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SD City Times6min

David J. Bohnet

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Todd Gloria leads the race for San Diego mayor as votes are still being counted. We'll tell you about that next.

David J. Bohnet

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And feeling overwhelmed after the election results? The Health Center offers supports for students. Learn more later in the show.

David J. Bohnet

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And Measure HH is likely to pass. This could bring major improvements to the student housing and facilities for San Diego City College. Stick around for the details.

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David J. Bohnet

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Hello, I'm David J. Bohnet. Welcome to this special Newscene post-election edition. This broadcast is produced by the students of San Diego City College, and we bring you the top stories from this election.

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We start tonight with San Diego City College and the San Diego Community College District having high hopes for measure HH. So far, the bond is leaning towards yes and it appears likely to pass. The bond will raise funds for construction on student housing at San Diego City College. It will also cover the cost of maintenance and repairs for the facilities throughout the district. Chancellor Greg Smith says the impact on student housing alone is significant.

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We know that homelessness is such an increasingly problematic issue for our students, more than 24% of students at City College are experiencing homelessness right now. Over 50% are housing insecure. So this is critical to having access to higher education for our communities, and we're committed to seeing that done.

David J. Bohnet

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And the effort to raise our state's minimum wage will not be moving forward. Proposition 32 aimed to raise salaries to $18 an hour throughout the state. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says this could affect many full time college students in the state, many of them work minimum wage jobs to pay for tuition, housing and daily essentials.

David J. Bohnet

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And San Diego is on the brink of re-electing its mayor for a second term, despite votes still being counted. Todd Gloria is leading over independent challenger Larry Turner. Gloria celebrated his presumptive win with local Democrats on election night, the incumbent delivered his vision late Tuesday evening, with plans to move San Diego forward.

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And efforts to increase affordable housing options in California appear to be failing two state propositions. Prop 5 and 33 focused on lowering the local approval threshold to fund housing projects and expand local rent control are failing. Prop five and 33 have been voted in favor of no city times media spoke to welcome home city coordinator Michael Evans on his ideas for tackling affordable housing in San Diego community.

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if we are paying attention, on the ballot and see any initiatives that have things to do with building more housing make it easier to to build housing, and ultimately to maybe stop rent prices from driving all the way up as they have been in recent years, we're going to be doing something right. And

David J. Bohnet

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two sales tax increases appear to be going down in the city of San Diego, measure E for the city and Measure G for the county are both currently not passing. Measure e provides funding for core city infrastructure in our local neighborhoods. Measure G provides public funding for services like transportation and streets. If both of these measures don't pass, the sales tax will remain the same for both the city and county of San Diego, and if election results are bringing you down, don't be afraid to reach out for support. The Integrated Health Center in room a 180 offers resources and support for students feeling overwhelmed. Mental Health Counselor Abby Wiseman assures us that it is completely natural to feel emotional during political discourse. I

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would begin by just normalizing the stress. I think stress is like a, you know, natural reaction to something that's big occurring, and having big feelings about it is totally natural, and it's just about managing it. It's not about completely preventing it or pushing it away or pretending that the stress isn't there, but it's just about feeling in control of it.

David J. Bohnet

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The pressure of the post election results mean mental health is more important. Important than ever, and in city, college, mental health counseling is now offering a free subscription to an app to help headspace is an app that provides sleep meditation and mindful resources. Students and faculty can access the app by using their SD CD, student email or work. And finally, if you're ready to get out and get involved, local nonprofits have plenty of options for you. At feeding San Diego, volunteers can sort bag and even box food given to community members. And the International Rescue Committee assists people affected by humanitarian crisis. That is all the time we have for tonight. Remember to follow us, SD City Times, on Twitter, YouTube and on Instagram. I'm David J bonay And for the entire news team, good night. You.

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