SDCS Conversations
Moving
Closer to Defining San Diego Civic Solutions
By
Sanford Goodkin
January
27, 2004: Most of us wait for an election to give us
media’s take on what our problems are and how the
candidates can solve them. This is not the revolution
nor attention that we require in order to focus on problem-solving.
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By
Sanford Goodkin
February 25, 2004: The feeling is that, at the beginning,
there should be a beginning--whether a fairy tale or
an idea, or a need being determined or a solution being
pursued.. civicsolution.org is beginning an exploration
of ideas and needs--perhaps an eventual prioritization--so
that focus can become a laser-beamed at possible solutions.
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By
Sanford Goodkin
March 29, 2004: We must begin thinking as if we were
not blessed with a gorgeous bay, incredible climate,
and impressive growth. We must disabuse ourselves of
the pretentious "America's Finest City", unless
we can prove to the multitude that we are. More
By
Mark Steele
April 5, 2004: We already know what should be done and
what's great about SD. I humbly suggest you focus quickly
on what we can do to change the vacuum....be it through
convincing the leadership that good ideas should be
implemented, not buried, or going around them to the
public. More
By
Mary McLellan
April 12, 2004: At our last meeting we were very successful
in moving closer to an identity for San Diego Civic
Solutions. We shared our "what we love about San
Diego" list, which set the stage for a discussion
about how what we loved really reflected our values
and what if San Diego Civic Solutions worked on looking
at issues and projects with our values rather than always
looking at them as they relate to economics. More
By
Mary McLellan
April 16, 2004: Here is some definition for what San
Diego Civic Solutions will represent. We plan on working
collaboratively with Envision San Diego and other civic
groups who are looking to re-engage our citizenry in
visioning and taking positive action for the future
of the San Diego region. More
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