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Moving Closer to Defining San Diego Civic Solutions

April 12, 2004

Dear Civic Solutions Team:

At our last meeting we were very successful in moving closer to an identity for San Diego Civic Solutions. For those of you who were not there, what happened was that we shared our "what we love about San Diego" list. This 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 in our region with our values rather than always looking at them as they relate to economics. In light of the fact that our unscientific survey featured overwhelming support of San Diego's "outdoor activities, scenery, nature and climate" as our top reason for loving San Diego, what projects and issues could we get behind to support this value and represent something for the "good of all". One idea that has emerged is the concept to create a San Diego Urban Canyonlands Park. If structured properly it wouldn't require huge amount of public funds and would be something that makes a statement about our commitment to our values, our unique region and our status as one of America's Creative Cultures. Below are a couple of articles written by Richard Louv which add to this discussion. Please read and come to our next meeting on May 6th ready to discuss. This is only an example of what we might do. If you have other ideas please feel free to pitch them.

Sincerely, Sandy, Mike, Tom, Mary

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