Chula Vista Candidates Forum
Northwest Civic Association will present a Chula Vista City Council Candidates Forum on Monday Sept. 10th at 6 p.m. at the Chula Vista Civic Center Library Auditorium (4th Ave. & F St.). All candidates have committed to attend: Pamela Bensoussan, Larry Breitfelder, Mary Salas and Linda Wagner. Come meet the candidates. Everyone is welcome. Free. For info: (619) 307-3460 or www.northwestchulavista.org.
“We the People” Candidates Forum September 8th
A nonpartisan, educational Candidates Forum will be held on Saturday, September 8th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The venue is the Wesley United Methodist Church located at 54th Street and El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego 92115. The doors to the Parish Hall open at 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public.
Five political races are included in this Candidates Forum which cover the cities of San Diego, Poway in the north down to National City and Chula Vista in the south. Congressional District 52 candidates Brian Bilbray and Scott Peters, Congressional District 53 candidates Susan Davis and Nick Popaditch, State Assembly District 77 candidates Ruben (“R J”) Hernandez and Brian Maienschein, State Assembly District 79 candidates Mary England and Shirley Weber, and San Diego Mayoral candidates Carl De Maio and Bob Filner have been invited. The program will start at 11:00 a.m. for the Congressional candidates, noon for the State Assembly candidates, and 1:00 pm for the San Diego candidates.
This Candidates Forum is based on grassroots outreach, stressing the importance of “we, the people” as well as understanding who the candidates are. Based on Census 2010, racial minorities are the majority of the total population in California, with Asian Americans being the fastest growing population. Of the four Congressional and State Assembly district races at this forum, racial minorities are the majority of the total voting age population in two of the district races and one-third of the total voting age population in the other two district races. In the San Diego Mayor’s race, minorities represent either one-third or more than half of the total voting age population in eight of the nine City Council districts.
County Library Host Award-winning Parenting Classes
San Diego County Library (SDCL) is devoted to building bright futures for the youth of San Diego County. This September, three County Library branches are hosting Parenting Classes with instructor Elizabeth Pastrana. The classes are offered in Spanish and registration is not required; walk-ins are welcome. Dates and locations include:
Tuesdays: September 11, 18 and 25 @ 6 p.m. at the Borrego Springs Library
Tuesdays: September 18, 25 and October 2 @ 11 a.m. at the Spring Valley Library
Wednesdays: September 19, 26 and October 3 @ 11 a.m. at the La Mesa Library
Each class covers various topics, such as developing early literacy activities, overcoming parenting obstacles, and nutrition.
For more information on these parenting classes, contact the Borrego Springs Library at (760) 767-5761, the Spring Valley Library at (619) 463-3006, or the La Mesa Library at (619) 469-2151.
Employee vs. Independent Contractor Workshop
Join us as we continue our Lunch and Learn series Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 11:30am-1pm for a small business workshop on the different types of classifications of employees. The workshop will be presented by Lydia P. Stewart of the EDD.
Here are some of the topics to be discussed: · How to distinguish between an employee and an independent contractor · The basics of statutory employment · Independent contractor reporting requirements · Ways to get assistance · Common misconceptions for independent contractors
The workshop will be held at Buster’s in National City. A great venue with a great menu. Please visit their website: www.bustersnationalcity.com for more info.
Location: 740 Bay Marina Drive, National City.
Click here to register- www.sdchcc.com/events
Cost: SDCHCC and GSD-BA Members- $15 Non-Members- $20
Nuestra Comunidad y la Diabetes.
Nicolás es de origen Mexicano y llegó a los Estados Unidos hace ocho años. Nicolás creció en un área rural tomando pulque, cultivando maíz y frijol para mantener a su familia. La dieta principal de Nicolás en México eran el frijol y las tortillas y carne una o dos veces por semana y el pulque y las deliciosas salsa que no faltaban. Nicolás caminaba mucho y era raro que consumiera soda y como su trabajo era físico y muy pesado, se mantenía en buena condición física. Al llegar a los Estados Unidos Nicolás dejó de caminar, su dieta cambió a comida rápida, le gusta la soda y su trabajo no se compara con la actividad física que su trabajo en México requería. Después de cinco años en los Estados Unidos Nicolás ha aumentado de peso, sus niveles de colesterol están elevados y si no cambia su dieta; es posible que Nicolás pertenezca al club de casi 26 millones de americanos que padecen de diabetes.
Con el fin de ayudar a la comunidad Latina como Nicolás y todos aquellos con diabetes y sus seres queridos, la organización caritativa Tome Control De Su Diabetes o TCOYD por sus siglas en Ingles, le hace una cordial invitación a una charla el día lunes 17 de septiembre en las oficinas del Centro de Salud de San Ysidro ubicadas en el 1275 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92154 en las esquinas de Del Sol Boulevard y 30th Street. La charla es de 6 a 8 p.m. y es completamente gratis y en Español. Tenemos elenco muy especial de presentadores en el área de la diabetes que sin duda le ayudarán mucho en el manejo de la diabetes. Le pedimos que nos llame para confirmar su asistencia o puede presentarse en la entrada el día del evento. Esperamos verlos el lunes 17 de septiembre de 6 a 8 p.m.
Información: 858-792-4741 extensión 16, con Antonio Huerta Correo electrónico, antonio@tcoyd.org
San Diego Superior Court Business Offices Closed on Fridays
If you are hoping to take care of a traffic ticket, see a Small Claims Legal Advisor or handle other court matters on Friday afternoon, it is best if you make different plans. Starting this week, all San Diego Superior Court business offices will be closed at noon on Fridays. The Friday business office closures will be in effect for the near future. The noon closure is the first in a series of service cuts enacted in order to meet the historic funding reductions placed on the court earlier this year by the legislature.
While courtrooms will be open and continue working until the end of the business day, all clerks’ business offices located at all San Diego Superior Court facilities will be closed to the public. The closures will also extend to the Small Claims Legal Advisor and the Family Law Facili-tator’s Office programs.
These partial closure days are not court holidays, so statutory deadlines will not be extended. However, drop boxes are currently provided outside clerical offices for filing papers or submitting payments, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.210.
Emergency court matters such as Temporary Restraining Orders will continue to be handled until end of the business day on Fridays.
The noon closures are designed to give the court’s reduced staff time to catch up on backlogs and process court filings.
The public can still handle many court matters (pay a traffic fine, get a traffic court extension) on the court’s website: http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov.