, Human Resources

Bronze: Mamba

  • Patrick Velasco, Facilities Management

  • Rafael Mota, Auditor & Controller

  • William Woodruff, Facilities Management

  • June Radoc, Facilities Management