Your View: A Stellar Falcon

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It's not unusual to see falcons in one of our County parks, but this one was a little different. County Park Ranger Alicia Watkins captured the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Ramona Grasslands County Preserve Monday night.

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.

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. 

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D&I Digest: Neuro-Inclusion

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The latest D&I Digest is out! This interactive newsletter with a focus on neuro-inclusion has curated videos, webinars and articles that will help educate, build connections and spark inclusive conversations.

Check out the Connecting the Dots section featuring Chief of Staff Natalia Bravo and resources including terminology and program profiles.

The D&I Digest is designed to be used as a learning resource throughout the quarter for County employees.

Get Involved: Are you interested in participating in further opportunities on the topic of neurodiversity? Click here to give your input on the types of resources/events you'd like to see.

Explore the D&I Digest now.

Book Discussion: ‘All You Can Ever Know’

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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with a book discussion on “All You Can Ever Know”.

This memoir is Nicole Chung’s story of adoption and the search for her Korean birth family, when she becomes an expectant mother and is about to start her own family.

The event in partnership with the Asian Pacific Alliance of County Employees and the County of San Diego Filipino-American Employees Association will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4 at the Poway Library.

The Poway Library is located at 13137 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064.

Register now.

See the flyer below.

Earth Day Is Every Day Thanks to You!

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The County is kicking off a month of activities in honor of Earth Day. Our Interim Chief Administrative Officer is grateful for your commitment and invites you to celebrate.

We hope you enjoy these activities that celebrate our beautiful planet and help you care for our natural environment. We look forward to celebrating with you virtually all year long, and in person at this year's Earth Day Fair at the County Operations Center, 5500 Overland Drive, from 11 a. m. to 1 p.m. on April 22, 2024.

Chairwoman Nora Vargas and the County Supervisors wish all a Happy Earth Month. Watch Video.

Meet the 2024 CSDFEA SHEroes

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In celebration of Women's History Month, the County of San Diego Filipino American Employee Association (CSDFEA) is showcasing the personal “sheroes” of County of San Diego employees.

CSDFEA explained that a shero is defined as “a woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities; a heroine.” A shero can be a family member, friend, teacher, coach, co-worker, mentor, community advocate, famous trailblazer, etc. 

Meet the 19 amazing women in CSDFEA's 2024 SHERO program.

County Employees Give $102K in Grants

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The County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO) distributed $101,507 in grants to 58 local nonprofit programs and the Employee Crisis Fund at its annual awards ceremony at the County Operations Center Friday.

Several local nonprofits, including health clinics, homeless service providers, after school programs and more, received grants. See the full list.

CECO has been the charitable arm of the County of San Diego since 1956 and strives to lend a hand to the community by way of grants to local nonprofit programs and assistance to employees and retirees in need. One hundred percent of donations made to CECO are distributed back to the community. 

Help CECO provide greater support to local nonprofits and County employees and retirees in need. Make a one-time or reoccurring donation or encourage another person to support CECO.

There’s three easy ways to give: donate through PayPal, set up a reoccurring donation or through automatic payroll deductions.

Video: Ethics Fair Fun 

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The Office of Ethics, Compliance and Labor Standards hosted a fun fair for employees on Thursday in March in honor of Ethics Awareness Month. The Ethics Fair was held at the County Operations Center. The theme this year was “Do the Right Thing.”

If you missed the speaker series, watch the webinars on “rewind”: 

If you have questions about Ethics and Compliance training and other resources, contact the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Labor Standards team at oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-531-5174.   

HHSA staff may also contact the HHSA Business Assurance and Compliance team at compliance.hhsa@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-338-2807.  

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

Your View: The Tale of Two Palm Trees

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Borrego Springs Library staff captured this beautiful photo from the library’s Poet’s Patio of the newly fallen snow on the San Jacinto Mountains and two lovely palm trees. A rare sight in March!

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.

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.