Tag: Jim Desmond

San Diego Supervisors Chase More State Funding to Combat Homelessness

May 26, 2023
CaliforniaJim DesmondProject HomekeyRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSan Diego CountySan Diego County Board of SupervisorsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUS
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 to apply for more state funding to purchase four hotels to convert into permanent housing for the homeless during its May 23 meeting. The supervisors did not say, at this time, how much they plan to seek from California’s Homekey funds, which are designated to create…

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San Diego Supervisors Approve ‘No Confidence’ Vote Against Nathan Fletcher

April 11, 2023
CaliforniaJim DesmondNathan FletcherRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSan Diego County Board of SupervisorsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a vote of no-confidence in fellow Supervisor Nathan Fletcher April 11, after he admitted to cheating on his wife and said he would check into a treatment facility for alcohol abuse, trauma, and post-traumatic stress. Although the board has no power to forcefully remove Fletcher the 4–0…

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San Diego Supervisors Support Restricting Sexual Predators Near Home Schools

January 13, 2023
Borrego SpringsDouglas BadgerHelen Robbins-MeyerHome schoolJim DesmondJoel AndersonLocal NewsRegional NewsRegional-Local Newssexually violent predatorsSocial IssuesSouthern CaliforniaSuperior Court Judge Theodore WeathersUS
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San Diego County Supervisors voted 4–0 Wednesday to support state legislation that would restrict the placement of sexually violent predators near homeschooling sites. The motion by Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond directs Chief Administration Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to request that state legislation governing predator placement take home school sites into account, along with public…

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San Diego County Board of Supervisors Votes in Chairwoman

January 10, 2023
Jim DesmondJoel AndersonLocal NewsNathan FletcherNora VargasRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaTerra Lawson-RemerThe county Board of SupervisorsUS
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Nora Vargas to serve as chairwoman Tuesday, while Terra Lawson-Remer was chosen as vice chair and Joel Anderson as chair pro-tem. First elected in 2020 to represent District 1, Vargas replaces Nathan Fletcher, who served two terms as chair. Last month, Fletcher announced that he wouldn’t…

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Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Dropped Off at San Diego Bus Stops: Supervisor

December 29, 2022
Jim DesmondLocal NewsRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)US
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has recently dropped off hundreds of illegal immigrants seeking asylum at bus stops across San Diego County, according to a local county supervisor. San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond told The Epoch Times that on Dec. 23, border patrol agents dropped off around 200 asylum seekers—political refugees seeking shelter…

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