{"id":230319,"date":"2018-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/border-wall-discussed-at-next-dem-meeting-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T07:00:00","slug":"border-wall-discussed-at-next-dem-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/border-wall-discussed-at-next-dem-meeting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Border wall discussed at next Dem meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Yahairah Aristy and\u00a0Jeff Benesch | La Mesa Democratic Foothills<\/p>\n

Noted SDSU city planning professor (and photo essayist) Lawrence Herzog will headline the June 6 meeting of the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club (LMFDC).<\/p>\n

Herzog recently published a guest editorial in the Voice of San Diego titled \u201cTrump’s Border Wall Is a Symbol \u2014 And Symbols Make Terrible Policy.\u201d In it he writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money needed to fulfill the president’s campaign promise would be better spent on cross-border infrastructure that boosts trade and facilitates the economy. There is a $1 billion shortage of funds for the ports of entry alone. During Trump\u2019s campaign for president in 2016, the battle cry of adoring crowds was, \u2018Build that wall!\u2019 The \u2018wall\u2019 is, in fact, a metaphor for shielding America from outside threats and uncertainty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lawrence Herzog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Professor Herzog will expand on that topic and talk about how building a wall, and the continued xenophobic rhetoric and pressure from Trump on NAFTA, will adversely affect our many-billion dollar commercial and social compact with our numerous Latin American allies and trading partners.<\/p>\n

Lawrence A. Herzog (Ph.D.) is Professor, Graduate Program in City Planning, School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University. He is also a consultant and writer specializing in planning, sustainable development and urban design in the United States, Mexico and Latin America.<\/p>\n

Herzog has written or edited 10 books on urban planning, and global\/cross-border development, including: \u201cShared Space: Rethinking the U.S.-Mexico Border Environment,\u201d \u201cFrom Aztec to High Tech: Architecture and Landscape Across the Mexico-U.S. Border,\u201d \u201cGlobal Crossroads: Planning and Infrastructure for the California- Baja California Border Region,\u201d and \u201cPlanning the International Border Metropolis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris Pearson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ll also have the honor of our own vice president for political action, Chris Pearson, recap the primary results and give us the whys and wherefores about the winners and losers and who survived through to the November general election.<\/p>\n

Several of our endorsed candidates will learn their fate by primary results alone, so this should make for a very interesting evening. If you don\u2019t know Pearson, he has a fascinating background in local politics, and as a labor executive for many years. He started his professional career in San Diego in law practice and has worked closely with local politicians and labor groups, including the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council.<\/p>\n

He is currently spearheading our club\u2019s push to contact all 13,000 registered La Mesa Democrats to get out the vote in the upcoming primary election, working on behalf of our endorsed county-wide candidates Matt Strabone (County Clerk\/Assessor\/Recorder) Genevieve Jones-Wright (District Attorney), and David Myers (Sheriff).<\/p>\n

LMFDC meets the first Wednesday of every month at the La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive in La Mesa starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information on club events and membership, visitlamesafoothillsdemocraticclub.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yahairah Aristy is president and Jeff Benesch is vice president for programming of the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club. Reach them at jeffbenesch@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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