Around the County with Supervisor Jim Desmond
A weekly chat with San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Housing First Has Failed
On Friday morning, Supervisor Jim Desmond, El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey, Oceanside Councilman Ryan Keim, and Solutions for Change CEO Chris Megison joined forces to addre…
Decision on Mr. Fletcher's Replacement
Tomorrow, the Board of Supervisors will decide on the replacement process for Nathan Fletcher. After taking time and speaking to people in the district, I believe we should go right to an election. T…
Paying More for Electricity?
Last week, California utility companies rolled out a new fixed-rate bill proposal. The basics of the proposal are the more you make, the more you pay for the flat rate. Then there will be a reduced u…
A Conversation with Jared Klickstein
From 2007 through 2022, the homeless population in California increased by 24% to 172,000. Today, nearly 1 in 3 homeless people live in California. Despite billions of dollars being spent and little …
Swearing-In Ceremony
It is an absolute honor to be on the County Board of Supervisors. This is not a job I take for granted and I will do everything I can to make San Diego County an even better place to live, work and p…
Sexually Violent Predator Town Hall
Fentanyl Town Hall
A Conversation with Katherine Blunt
Energy prices have been in the news a lot lately, with rates rising to record highs. We sat down with Wall Street Journal Energy Reporter, Katherine Blunt to talk about what's the cause and what can …
A Conversation with Jacob Mchangama
COVID-19 Will Soon Be Endemic?
Today, we sat down with Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious diseases and HIV doctor at UCSF. We spoke to Dr. Gandhi about her thoughts on COVID-19 transitioning from a pandemic to an endemic. It was a fasc…
A Look Ahead to Tomorrow's Board Meeting
Tomorrow, we have a Board of Supervisors here are some of the topics that I'll be focused on.
What is Monoclonal Treatment?
We've heard a lot about monoclonal treatment and the fight against COVID-19, what is it? Today, we had Dr. Jennifer M. Tuteur, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, for the County of San Diego to answer our …
SANDAG Town Hall
Supervisor Desmond, Coronado Mayor, Richard Bailey, and Erik Brouvald (CEO of North County Economic Development Council) talked about SANDAG’s latest plan, including taxing us for every mile we drive…
A Conversation with Pastor Hendricks
Today, we sat down with Pastor Greg Hendricks. Hendricks is the head pastor at the El Cajon location for The Rock Church. We talked about his upbringing, coaching in the NBA, and why we should, "Let …
A Conversation with Dr. Bryam Bridle
We sat down with Dr. Byram Bridle, an associate Professor of Viral Immunology, Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph.
Here's the article that we discussed:
https://theconversation.…
A Conversation with Shari Finney
We sat down with Shari Finney who oversees all clinical operations at the Cohen Clinic at Veterans Village of San Diego. Shari shared her insights on working with veterans what the last year has been…
A Conversation with the RESPECT Project
We sat down with Deputy Todd Baker and Deputy Sheriff, Dustin Nelson to talk about the RESPECT project.
RESPECT Project is a character building and mentoring program designed for teenage youth. Curr…
A Conversation with Dr. Marsha Spitzer
Today, we sat down with Dr. Marsha Spitzer the Chief of Pediatrics, for Family Health Centers of San Diego. Also, Dr. Spitzer is the Medical Director for Reach Out and Read San Diego.
Reach Out and R…
A Conversation with Dr. Karen Randall
Next Wednesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will decide whether or not marijuana should be manufactured, cultivated, and distributed within the unincorporated County. Today, we sat down…
A Conversation with Dr. Joseph Ladapo
Today, we sat down with UCLA Health Doctor, Joseph Ladapo to talk about COVID-19. Dr. Ladapo talked about his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and why early treatment is key in the fight against COVI…