The academy is slated to close in October due to declining enrollment. State and federal law changes regarding foster care will also end funding to SPA, described by county officials as a first-in-the-nation residential campus designed specifically for foster youth.
Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher suggested the changes, saying a restructure was necessary for San Pasqual to stay open. Our commitment to the youth in our county compels us to find creative and new ways to best meet the needs of our most vulnerable, Fletcher said after the meeting adjourned. While the model will change, our commitment to our youth and services at this location remains the same.
Desmond is a county supervisor who represents District 5 and lives in Oceanside.
There finally seems to be light at the end of the tunnel a tunnel that, at times, seemed like it would never end. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that June 15 could see the reopening of all businesses in California was welcome news for everyone. With hospitalization rates coming down, kids finally back in the classroom and the unemployment numbers continuing to drop in San Diego County, we might finally be able to look forward.
We must continue to follow all the safety protocols and not let our collective guard down, but hopefully soon things will be back to normal.
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The County of San Diego released a $7 billion budget Thursday that increases funding for public safety and health and human services for the next fiscal year starting July 1.
The plan increases spending by $480 million, or 7.3 percent, over the current year, with behavioral health, sheriff and public assistance programs accounting for the biggest expenses.
The county Health and Human Services agency makes up the biggest source of spending at over $2.7 billion, or 39 percent of the county’s total. That spending would increase by 8.3 percent over the current year.
Second is public safety, at nearly $2.2 billion, or 31.2 percent of expenses; it would have a 7.2 percent increase over this year.
County Chief Administrative Officer releases recommended $7.03 billion budget
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County s Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer recommended spending $7.03 billion in fiscal year 2021-22 for the running of the county government Thursday, a 7.3% increase from this year.
The recommended budget represents a net increase of 660 additional staff years, excluding staff from the Air Pollution Control District which became an independent agency on March 1. I have fought since 2019 for our budgets to reflect the needs of our community and year-after-year we have successfully increased funding and services to ensure our residents, especially our most vulnerable, are being taken care of better than the year prior, said San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Flet
SAN DIEGO (CNS) The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 today to establish an Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement.
Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher, who proposed the office’s creation, called it “an important step toward ensuring worker rights and protecting our workers from unfair labor practices.”
“The Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement is part of our ongoing commitment to protect working families, and I want to thank all of the community members who have led the charge on this issue for years,” Fletcher said in a statement after the board’s vote.
According to Fletcher, the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement will: