Announcing National City’s Senior Saturday Event Series

The City of National City’s Library and Community Services Department has partnered with Circulate San Diego to host a fun and exciting new program this spring called Senior Saturdays. Circulate San Diego is one of the San Diego County's leading organizations dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to live, work, learn, and play. Our desire is for Senior Saturdays to serve as a catalyst to educate, encourage, promote, and recognize improvements to make National City a more supportive community for residents of all ages.

The Senior Saturday event series is part of an ongoing National City project through AARP’s Livable Communities which is designed to meet the needs of the growing population of older adults, while also serving residents of all ages to comfortably live and age in place. All Senior Saturday events will take place outdoors in beautiful Kimball Park located in the heart of downtown National City between 10:00am and 1:00pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of February, March, April, and May in 2022.

This program was made possible thanks to grant support from The San Diego Foundation. The San Diego Foundation maximizes the impact of charitable giving by mobilizing philanthropic resources to advance quality of life, increase social impact and champion civic engagement.

The Senior Saturday event series provides National City seniors a free opportunity to come together for a wide variety of activities, educational opportunities, and entertainment— all geared towards their interests and abilities. No two Senior Saturdays will be the same, as the mission is to engage a diverse array of partner organizations throughout the series. Confirmed participants include Wheelchair Dancers Organization, Feeding San Diego, Braille Institute, San Diego Senior Women’s Basketball League, Olivewood Gardens, and many more!

Kimball Park is accessible by trolley (Blue Line 8th Street station) and bus (Route 932 and Route 967).

All questions regarding this event series can be handled by contacting the National City Library and Community Services Department, by email at communityservices@ nationalcityca.gov or by telephone at (619) 336-4290.

Senior Saturdays 10:00am to 1:00pm Kimball Park (E. 12th St, National City, CA 91950) FREE

February, March, April and May

As California’s Attorney General and California’s chief law officer, Bonta is the “attorney for the people” and holds those who break the law – especially those in positions of power – accountable and wins justice for California’s families.

On April, 2021, Rob Bonta was sworn in as the 34th Attorney General of the State of California, the first person of Filipino descent and only the second Asian-American to occupy the position.

Attorney General Bonta’s passion for justice was instilled in him by his parents, who served on the frontlines of some of America’s most important social justice movements. Instilling in him the lessons they learned from the United Farm Workers and the civil rights movement, AG Bonta’s parents lit a fire inside him to fight against injustice – to stand up for those who are taken advantage of or harmed. It’s why he decided to become a lawyer – to help battle historic wrongs and scrap for people who have been harmed. He worked his way through college and graduated with honors from Yale University and attended Yale law School.

In the State Assembly, AG Bonta enacted nation-building reforms to inject more justice and fairness into government and institutions. As the People’s Attorney, he sees seeking accountability from those who abuse their power and harm others as one of the most important functions of the job. In elected office, he has taken on powerful interest groups and advanced systemic change –pursuing corporate accountability, standing up for workers, punishing big polluters and fighting racial injustice. He has been a national leader in the struggle to transform the criminal justice system, banning private prisons and detention facilities in California as well as pushing to eliminate cash bail in the state. He has led statewide fights for racial, economic and environmental justice and worked to further the rights of immigrant families, renters and working Californians.

Prior to serving in the Assembly, AG Bonta worked as a Deputy

City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, where he represented the City and County and its employees and fought to protect Californians from exploitation and racial profiling.

Born in Quezon City, Philippines, AG Bonta immigrated to California with his family as an infant. He is the son of a magnificent native Filipino mother and a father who taught him the value of public service to his community. He is married to Mia Bonta and they are the proud parents of three children – Reina, Iliana and Andres – as well as their dog Legolas.

Attorney General Bonta is perfectly an up-and-coming Democrat national leader, if I am to give my honest opinion. In fact, Bonta recently secured a victory in a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on large-capacity gun magazines.

“Today’s decision is a victory for public safety in California,” said our “kababayan” Attorney General Bonta. “Gun violence is an epidemic in this country, but laws like our ban on large-capacity magazines are commonsense ways to prevent this violence including devastating mass shootings. I’m thankful to the Court for giving this case a second look, and confirming what we knew to be true: our laws keep Californians safe while allowing law-abiding gun owners to exercise their constitutional rights.”

No doubt about it, Attorney General Bonta is committed to keeping California safe and does so by promoting and defending commonsense gun laws at the state and federal level. In September 2021, Attorney General Bonta led a coalition of state attorney generals in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending New York’s law regulating when individuals may obtain a license to carry firearms in public. In August of the same year, AG Bonta supported a “Proposed Rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives” that would help regulate “ghost guns” by clarifying the agency’s definition of what qualifies as a firearm. AG Bonta has also urged Californians to use the state’s “Gun Violence Restraining Order” law to help keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others.

Though he has been in office as California’s Attorney General for only about a year now, Bonta has proven himself to be of a Supreme Court Justice nominee-caliber.

I know there are a few more Asian Pacific Americans out there more than qualified for the current Justice position left vacant by the retiring Justice Breyer…but these “kababayans” of ours come to my mind immediately.

I certainly hope that you could take a look into this, Mr. President.

In a speech at the White House following President Biden’s remarks on his retirement, Breyer addressed the younger generations who may have grown cynical about the U.S. legal system.

“It’s us, but it’s you. It’s that next generation, and the one after that – my grandchildren and their children. They’ll determine whether the experiment still works,” he said.

“And, of course, I am an optimist. And I’m pretty sure it will,” he concluded.

If you – my dear folks – are not aware of it yet – in its 232-year history, America’s highest court – the U.S. Supreme Court – has never seen an Asian Pacific American judge.

Period!

Jatia Wrighten, an assistant professor in Virginia’s Commonwealth University’s political science department asked: “Why have we not seen more diversity on the Supreme Court that actually reflects the population that lives in this country?”

I say the questions should be: “Why hasn’t there been an Asian Pacific American Supreme Court Justice before? Is it because they have always been the obliging ‘silent minority’? Will Asian Pacific Americans always be “perpetual foreigners” in our beloved nation?”

I shout-out again – “We deserve – and demand – a government that is reflective of our nation’s changing demographics.”

Rally on behind the banner of an Asian Pacific American for U.S. Supreme Court Justice…it is only right and proper, my “kababayans.” Besides, it is our time. Mabuhay!!

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