Background
In January 2025, community leaders from across the city connected and coordinated a meeting with the City of San Diego Independent Budget Analyst (IBA). During this meeting, they proposed holding four Town Hall Meetings across the city, and the IBA agreed.
Although there is no specific group organizing the Citizens’ Budget Review Citywide Town Hall Meetings with the IBA, below is a list of individuals who helped make these meetings happen. THANK YOU!
Community Leaders:
1. Mary Brown – CPA and member of the Uptown Community Planning Board
2. Mitz Lee – District 6 Resident of Mira Mesa for 41 years, Community Organizer and Advocate, Former Board Member, San Diego Unified School District Board of Education and Co-Founder of Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC)
3. Francine Maxwell – Community engagement specialist
4. Tracy McCraner – Former Director of Finance, City of San Diego
5. Lisa Mortensen – District 3 Resident of Mission Hills for 38 years,Community Organizer/Community Advocate since 1985, San Diego Realtor since 1976
6. Fred Sotelo – Urban Leadership Development Institute (ULDI) and President/CEO of Cerveza XTECA
7. Cybele Thompson – Former Director of Real Estate Assets, City of San Diego
8. Patty Ducey-Brooks, Publisher & Executive Editor, Presidio Sentinel
9. Paul Krueger – Emmy-award-winning journalist, writer, editor, researcher, and consumer advocate.
See you there!
Mira Mesa Senior Center Team
Mira Mesa Community Champions Team
