After a three-year pause due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sharp Grossmont Hospital is bringing back its 11th Hour program where volunteers dedicate their time to sit with those who are near death, giving solace and companionship during their final hours of life, who might otherwise die alone. Hospital chaplains…
La Mesa California
La Mesa City Council hopeful Mejgan Afshan, the 43-year-old co-founder of civil rights organization Borderlands for Equity, would like to expand homeless outreach, increase affordable housing for low and very low-income households, and create a stipend for electric bike users. The city, she said, is in transition from a cozy…
Patricia Dillard, 64 is running for La Mesa city council. The saleswoman would like to simplify city processes to facilitate affordable housing development, work in collaboration with neighboring municipalities to reduce homelessness, and encourage individuals to be conscientious about using public transportation. Reducing homelessness requires an “organic effort” she said…
El Cajon Council member Gary Kendrick, Republican, District 1, is running unopposed in the upcoming November elections. Kendrick has served on City Council is reaching 20 years of service on City Council. Kendrick said the most important thing is that the city keeps the citizens of El Cajon as safe…
Andrew Hayes, Governing Board member, Lakeside Union School District Why are you running for school board? California’s education system is broken. For too long Sacramento bureaucrats have worked overtime to remove local control from school districts and erode parents and community members say in their local school districts. Yet, even…
