Tom Turner, Vice President of CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, will join us to talk about "Emerging Trends in Commercial Real Estate: The Good, The Bad and the Uncertain.” Tom will examine key trends evolving though the COVID era across various real estate product types and note key developments…

San Diego Rotary's Peace Prize will be awarded during the October 1 meeting and this year's award focuses on social justice in matters relating to race and equity. The annual peace award is designed to honor achievements that promote awareness and actions aligned with Rotary's Mission Statement: to help build goodwill and peace in the…

With the election just weeks away, San Diego Mayoral Candidates Barbara Bry and Todd Gloria join us in an interactive dialog to talk about their stance on the city's most important issues. MEMBERS: IF YOU WILL HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE MAYORAL CANDIDATES, PLEASE SUBMIT IT IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 8 TO PAUL AT [email protected].…

President Chris' initiative for 2020-2021 is to build awareness and action around homelessness in San Diego. This makes the program on October 15 one he is excited to share with the club: Musician/Jazz vocalist Steph Johnson, is the Executive and Creative Director and Co-Founder of Voices of Our City Choir, the "Golden Buzzer" semi-finalists on…

Chief Colin Stowell is the 18th fire chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD). Chief Stowell was hired by SDFD in 1988 and has served in every rank in the department. Chief Stowell will talk about the impact of the devastating wildfires in our community and on the fire-rescue department, the strategy behind fighting…

Rotary Clubs all over the U.S. have begun a project to restore habitat for the beautiful, but threatened Monarch butterflies (Operation Pollination). As you may know, the butterflies have an extraordinary migration pattern. They fly from Mexico to Canada and back. No single butterfly can do it. It takes FOUR generations! Their population is declining…

In honor of Veterans Day and as part of our club's Annual Salute to the Armed Forces, RDML Bette Bolivar will be joining us as our guest speaker. As a special operations officer (Explosive Ordinance Disposal / Diving and Salvage Community), RDML Bolivar has served our Nation in some of the most challenging environments in…

San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott will discuss how her office combats domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking through comprehensive services. These services are increasingly important during the pandemic when many victims are sheltering at home with their abusers. The San Diego Family Justice Center offers a safe space for victims to rebuild…

The Mr./Mrs./Ms. San Diego award has been in existence since 1952. Since 1976, the San Diego Rotary Club has been in charge of selecting the honoree (or honorees) each year that has contributed outstanding community betterment to our city in various ways. Past recipients include Father Joe Carroll, Steve Cushman, Tom Hom, Betty Peabody, Leon…

Have a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving Holiday!