Seventh Class Consists of Health Professionals, Attorneys & Policy Advisors

The San Diego Leadership Alliance (SDLA) is pleased to announce the seventh class of twenty fellows in the SDLA Institute. The program equips progressive young professionals with the skills, opportunities, and relationships to make change in San Diego and has graduated more than 100 leaders who have gone on to run for office, lead commissions and run San Diego businesses. The pro­gram is designed to pro­vide fel­lows with the tools they need to take the next step in their careers.

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Last week, the San Diego City Council unanimously passed a bold, new climate action plan. The plan contains a bundle of policies and goals collectively creating a roadmap for the city to achieve State greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, reducing half of its emissions in the next 20 years. One of the plan's most notable goals is to achieve 100% renewable electricity citywide by 2035. San Diego is now the largest city in the U.S. to set such an ambitious goal.

Even if you aren't an energy policy wonk, this plan is exciting. It strikes a balance of actions that many stakeholders can support. In fact, many did. By the time the plan reached the City Council it had a broad coalition of support from business to labor and environmental advocates. A number of SDLA alumni were instrumental in moving this policy forward.

Spotlight on 2013 SDLA Institute alumna, Barb Moreno. Barb is the Communications Director for the San Diego Convention Center, where she leads an award-winning team of specialists.