Terra Lawson-Remer, the acting chair of the county Board of Supervisors, will deliver her first State of the County address Wednesday evening at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park.
Attendance requires an RSVP, and Lawson-Remer’s staff said the venue is at capacity. But the address will be broadcast live on the county’s website and on television beginning at 6 p.m.
Each year, the chair of the county board provides an update on priorities for the coming year.
A press release said Lawson-Remer, a Democrat re-elected in November to represent District 3, plans to “outline a bold local battleplan in response to a national crisis of governance.”
“Her speech will chart a path to defend core democratic values, restore public trust and deliver results where Washington has failed,” the release said.
The County of San Diego is the region’s public health agency and is responsible for istering federal safety-net programs.
Earlier this month, county officials were notified of $40 million in federal cuts to local public health programs. Medicaid funding, which has helped the county expand its behavioral health and substance-use treatment services, is also at risk after congressional Republicans proposed $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years.
Cuts to federal programs could impact nearly one-third of the county’s $8.5 billion budget, which is already facing a shortfall of $138.5 million.
