Happy New Year!

I am happy to report that the SCAC annual potluck social and open house was a big success!

We had representatives from most of the elected officials in our area, including in person Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (pictured above).

Congresswoman Jacobs serves on the following committees:

House Foreign Affairs Committee (Subcommittees: on Africa [Ranking Member]}; and on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations). House Armed services Committee (Subcommittees: on Intelligence and Special Operations also Seapower and Projection Forces, and Quality of Life Panel).

She is a member of the following caucuses and organizations:

Animal Protection Caucus; Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism; California Democratic Congressional Delegation; California Coastal Caucus; Caucus on Homelessness; Congressional Equality Caucus (Vice Chair); Congressional Ghana Caucus (co-Chair); Congressional Future Caucus; Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. There are more caucuses and organization but I am running out of room. But you get the idea, ask a busy person to do just one more thing and somehow, they will and they will do it well.

During our meeting we were able to meet, greet, and welcome some new members to the neighborhood and some that haven’t been to one of our meetings in a long time What an event! I really enjoy this traditional get together and look forward to December 2024.

Our scheduled speaker for the Jan. 17 SCAC meeting is County Board Supervisor Joel Anderson.

He has been busy over the past few years with helping make San Diego County and our area better.

“Not only do I represent your concerns at the Supervisor’s board meetings, but my job and priority is to serve as a resource to you. If you have any County issues with which you need assistance, please contact my office, as we are here to help. I want to make County government work or you!”

You can call the Supervisor’s office at (619) 531-5522 or go to his email “[email protected]”.

How to live longer? Just live longer!

Seriously, though find what inspires you, makes you happy, find a passion.

My husband loves to read, as do a lot of people, but that is his passion and he reads two or three books a week. My passions are humor, music, and live theatre. We get along swell, he tells me about the books he reads, and I take him along to the plays I am involved with. Being President of ACT-SD there are a lot of community theatres in our San Diego County area. Whatever your passion – go for it if it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else.

This year is an election year, and I am encouraging everyone who is at least 18 years old and qualifies to vote, to please vote.

It is not my business who you vote for but our Democracy depends on our voting, and making our concerns known. We live in the best country in the world and our Democracy works. I know we are all busy, but I am asking you, the busy person, to do one more thing.

If you would like to be on the Board of the SCAC let me know. My contact information is [email protected].

Photo courtesy of sarajacobs.house.gov/.