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Can Changing Where Police Buy Firearms Reduce Gun Violence?
Can Changing Where Police Buy Firearms Reduce Gun Violence?
San Diego City Council Member Marni von Wilpert wants things to change. Von Wilpert is behind a proposal to reform how city agencies procure firearms. The measure would require the city to ensure that the gun sellers it does business with operate within all local, state, and federal laws. The specific protocols aren’t yet clear — the proposal just made it to the city’s Public Safety Committee.
On National Coming Out Day, San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert shares her story
On National Coming Out Day, San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert shares her story
National news is not how San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert imagined coming out.
“You’re hoping to have maybe private, quiet conversations with folks. Instead, I came out in The New York Times.”
City Council Calls Out Company that Blocked Housing Project
City Council Calls Out Company that Blocked Housing Project
“It is very disappointing that very wealthy companies are not helping us on our journey to house folks here in San Diego,” Councilmember Marni Von Wilpert said at Tuesday’s meeting.
Marni von Wilpert stands against discrimination in the New York Times
Marni von Wilpert stands against discrimination in the New York Times
Two San Diego residents cleared out the Pride month display at their library and said such materials shouldn’t be available to children, one of several recent clashes over L.G.B.T.Q. issues in California.
Protesters ruin Rancho Peñasquitos library’s Pride exhibit by checking out nearly all the books
Protesters ruin Rancho Peñasquitos library’s Pride exhibit by checking out nearly all the books
“I’m frankly shocked by this because eliminating LGBTQ content from libraries is what you might expect in Mississippi, but never here in San Diego,” von Wilpert said. “Denying others the right to read LGBTQ-affirming books is just another way of telling LGBTQ people they don’t belong — and that’s dead wrong. Everyone has the right to read what they want, but absolutely no one has the right to keep others from reading books that reflect their experiences and backgrounds.”
Councilmember von Wilpert Statement on Passing of Unsafe Camping Ordinance
Councilmember von Wilpert Statement on Passing of Unsafe Camping Ordinance
Today, the San Diego City Council voted to pass the City's Unsafe Camping Ordinance, brought forth by Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilmember Stephen Whitburn. While we have much more work to do to provide support and resources for our unsheltered population, this ordinance regulating where people can and cannot safely camp on public property is one step our City can take to improve public health and safety for all San Diegans.
Councilmember von Wilpert holds virtual meeting to educate public on street repairs
Councilmember von Wilpert holds virtual meeting to educate public on street repairs
Von Wilpert called the $104 million “one of the most historic investments” and promised to “fight for District 5 to get its fair share.”
San Diego elected officials hosting Elder Abuse and Scam Prevention Workshop
San Diego elected officials hosting Elder Abuse and Scam Prevention Workshop
District Attorney Summer Stephan, County Supervisor Joel Anderson, City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, and Deputy District Attorneys Scott Pirello and Michael Zachry are hosting a community workshop to discuss types of adult elder abuse.
Councilmember Marni von Wilpert discussed the upcoming event on KUSI’s Good Morning San Diego.
Marni von Wilpert Launches Reelection Campaign
Marni von Wilpert, San Diego City Councilmember for District 5, today formally announced her reelection campaign, which has drawn overwhelming early support from local leaders and organizations.
Combating the Fentanyl Crisis
Combating the Fentanyl Crisis
Too many San Diego families are experiencing the tragedy of lives lost to opioid overdoses, especially from fentanyl. Last year the number of overdose deaths surged 33 percent in San Diego, from 976 in 2020 to 1,303 in 2021. While other substances including methamphetamine, cocaine and alcohol were the cause of some of the accidental overdose deaths, the recent surge in the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic and hard-to-detect opioid up to 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, has fueled the...
Marni von Wilpert wants to streamline city procedures
Marni von Wilpert wants to streamline city procedures
As the chair of City Council’s Committee on Active Transportation and Infrastructure, Marni von Wilpert, a Democrat, said she is trying to streamline processes to save money while getting infrastructure problems fixed.
“We have gotten a lot accomplished,” von Wilpert said. “We finally had the funding, in the past budget cycle, for the largest investment. Adding almost $1 billion to the budget. Now we just have to put it to work.”
City Council Adopts Updated, More Ambitious Climate Action Plan with Zero Emissions Goal
The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved an update to the city’s Climate Action Plan, including setting a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.
City breaks ground on Pacific Highlands Ranch Library
For over 15 years, a hopeful sign stood on a vacant lot on Village Center Loop Road, reading “Future library”. That future got one step closer with the official groundbreaking of the new Pacific Highlands Ranch Library on a sunny July 15 morning.
Ban on flavored-tobacco sales in San Diego signed into law
San Diego City Councilwomen Marni von Wilpert and Jennifer Campbell joined San Diego School Board trustees on Friday to announce the Stop Adolescent Addiction to Flavored E-Cigarettes Act was officially signed into law by Mayor Todd Gloria.