November 1, 2019

Members of San Diego City Council

City Administration Building

202 C Street, 10th Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Re: Proposed ballot question for citizens’ initiative, “For a Better San Diego” 

Dear Honorable Councilmembers:

Alliance San Diego is a community empowerment organization working to build a more inclusive democracy. As part of this work, we are striving for greater government accountability, transparency, and oversight. To that end, we are interested in the City Council generating ballot questions that are fully understandable to the voters and are honest reflections of the measures voters are deciding on. 

Protecting our democracy is a top priority, which is why we were out in full force at Monday’s City Council meeting (here is the transcript). At issue was whether to put the convention center measure on the March primary election in defiance of Measure L, the 2016 initiative we helped pass to ensure big decisions are made when the most people vote, which is in the November general election.

Early Bird tickets are now on sale for the 32nd All Peoples Celebration, which will take place on Monday, January 20, 2020 from 9 AM to 12 PM in the Balboa Park Activity Center on the grounds of the beautiful Balboa Park. This year’s theme is Be Heard. Be counted. Belong.

Alliance San Diego is hiring paid canvassers for its Fall 2019 Civic Engagement Program! This outreach program will educate community members on the importance of the 2020 census and efforts to increase resources for the community.