Six county officials took office Monday, sworn in by people including a former drill instructor, tribal chairman and a wellness entrepreneur.
, adding crisis stabilization centers for mental health emergencies and mobile crisis response teams to respond to mental health or substance abuse calls in lieu of law enforcement., supervisors have been “working find a path to tackle climate change and renewable energy but also protecting good county jobs,” Fletcher said.Desmond said he aimed to offer “reasonable, rational solutions” to regional problems including housing, homelessness, transportation and public safety.
He called for revamping regional transportation policy, decrying transit plans from the San Diego Association of Governments as “a fantasy of fixed rails and packed trains and buses.”
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