Take a Hike With the ERGs

Jazz up your morning with a delightful hike at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.

Join an all-employee resource group Live Well hike on Saturday, Sept. 30. Bring the family and make this Saturday memorable!

For an additional chance to network, there will be an optional brunch at Ki’s Restaurant in Cardiff after the hike.

When: Saturday, Sept. 30, 8:30 a.m.
Where: Meet on the sidewalk at the intersection of Carmel Valley and McGonigle roads in San Diego. Map.

Don’t forget to bring your sunglasses, sunscreen, water and light snacks.

Click here to register.

See the flyer below.

County Building Nominated for Orchid

Keep your fingers crossed. General Services submitted an entry for the annual Orchids and Onions contest and won a nomination for the Ohio Street Probation building. Now it’s in the running for an Orchid for public architecture.

The San Diego Architectural Foundation presents the prestigious Orchid awards to outstanding buildings, parks or plazas that enhance the beauty of our region.

Onions are the opposite of Orchids, and they are awarded to projects that well, come nowhere near Orchids.

The new Ohio Street Probation facility features modern architecture and a positive, welcoming open interior with plenty of natural light. The building includes a kitchen for cooking classes, a public food pantry and space for community meetings.

The facility is LEED Gold certified for sustainable building construction and design. And Zero Net Energy which means the building produces more energy than it consumes over the course of a year.

The public is invited to weigh in on the Orchids and Onions contest. Voting ends Friday. Winners will be announced at the Orchids and Onions Awards Gala in October.

Meet the OEC Team

By the Office of Ethics and Compliance

Feeling like something has been missing in your life? Well, we’re back!

Hot off the Press is September’s Know the Code! 

This month’s topic is Meet the OEC Team! The Office of Ethics and Compliance completed a business process reorganization (BPR) in April, and we are rolling out the changes to includes a new Ethics Hotline system and some new faces. 

Get to know OEC all over again and begin with meeting the OEC Team!

All Aboard the Live Well on Wheels

The Live Well on Wheels (Live WoW) is going on tour! The Live WoW is a mobile resource available to County employees and the public to bring diverse services to the community, on the go. County employees are invited to stop by two upcoming open houses.

You are invited to tour the Live WoW and learn more about the features available for use on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the County Administration Center (in front of the CAC entrance facing Pacific Highway) or Thursday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the County Operations Center (at the cul-de-sac off Overland Avenue).

Please share this invitation with your County networks.

If you have any questions, email Lilly Hart at Lilly.Hart@sdcounty.ca.gov.

See the flyer below.

Recognizing Native American Day

The County Administration Center was lit on Friday night to recognize Native American Day.

Your View: Registering to Vote

The Registrar of Voters shared a few photos of the Voter Outreach Team during National Voter Registration Day, which was this week.

Share your photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a beautiful sunset over your office or a wonderful County program being offered—snap a pic and submit it. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.

See more of Your View photos.

Rewind: Equity, Justice, Belonging, and Leadership Discussion Continued

Watch the Rewind video here.

Did you miss the Employee Resource Group Council’s “Fireside Chat” on equity, justice belonging and leadership on Sept. 19? You can now watch the virtual session on InSite.

The ERG Council’s Fireside Chats are quarterly sessions with County leadership on the secrets to their career success. This quarter, the African American Association of County Employees hosted a lively discussion with Chief Privacy Officer and ADA Title II Coordinator Todd Hood, FG3 Deputy Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer Ebony Shelton, and Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH.

Resources discussed in this session included:

• Post event survey

• AAACE

• All-ERG membership form

Benefits Ambassadors Are Here to Help

Benefits Ambassadors are ready to help you with 2024 Open Enrollment! These benefit experts can help you review plan information and answer specific questions so that Open Enrollment is a breeze from Oct. 2 through Oct. 26.

Benefit Ambassadors can be reached by email or phone. If your department is not listed, please reach out to any ambassador in your group.

Visit the Open Enrollment webpage to learn what is new for 2024, FAQs and more.

Local Volunteer Opportunity

Many of you have heard about the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) street releases of asylum seeking migrants taking place throughout the county over the last several days. Lead organizations in the community have coordinated a response and are in need of volunteers and donations. Volunteers support with assistance with scheduling onward travel, contacting family members/sponsors, translation, identifying shelter needs, and others. Asylum seekers speak Spanish, French, Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Chinese and other languages.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, more information is available below. 

• Casa Familiar

  • To volunteer email Keyna Sevilla at kenyas@casafamiliar.org

  • Donations needed including hand sanitizer, masks, non-pork food items, snacks and water can be dropped off at 268 W Park Ave., San Ysidro CA 92173, M-F 8am-6pm

• Immigrant Defenders

  • Immigrant Defenders Law Center: San Diego Migrant Integration Volunteers (signupgenius.com) (volunteers)

• Interfaith Services

  • Interfaith: Asylum Volunteer Responders (signupgenius.com) (volunteers and in-kind donations)

• Miles4Migrants is teaming up with JFS and the San Diego Rapid Response Network to support onward travel.

  • Campaign - M4M & JFS - Miles4Migrants

County Employee Emergency Notification Test

The County will conduct an emergency notification test at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. The test is part of our Workplace Security Initiative and our ongoing commitment to your safety and the County’s preparedness for emergencies. The test also aligns with National Preparedness Month.

In the event of an emergency, the County may contact you by email, text, and phone to provide critical information and instructions. Notifications may include information or instructions to keep clear of an area or to shelter in place or to inform you about open/closed County facilities during times of disaster.

You do not need to sign up for these emergency alerts. However, to reach you during an emergency, it is imperative that we have accurate and up-to-date contact information for you in our system. 

To make sure your information is accurate, please review and update your contact information in Employee Self Service (also known as PeopleSoft Self Service). Up-to-date contact information is critical and can make a difference in a life-threatening situation.

Review and update your contact information:

• Log into Employee Self Service.

• Review “Personal Details” like home and/or mailing address, update phone numbers, update personal email.

• Do not forget to SAVE your changes.

Need more help? Watch a tutorial on how to update your contact information: Update Phone Numbers.

Employee Self Service is Single-Sign-On and will automatically log you in if you are connected to the County network. If you have issues logging into PeopleSoft, please submit a Service Now request or contact the County IT Help Desk at 1-888-298-1222.

If you have issues connecting to the County network, please contact the appropriate Help Desk.

Help Desk Phone Numbers

• County IT Help Desk: 1-888-298-1222

• DA Help Desk: 619-531-4104

• Sheriff Help Desk: 858-256-2100

For any questions, email Kat Anady at the Office of Emergency Services.