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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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 […]

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Integration of Local Food Systems in National City, CA

In this report, we review successful sustainable agricultural practices and describe the process of developing a local food system. Furthermore, we characterize the current food system in National City and make recommendations to incorporate more sustainable methods into the already existing model. Recommendations include potential approaches to incorporating urban agriculture into National City parks, a […]

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Future growth of organic solar cells in the building integrated photovoltaic market

The World heavily relies on using coal, natural gases and oil for its energy; the global economy is strongly dependent on nonrenewable fossil fuelsas an energy source. These fuels are a finite source of energy that will eventually decrease, becometoo costly and largely play a damaging role to the environment.Looking for a better permanent solution, […]

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Lemon Grove: Municipal Strategies to Address Homelessness

A 2016 report by the San Diego County Grand Jury found that the East County cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, and Lemon Grove lacked an adequate response to addressing homelessness (San Diego County Grand Jury, 2016). Lemon Grove had the smallest overall population among the four cities referenced in the report, as well […]

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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 […]

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