On June 6, 2006, the voters of National City approved Proposition D, a District Sales Tax increase of 1%, raising the sales tax rate in the City from 7.75% to 8.75%. The need for this tax increase was based on a few temporary changes to the City’s revenue. The first was rising General Fund expenditures […]
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Strategic Plan Development with National City, California
Public sector organizations create strategic plans as a public management tool to outline long–term goals and missions for the organization. Most often, strategic plans are creat-ed and adopted in conjunction with the city’s annual budget process to ensure that long-term goals correspond with the organization’s financial environment. National City has experienced economic ups and downs […]
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National City Strategies Aimed At Attracting the Craft Brewing Industry
National City is interested in breaking into the lucrative craft brewing industry. The objective of this project was to examine the sustainability of city services and revenues through policy analyses concentrated on attracting craft brewers. Included in this scope of analyses are policy options that may deter brewers and possible negative implications of an increased […]
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Addressing Homelessness in National City
Like many cities in the United States, National City is experiencing an increase in its homeless population. Around the city, homeless encampments have been built in areas near shopping centers, by local waterways, and in neighborhoods. This increase has prompted the city to work at addressing the issue of homelessness as both a public safety […]
Urban Edible Landscapes in Lemon Grove: City Park Orchards, Community Gardens, and School Gardens
In partnership with the City of Lemon Grove and the Sage Project at San Diego State University, this study analyzed the feasibility and popularity of building various urban agriculture programs in Lemon Grove. City park fruit orchards, local community gardens, and after-school garden programs were found to be the most feasible urban greening methods for […]
Safety, Visual Appeal, Way–finding, and Parking Observations
n October 2015, Dr. Kristen Hill Maher’s class conducted a project designed by redevelopment director, Brad Raulston, to observe elements of safety, visual appeal, and way–finding in particular areas of the city, as well as parking usage surrounding Southwestern Community College. We collected a total of 305 unique observational records. Each section in this report […]
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The Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Serial Inebriate Program
The Serial Inebriate Program (SIP) was created 16 years ago as a new and forward thinking pilot program for the City of San Diego. Its purpose has always been to help the population of homeless who are so often incapable of finding help for themselves—chronic homeless individuals who are serial inebriates. This report provides a […]
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Application of Science and Technology to National City’s Disaster Preparedness and Response
National City is a microcosm of the San Diego region with a long history and an uncer-tain economic and future development. Homeland Security of the city and its occupants focuses on traditional aspects of Public Safety and security including working with groups like the Fire Department, Police Department, and City Development group as clearly security […]
Growing Community: Bringing Green Spaces and a Community Garden to Lemon Grove
This study was conducted through San Diego State University’s (SDSUs) Department of Political Science, the Sage Project and The City of Lemon Grove in order to investigate the potential benefits, challenges, and overall feasibility of implementing green spaces and a community garden in Lemon Grove. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community […]
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Big B Market & Deli Retail Marketing Plan
During spring 2014, the Sage Project provided the students of Dr. Iana Castro’s MKTG372 Retail Marketing Methods course, at SDSU, the opportunity to create a new retail marketing plan for Big B Market & Deli. Big B is a corner store located in a small community of National City. The overall goal of the project […]