Guest speakers Dan Shea and Peter Seidler join us to give an update on San Diego's current homeless situation.  

"Public safety is a shared responsibility." "It was an honor and privilege to be a San Diego police officer for thirty-five years, retiring as the Chief of Police. As police officers we are held to a higher standard and we should be. I believe this is the most challenging time to be a police officer.…

Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. was elected in November of 2012 to represent California's 79th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Bonita, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City and San Diego. She has lived in the 79th Assembly District for over 30 years. She was a faculty member and chair of the Department…

Guest speaker: Steve Yoshida, Rotarian and US Coordinator for Heiwa Heiwa (Japanese for "Peace") Rotary Hiroshima Survivor Trees (Heiwa) is a coalition of Rotary clubs in Japan and the US that distribute survivor seeds and plants from Hiroshima with the message of peace, hope, and survivability. Members include a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and a…

Donna DeBerry brings a wealth of skills and experience in global diversity and inclusion, and has been described as a trailblazer, a pioneer, and the “Go-To-Person” in diversity branding. She is an award-winning marketing strategist and author, as well as a sought after renowned speaker that focuses on global diversity, branding and marketing. Donna is…

Pick Your Future We are facing a public health, economic, and trust crisis and in coming months, San Diego will face major decisions about the future of public education and the direction of several different government agencies. Scott will review major political choices that are upcoming and how, underneath all this, a severely troubled news…

Ana Morino chose to study Aerospace Engineering when she was 16 years old, after attending RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (a leadership program coordinated by Rotary Clubs around the globe). In 2017, she graduated from San Diego State University with a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Business Management. While attending SDSU,…

Personal reflections on the evolution how far we've come in 100 years Deborah Szekely, honored by San Diego Rotary as Mrs. San Diego in 2002, was born a mere two years after women in America secured the right to vote through the passage of the 19th Amendment. Through the lens of her life experience; as…

Geoffrey Woglom is Professor of Economics emeritus at Amherst College where he taught for over 40 years. During his career, he has been a consultant at the Federal Reserve Board and the International Monetary fund and held visiting positions at Harvard, Cambridge, LSE and Nanjing universities. Geoff will review how monetary and fiscal policy have…

On October 11, 1985, Cardiac Surgeons Aidan Raney, Douglas Zusman and Pat Daily, and Cardiologists Sidney Smith and Brian Jaski undertook the first heart transplant in San Diego County at Sharp Memorial Hospital.  This year marks the 35th anniversary of this historic community event. Dr. Brian Jaski, who is the Medical Director for Advanced Heart…