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Press Releases - 2008

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12/17/08	Sanders Calls for Continuing Water Conservation (PDF: 29K)
12/15/08	Anonymous Citizen Funds Fire Pit Program (PDF: 45K)
12/12/08	Fitch, Moody's Upgrade San Diego's Credit Ratings (PDF: 37K)
12/8/08	Mayor Sanders' Inaugural Address (PDF: 44K)
12/5/08	Mayor Sanders' Clean Generation Program Puts Solar Power within Reach for More San Diego Homes, Businesses (PDF: 28K) • Watch Video of the News Conference
12/4/08	Mayor Announces New Waiver for City Sewer System (PDF: 22K) • Watch Video of the News Conference
12/2/08	Mayor Sanders Turns on Holiday Lights in Balboa Park and Invites San Diegans to Visit Balboa Park December Nights (PDF: 244K)
11/18/08	Mayor Encourages Council Approval of Plan for Neighborhood-Relief Funds (PDF: 258K) • Watch Video of the News Conference
11/17/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Crime Down for First Nine Months of 2008 (PDF: 25K) • Watch Video of the News Conference • Read the Report (PDF: 1.1Mb)
11/12/08	Mayor Jerry Sanders' Remarks to the City Council on Mid-Year Budget Reductions (PDF: 36K)
11/5/08	Mayor Sanders Proposes Mid-Year Budget Reductions (PDF: 31K) • Watch Video of the News Conference • Read the Report (PDF: 599K)
10/27/08	Satellite Technology Enhances Balboa Park Experience (PDF: 46K)
10/23/08	Mayor Joins Local Officials in Groundbreaking for Bay to Ballpark Bridge • Watch Video of the News Conference
10/20/08	Mayor Joins South Bay Community Leaders to Open New Bike Trail System • Watch Video of the News Conference
10/16/08	Mayor Sanders Reopens Soledad Mountain Road • Watch Video of the News Conference
10/10/08	Mayor Unveils Restored Entry Façade at San Diego Museum of Art • Watch Video of the News Conference
10/09/08	Mayor Sanders Cites Progress on Fire Protection (PDF: 37K) • Watch Video of the News Conference
10/08/08	Mayor Kicks Off Solar Week • Watch Video of the News Conference
10/02/08	Improving the Flow of Cross-Border Commerce • Watch Video of the News Conference
09/23/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Plans to Expand San Diego Convention Center (PDF: 42K) • Watch Video of the News Conference
09/23/08	San Diego's Water Supply Town Hall Schedule (PDF: 47K)
09/22/08	City's Nighttime Flights Improve Firefighting Capabilities • Watch Video of the Press Conference
09/18/08	Mayor Unveils Improvements to Genesee Avenue • Watch Video of the Press Conference
09/17/08	Council Approves Mayor's Appointment of Delores McNeely to SEDC Board (PDF: 23K)
09/16/08	Mayor Offers Update Regarding City's Water Conservation Efforts • Watch Video of the Press Conference
09/16/08	Mayor Sanders Names Braun Director of Special Projects (PDF: 24K)
09/10/08	Mayor Releases SEDC Audit Results • Watch Video of the Press Conference
09/10/08	National Preparedness Month Safety Fair • Watch Video of the Press Conference
09/03/08	Arrival and In-Service Ceremony for Copter 2 • Watch Video of the Press Conference
09/03/08	City Will Not Appeal PERB Decision (PDF: 26K)
09/02/08	Mayor Sanders' Appointees to SEDC Board Gets Unanimous City Council Approval (PDF: 24K)
08/29/08	Holiday Schedule for City Offices & Services, Monday, 9/1/08, Labor Day Holiday (PDF: 33K)
08/28/08	Wall Street Again Recognizes San Diego's Financial Strength (PDF: 19K) • Credit Report (PDF: 251K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
08/28/08	City of San Diego to Receive Funding to Further Promote Solar Energy Development (PDF: 36K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
08/27/08	Judge Cites City Attorney's Poor Legal Advice in Setback of Voter-Mandated Government Reform (PDF: 21K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
08/19/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints Four New Members to Southeastern Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors (PDF: 25K)
08/08/08	Mayor Sanders Presents the "Dos and Don'ts" for the City's Water Emergency • Watch Video of the Press Conference
08/01/08	Mayor Sanders Launches New "Staycation" Tourism Promotion • Watch Video of the Press Conference
07/28/08	Mayor Sanders Declares Water Emergency for San Diego • Watch Video of the Press Conference
07/25/08	Mayor's Effort Yields $15.5 Million Federal Grant Award For Regional Homeland Security Improvements (PDF: 19K)
07/22/08	Pension Reform Proposal • Watch Video of the Press Conference
07/16/08	Mayor's Pension Reform Town Hall Meeting • Watch Video of the Public Forum
07/16/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Overall Crime Rate Down For First Six Months of 2008 (PDF: 35K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
07/08/08	Mayor Helps Promote "Graffiti Abatement Team" to Help End Graffiti "Bombing" in North Park (PDF: 32K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
07/03/08	Sanders Appoints Darren Pudgil Director of Communications; Fred Sainz to join Gill Foundation in Denver (PDF: 25K)
07/01/08	Sanders Announces Start of New Regulations Extending Lifespan of the Miramar Landfill (PDF: 32K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
06/25/08	Pension Reform Compromise for Future, Non-Public Safety Employees (PDF: 676K)
06/18/08	Mayor Continues to Drive Forward Voter-Approved Managed Competition Effort (PDF: 80K)
06/17/08	Mayor Announces City's First 100% Affordable Housing Project • Watch Video of the Press Conference
06/17/08	Appointment of San Diego Public Library Director (PDF: 421K)
06/17/08	Appoint of Deputy Director of the Golf Division, Park and Recreation Department (PDF: 16K)
06/16/08	Line-Item Veto Message (PDF: 20K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
05/28/08	Sanders Takes City Pension Reform To Voters (PDF: 33K)
05/20/08	Sanders BPR Effort Improves Efficiency in Police and Fire-Rescue Departments (PDF: 34K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
05/20/08	Attorney General Brown Finds No Factual Or Legal Basis To Allegations Made Against Mayor By City Attorney Regarding Sunroad Issue (PDF: 19K)
05/15/08	City's Access To Wall Street Bond Market Restored: Standard & Poor's Restores Credit Rating, Gives "Positive Outlook" (PDF: 32K) • Standard & Poor's Report (PDF: 1Mb) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
05/13/08	Mayor Reflects on Pension Decision, Announces Next Steps • Watch Video of the Press Conference
05/09/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Impasse with City Labor Unions • Watch Video of the Press Conference
05/04/08	Mayor Sanders Enlists Homeowners Associations in Citywide Water Conservation Efforts (PDF: 34K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
05/02/08	Mayor Moves 11 City Functions Forward in Managed Competition Process (PDF: 116K)
04/28/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Continued Alliance To Benefit San Diego Project Heart Beat (PDF: 28K)
04/23/08	Mayor's FY09 Budget Includes $120 Million for Street Repairs, Storm Drain Improvements, Facilities Upgrades (PDF: 35K)
04/22/08	Mayor Sanders Encourages San Diegans to "Dine Out For Life®" on April 24th (PDF: 40K)
04/18/08	Sanders Announces First Quarter Crime Rate Down 5% From Last Year and 14.9% From Same Period In 2006 (PDF: 40K) • FBI Index Crimes - First Quarter Comparisons 2006 through 2008 (PDF: 11K) • OJJDP (PDF: 258K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
04/15/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints 2 and Reappoints 4 to the San Diego Data Processing Corporation Board of Directors (PDF: 19K)
04/14/08	Sanders Delivers $3.2 Billion Budget for FY09 Protecting Core Services, Public Safety and Reforms (PDF: 56K)
04/12/08	Sanders' FY09 Budget Includes Funding For Critical Fire-Rescue Projects, Agreement With Fire Fighters Union (PDF: 39)
04/11/08	Sanders' FY09 Budget Keeps Parks, Recreation Centers and Arts and Culture Programs Operating at Current Levels (PDF: 53K)
04/10/08	Regional Lobbying Efforts Help Bring $400 Million of Transportation Funding to San Diego Region (PDF: 32K)
04/10/08	Sanders' Agreement with Police Officers Association Designed to Keep Officers on the Beat, Streets Safe (PDF: 40K)
04/09/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints Henry Roy to the Public Facilities Financing Authority Board of Commissioners (PDF: 20K)
04/09/08	Mayor's Budget Has Massive Increase in Funding for Deferred Maintenance and Long-Delayed Improvements (PDF: 39K)
04/08/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints Elsa Saxod to the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors (PDF: 20K)
04/08/08	Mayor Sanders Reappoints 4 to the Board of Building Appeals and Advisors (PDF: 20K)
04/08/08	Mayor's FY09 Budget Continues Reforms While Proposing Trade-Offs to Maintain Core Services (PDF: 60K)
04/04/08	Public Responding to Calls for Water Conservation: Residential Usage Down 17 Percent (PDF: 24K)
04/02/08	Mayor's FY09 Budget Town Hall Meeting Schedule (PDF: 11K)
03/28/08	Mayor Sanders Set to Secure $103 Million in Funding to Address Back Log of Deferred Maintenance (PDF: 47K)
03/27/08	Wall Street Sends Positive Message to City: San Diego Headed in Right Direction (PDF: 35K) • Fitch Ratings Letter (PDF: 155K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/27/08	Mayor Sanders' Plan Will Thin 100% of City's Open Space Brush (PDF: 24K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/26/08	Mayor Sanders Reappoints Five Members of Park and Recreation Board (PDF: 24K)
03/25/08	Mayor Sanders Announces High Customer Service Satisfaction Marks from Citywide Survey (PDF: 37K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/23/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Release of Critical FY06 Audit Opinion (PDF: 37K) • FY06 Audit Opinion Letter from Macias Gini& O'Connell LLP (PDF: 241K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/20/08	Mayor Sanders Announces City Waste Diversion Rate Reaches New High (PDF: 32K)
03/20/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints New Chair, and Reappoints Susan Atkins and Matthew Hervey to the Board of Library Commissioners (PDF: 24K)
03/19/08	Mayor Sanders Proposes Mills Act Reforms; Public Process Underway (PDF: 36K)
03/19/08	Mayor Links Local Conservation Efforts with World Water Day Message and Goals (PDF: 50K)
03/13/08	Mayor Invites San Diegans to this Saturday's Sale of Drought-Tolerant California Friendly Plants (PDF: 28K)
03/11/08	Mayor Sanders Bolsters Community Reinvestment With $5 Million Deposit Committed to Local Bank (PDF: 35K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/10/08	Mayor Sanders Announces City's First General Plan Update in 29 Years (PDF: 54K)
03/07/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Vouchers that Cut Costs for Water-Wise Appliances Used in Homes and Businesses (PDF: 44K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/04/08	Mayor Sanders Proposes New City Retirement Plan That Limits Taxpayer Liability (PDF: 43K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
03/03/08	Mayor Sanders Delivers Performance Measures for City Services (PDF: 28K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/29/08	Mayor Sanders Announces City's Receipt of $681,500 Federal COPS Grant for Handheld PDAs to Assist Community Policing Efforts (PDF: 37K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/28/08	Mayor Sanders Announces New Program to Improve Water Quality in San Diego Bay, Mission Bay and La Jolla Shores (PDF: 41K) • Map #1-A (PDF: 737K) • Map #1-B (PDF: 389K) • Map #2 (PDF: 895K) • Map #3-A (PDF: 1.1Mb) • Map #3-B (PDF: 1.4Mb)
02/27/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Positive Results from City's Police Retention and Recruitment Efforts (PDF: 129K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/26/08	San Ysidro Border Expansion Project to Begin Construction This Summer (PDF: 40K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/25/08	The City of San Diego's October 2007 Wildfire-After Action Report (PDF: 819K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/21/08	Mayor Sanders Offers Update on City's Wildfire Recovery Progress (PDF: 38K) • Letter to California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner (PDF: 76K) • Local Assistance Center Weekly Station Summary (PDF: 622K)
02/20/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints 7 to the Past Grand Jurors Association Implementation Review Board (PDF: 31K)
02/20/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints Jerelyn Dilno and Dr. Andrew Kahng to the Balboa Park Committee (PDF: 24K)
02/20/08	Chula Vista and San Diego Fire and Medical Dispatch Services to Consolidate Marth 4th (PDF: 47K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/19/08	Mayor Sanders Offers San Diegans Classroom Help for Creating Water-Wise Residential Gardens (PDF: 28K) • Water-Wise Gardening Classes Schedule (PDF: 8K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/15/08	Sanders Forwards Second Fire Helicopter Plan to City Council (PDF: 32K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/14/08	Mayor Sanders Appoints 1 and Reappoints 5 to the Commission for Arts and Culture (PDF: 23K)
02/13/08	Mayor Sanders Announces 11% Increase in Beverage Container Recycling at Qualcomm Stadium (PDF: 27K)
02/12/08	Mayor Sanders Secures $150 Million in Interim Financing for Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements (PDF: 33K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/08/08	Mayor Sanders Discusses Future of Lindbergh Field • Watch Video of the Press Conference
02/07/08	Mayor Sanders Commemorates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day by Encouraging All San Diegans to Know Their HIV Status (PDF: 33K)
02/06/08	Mayor Sanders Wants San Diegans to Keep it Flat in February and Beyond (PDF: 31K)
02/06/08	Mayor Sanders Calls on Congress to Help Local Homebuyers (PDF: 22K) • Sanders Letter to Majority Leader Reid (PDF: 132K)
02/05/08	Mayor Sanders Keeps Up Steady Pace of Reform at City Hall (PDF: 116K)
02/01/08	Mayor Sanders and Tijuana Mayor Jorge Ramos Set to Sign Statement Calling for Improvements to San Ysidro Border Crossing (PDF: 43K) • Statement of Intent (PDF: 21K)
01/31/08	Mayor Sanders Calls on San Diegans to Increase Voluntary Water Conservation Efforts (PDF: 31K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
01/30/08	Balboa Park Study (PDF: 24K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
01/29/08	Mayor Sanders Praises Council Adoption of CDBG Reforms (PDF: 24K)
01/29/08	City Water, Storm Drain Systems Not Involved in Mudslide Last Night (PDF: 24K)
01/29/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Progress on Kroll Report Fixes • Watch Video of the Press Conference
01/25/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Water Rebate for 'Smart Controller' Users (PDF: 25K)
01/23/08	Sanders Meets With President Bush at White House and Discusses National Topics Important to All San Diegans (PDF: 22K)
01/18/08	Motion in Ancient Landslide Area on Mt. Soledad Considered Common in Stabilization Effort (PDF: 32K)
01/14/08	Mayor Sanders Announces Year-End Crime Statistics; Crime Down 2.1% From Last Year and 4% Over Last Two Years (PDF: 33K) • Attachment 1 (PDF: 2.3Mb) • Attachment 2 (PDF: 43K) • Attachment 3 (PDF: 76K) • Attachment 4 (PDF: 75K) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
01/11/08	Mayor Jerry Sanders 2008 State of the City Speech, January 10, 2008 (PDF: 4.8Mb) • Watch Video of the Speech
01/11/08	Fiscal Stability, Cooperation Centerpieces of Sanders' Address (PDF: 1.8Mb) • Watch Video of the Press Conference
01/11/08	Sanders to Propose Unprecedented $146 Million in FY09 to Address City's Deferred Maintenance and Debt (PDF: 1.4Mb)
01/11/08	2009-2013 Five-Year Financial Outlook (PDF: 11Mb)
01/04/08	City's Financial Reporting System • Watch Video of the Press Conference
01/04/08	Mayor Details City Preparations for Coming Rains (PDF: 36K)