{"id":232378,"date":"2021-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/childcare-libraries-infrastructure-focus-of-first-months-in-office\/"},"modified":"2021-06-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T07:00:00","slug":"childcare-libraries-infrastructure-focus-of-first-months-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/childcare-libraries-infrastructure-focus-of-first-months-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Childcare, libraries, infrastructure focus of first months in office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por RA\u00daL A. CAMPILLO<\/strong><\/p>\n

The month of May can be described in four words: Advocating for Child Care.<\/p>\n

Early in May, I called on Mayor Gloria to include the Office of Child and Youth Success in his final budget.<\/p>\n

I am calling for the creation of this office because we have a severe shortage of childcare facilities in San Diego, as well as a lack of a coordinated strategy relating to all child-focused programs. To begin addressing this, I passed an action through my Economic Development committee to conduct a city facilities assessment to determine where more high-quality, affordable childcare facilities could be placed. I have asked the city\u2019s Real Estate Assets Department to report the results of the assessment back to the Committee within six months.<\/p>\n

Another priority related to children in our community is the San Carlos Library. Libraries are a terrific resource for programming for both children and adults, for educational attainment, for building a sense of community in our neighborhoods, and much more. I have spoken with the Director of the Library Foundation and the Friends of the San Carlos Library to strategize and deliver on this important priority.<\/p>\n

Throughout my first months in office, I have been strongly advocating for two of the priorities I hear most about in the communities I represent: utility undergrounding and road repairs.<\/p>\n

My staff and I are in constant communication with city staff to advocate for the much-needed repairs to our roads. I am happy to report that the staff in the city\u2019s Streets Division confirmed that there are numerous street improvements scheduled to start in summer and fall 2021 in the Navajo area.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the City Council recently approved a new and better gas and electric franchise agreement with SDG&E. I spent considerable time advocating on behalf of District 7 residents for franchise agreements that provided ratepayers the high-quality gas and electric service at affordable rates. My top priority in the franchise process was accelerating getting utility line underground in District 7. The three things I was most vocal about during this process were accelerating utility undergrounding; subsidizing solar panel installations for District 7 homeowners; and reducing fire risk.<\/p>\n

I am pleased that all of these were included in the new and better gas and electric franchise agreements the council has approved, especially the $10 million solar panel program for homeowners that I brought forward, and the $110 million franchise fee from SDG&E. This franchise fee will be paid by shareholders, not ratepayers, and is the highest in the nation.<\/p>\n

It is an honor to serve District 7 families. As a reminder, you can always reach our office by calling us at 619-236-6677 or emailing us at RaulCampillo@SanDiego.Gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ra\u00fal Campillo representa al Distrito 7 en el Concejo Municipal de San Diego.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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