FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 12, 2021

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MayorPress@sandiego.gov

SAN DIEGO As part of his efforts to engage more young people in civic issues, Mayor Todd Gloria launched today his administrations Mayor for a Day contest and invited San Diegos youth to participate. The contest aims to foster civic engagement and build key leadership skills in young people and is open to all elementary and middle school students.

"As a third-generation San Diegan from Clairemont, my public service was inspired by a lesson my parents taught me: if you care about something, you should leave it better than you found it, Mayor Todd Gloria said. Through this contest, I want to pass this lesson on and encourage San Diegos youth to think about the ways they would make the City of San Diego better if they were the Mayor.

At age 10, Mayor Gloria entered then-Mayor Maureen OConnors Mayor for a Day contest. He was selected as the runner-up. Thirty-two years later, he now serves as San Diegos 37th Mayor.

Participants are invited to write an essay (up to 300 words) or submit a video (no more than 3 minutes) answering the prompt, How you would make the City of San Diego a better place if you were the mayor? The selected winner will be given an opportunity to shadow Mayor Todd Gloria for a day.

The full application can be found at: sandiego.seamlessdocs.com/f/mayorforaday.

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