NEXT UHCA MEETING VIA ZOOM THURS., OCTOBER 1, 6:30 PM VISIT UHSD.ORG FOR DETAILS ELECTION OF UHCA EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS 5 6 9 MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM University Heights Community Association October 2020 NEWS MEET OUR MAYORAL CANDIDATES UHCA has invited the two Mayoral accountability in City government, journalist, she has also spotlighted the Candidates to our October 1 taking the lead on issues ranging vibrant small business community that Zoom meeting to participate in a from Short-term vacation rentals and supports our City’s economy and was Virtual Town Hall forum. dockless scooters to management honored as Small Business Journalist of the City’s real estate assets and of the Year for San Diego and Imperial We have compiled questions from irregularities in Water Department Counties by the U.S. Small Business UHCA members and will pose them billings. She was the first elected official Administration. to each candidate, with topics ranging to endorse the SDSU West initiative from density, to homelessness, parks, approved by voters in 2018. She has Barbara has lived in San Diego for affordable housing, environmental been outspoken in her opposition to almost 40 years. She is married to Neil issues, and more. This will be a great rent control and City-mandated project Senturia, raised her two daughters opportunity to hear from the candidates labor agreements for private-sector here, and is a proud grandmother. She regarding how they plan to address the projects. She believes that public works served as President of the Board of needs of our community as mayor. We're project labor agreements should allow the Children’s Museum of San Diego, looking forward to an information- for both union and non-union contractor as Vice Chair of the San Diego Jewish Barbara Bry packed hour with them! –Marc Johnson participation. Community Foundation, and on the board of Planned Parenthood of the UHCA News asked each candidate Prior to serving in office, Barbara was a Pacific Southwest. for a biography of 400 words or less. high-tech entrepreneur and community The following information comes leader. She worked her way through TODD GLORIA: In December 2016, Todd directly from the two campaigns. college and grad school, earning a Gloria was sworn in as the California Master’s Degree in Business from State Assemblymember for the 78th BARBARA BRY is President Pro Tem of Harvard University. Barbara was on Assembly District, making him only the the San Diego City Council representing the founding team of several local high- second person of Filipino heritage ever the 1st District. She serves as Chair of tech companies which have created elected to the California State Assembly. the Council’s Budget and Government hundreds of local jobs. A native San Diegan, Todd’s lifelong Efficiency Committee and as Vice career in public service was inspired Chair of the Rules Committee and the Barbara taught entrepreneurship at by a lesson his parents—a hotel maid Committee on Public Safety and Livable UCSD and founded Athena San Diego, and a gardener—taught him at a young Neighborhoods. an organization that supports the age: if you truly care about something, advancement of women in the tech then you should leave it better than you As a member of the City Council, she and life science sectors. As a business found it. That lesson continues to has advocated for transparency and continued on page 4 Todd Gloria UHCA RECOMMENDS AGAINST “WEST END” MAD PROPOSAL ENJOY Recently, there has been a lot of news property’s size, and the results are cleanup, trash barrels, maintenance of about a new “West End” Community sent to the City Council to approve the the University Heights sign, banners, HALLOWEEN Benefit Investment District (or CBID) formation of the MAD. and the decorative street lighting. The proposed by New City America. This UH Mad covers Adams Ave. from North SAFELY CBID would function as a Maintenance Isn’t there already a UH MAD? Ave. to Alabama Ave., and Park Blvd. Assessment District (or MAD). The Check out tips and tricks on how Yes, University Heights has a MAD. Op- from Adams Ave. to Meade Ave. Other UHCA board has compiled a list of erated by the University Heights Com- MADs cover El Cajon Blvd. and Adams to safely enjoy the festivities this questions and answers to help our year on page 5. munity Development Corp., a non-profit Ave., and a new one is in the process of community better understand what’s community organization, the UH MAD being developed for the eastern part of Also, read Norbert the Dragon's happening. provides additional street and sidewalk University Ave. continued on page 4 important message on page 6. MEADE What is a MAD? MISSION The city provides a set of basic PARK services to property owners and public The proposed UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS MEADE areas. If the property owners in an area West End MAD TEXAS ST want more services (e.g., additional trash cans/more frequent pickup, would affect EL CAJON BLVD LOOKING AHEAD landscaping, sidewalk cleaning, all of the UH HOWARD additional street sweeping), they can UHCA MEETING form a MAD, which will add a special properties assessment to their property taxes to LINCOLN AVE TEXAS ST pay for the added services. shown in red. ARIZONA NOV 5 LINCOLN AVE HARVEY MILK How is a MAD started? VERMONT 7:00 PM Property owners or developers form a CENTRE NORTH PARK University Heights Accessor Parcels group to work with the city to create UNIVERSITY AVE UNIVERSITY AVE Hillcrest Accessor Parcels PARK a proposal, and then the proposal is North Park Accessor Parcels DETAILS TBA IN sent to property owners as a “ballot” HILLCREST NOVEMBER UHCA NEWS to vote on. 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