Monica Montgomery Steppe · [email protected]

October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM

a core issue

The truth is, the problem is systemic and can’t be brushed away with a quick fix.   Friend, today is World Homeless Day. Every day, I hear from our community that this is one of the most important issues facing San Diego. At times, it can feel like the problem is only getting worse, but t…

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October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM

incredibly grateful

Thank you for all you do for our communities, our children, and their futures.   Yesterday was World Teachers’ Day, Friend! I feel incredibly grateful for the hardworking educators we have working in San Diego who, day in and day out, help bring up the children of our community. It goes w…

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October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM

imagine four more years

The plan was intentionally designed to disenfranchise voters, silencing thousands of voices to ensure the balance of power across the entire country shifts even further toward the white supremacist extremists and special interests calling the shots in DC right now. And this tactic is nothing new …

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October 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM

quick update

In the face of generational challenges to our rights and quality of life, Vice Chair Monica Montgomery Steppe has been fighting for our communities through all the choas. She’s building economic opportunity, safe and healthy communities, tackling housing and homelessness, and reimagining public s…

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September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM

your mind, wallet, and soul

We’ve seen Trump deliver on his campaign promises in some of the worst ways imaginable.   Community, Yesterday my team reached out to you asking for your support to reach our first End-of-Quarter fundraising goal. In a moment, I’m going to ask you to help out by chipping in. But first, I w…

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September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM

the worst ways imaginable

We’ve seen Trump deliver on his campaign promises in some of the worst ways imaginable.   team, We’re less than a year into Trump’s second term and the violent repercussions of his administration's actions have already touched San Diego. Monica has been working overtime to bring community r…

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September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM

right and responsibility

I wake up every morning grateful for the access San Diego provides to experience nature, from the mountains to the beaches to the fields that nourish us.   Today is National Public Lands Day, friend! I wake up every morning grateful for the access San Diego provides to experience nature, fro…

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September 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM

urgent and ongoing needs

I wake up every morning grateful for the access San Diego provides to experience nature, from the mountains to the beaches to the fields that nourish us.   Today is National Public Lands Day, friend! I wake up every morning grateful for the access San Diego provides to experience nature, fro…

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September 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM

honoring hispanic heritage month

What started as a week-long observance has turned into a month-long celebration of the diverse Latino and Hispanic community in San Diego and across our country.   Happy Hispanic Heritage Month Community! What started as a week-long observance has turned into a month-long celebration of the …

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  Monica · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM

checking in

As Supervisor, I’ve worked hard to increase funding for... Hi friend — I wanted to check in to make sure you saw my team’s email from earlier. It’s no secret that San Diego is facing a mental health crisis. As Supervisor, I’ve worked hard to increase funding for mental health resources throu…

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September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM

a staunch advocate

One big step we can take towards protecting lives is by safeguarding and expanding access to...   September is National Suicide Prevention Month, team. One big step we can take towards protecting lives is by safeguarding and expanding access to healthcare and mental health resources. Click …

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  Monica · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM

an invitation for you

As always, I want you to have a seat at this table... Just checking that you got the email from my team yesterday, Friend. Our county’s behavioral health services directly impact both our current reality and our collective future. These systems serve all of us by providing job opportunities, …

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  Monica Montgomery Steppe · [email protected]

August 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM

did you see?

San Diego schools have never been attacked this blatantly or targeted this directly by the... Did you see this, team? The Trump administration has put the future of San Diego County public schools in jeopardy. With back-to-school season in full swing, we need to put pressure…

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  Monica · [email protected]

August 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM

this is a tough year

San Diego County passed its budget last month. Then, just a week later, Congress voted to slash Medicaid and SNAP funding. Did you see the email from my team yesterday, friend? It’s no secret that this is a tough budget year. And with all the uncertainty caused by federal and state funding cu…

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August 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM

this is not a normal year

San Diego County passed its budget last month. Then, just a week later, Congress voted to slash Medicaid and SNAP funding. Federal cuts may cost us over $276 million dollars. San Diego County passed its budget last month. Then, just a week later, Congress voted to slash Medicaid a…

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July 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM

devastating

This is the human cost of this administration's recent cuts to FEMA and the National Weather Service. I was devastated when I heard the news of the recent storms, team. Flash floods have ravaged entire communities across the country, claiming at least 135 lives in Texas. This is the…

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July 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM

these tragedies hit close to home

This is the human cost of this administration's recent cuts to FEMA and the National Weather Service. I was devastated when I heard the news of the recent storms, team. Flash floods have ravaged entire communities across the country, claiming at least 135 lives in Texas. This is the…

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July 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM

not the whole story

Formally known as Independence Day, today celebrates the United States declaring independence from Great Britain, creating a land with the promise of liberty and justice for all. But we know reality is a far cry from that promise. Happy Fourth of July, friend! Formally known as Indep…

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June 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM

She listens. Then she acts.

We just wrapped up our Summer Youth Academy, a two-week immersive Hi Friend, We just wrapped up our Summer Youth Academy, a two-week immersive experience where high school seniors from all over San Diego got to learn firsthand about government and how to advocate for solutions to comm…

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June 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM

we haven’t updated this in nearly 90 years

Minimum wage. The 40 hour work week. Overtime pay. Safe working standards. While groundbreaking 90 years ago, these benefits are no longer enough for us to thrive as a society. Today marks the anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act, team. Minimum wage. The 40 hour work week. Over…

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June 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM

saying the quiet part out loud

We’re living under an administration that is blatantly, relentlessly, and strategically emboldening racism in our country. And this hateful rhetoric has violent consequences. I want to say the quiet part out loud, team: We’re living under an administration that is blatantly, relen…

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June 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM

can you even imagine…?

160 years ago today, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally heard the truth that Confederates had been hiding from them: President Lincoln had freed them with the Emancipation Proclamation over two years prior. 160 years ago today, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally hear…

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  Team Monica · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM

her careerlong priority

She’s fought predatory loans. She’s fought for county workers to get a raise. She’s helped seniors retire with dignity. And she’s secured millions for business development and San Diego’s small businesses. team, Monica has dedicated her career to creating programs that provide opport…

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May 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM

we need you with us

As republicans in Washington are walking away from government’s purpose, local government must lead. And community-centered local leaders like...   Hi friend, We’re taking a break from the campaign trail to remind you that ballots for the District 1 special election drop next week and …

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  Monica Montgomery Steppe · [email protected]

May 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM

they’re just getting started

There are still very real problems we need to solve, including increasing inpatient treatment facilities, lowering the barriers to mental healthcare access, reducing appointment wait times, reducing patient costs, and so much more.   Our healthcare system is under attack, team. Over t…

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  Monica · [email protected]

May 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM

this is a rainy day

As you may already know, federal and state cuts are costing us millions, and we need to protect our services and our communities. If this isn’t a rainy day, I don’t know what is...   We have billions of dollars in our rainy day fund, but San Diegans are suffering. Friend, last week, …

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May 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM

as we celebrate

Marginalized communities reclaiming their power and uplifting one another are powerful tools for dismantling white supremacy, but we don’t talk enough about how we got here.   Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, friend! As we celebrate the rich cultural heritage o…

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  Monica · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM

just around the corner

I have so many fond memories of them. I’ll never forget my mother’s loving words as I nervously sat in my car...  Hi friend, With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I’m feeling especially grateful to have been brought up by an uplifting community of women, including my mother and gra…

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April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM

a busy couple of months

It's been a busy couple months for District Four. Here's a quick look at what Team Monica's been up to!       Born and raised in San Diego, Monica Montgomery Steppe is an HBCU graduate, and an attorney by trade. Monica believes in her heart that the neighbo…

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April 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM

violent repercussions

From Bob Dylan lyrics to stories about a group of teenagers in 1970s San Rafael, the origins of 4/20 are a little unclear. But whatever the truth may be, cannabis culture tells a story of two communities   Yesterday was 4/20, a day associated with consuming marijuana in celebration. Fro…

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April 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM

this hurts all of us

1 in 4 San Diegans could lose their health coverage soon. As you may know, Congress is poised to...   Hi, friend, it’s Monica. 1 in 4 San Diegans could lose their health coverage soon. As you may know, Congress is poised to cut Medicaid funding. These cuts would have devastating effect…

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April 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM

will you join me?

Paloma has long been an advocate for environmental equity and collaboration, fighting for real, lasting solutions to the Tijuana River sewage crisis and bringing together local, state, and county partners to make progress on our region’s most pressing issues.   Hi friend, Please join me…

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April 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM

57 years

But this win did not erase the generational harms leading up to it. The impacts of redlining — banks and governments systematically denying home financing in neighborhoods with high concentrations of non-white residents — are still felt today, especially in communities like  57 years ago…

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March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM

what do you think of this?

San Diego County has always depended heavily on the labor of undocumented farmworkers, whose status has left them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. These are the very people  It’s Cesar Chavez Day, friend! Today, communities worldwide celebrate the hard-won achievements of Californi…

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March 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM

even worse

Many claim California has one of the strongest and most robust healthcare systems in the country, but without mental healthcare a foundational service is missing. And federal funding cuts are threatening to make it even worse.  Hi team, California is a mental healthcare desert. San D…

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March 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM

the heaviest price

Our little piece of the globe knows that struggle well. The hard truth is that racial discrimination lies at the very foundations of American history.  On this day 65 years ago, the police opened fire on a crowd at a peaceful anti-Apartheid protest in South Africa, killing 69 people. Th…

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March 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM

devastated

Especially because of the danger they pose for our cross-border region and the family that make our communities special.  Hi, friend, I wanted to check in because I’m sure that, like me, you’ve been devastated by the news of recent ICE raids across the country. Especially because of th…

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March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM

history, accomplishments, and contributions

There would be no Monica Montgomery Steppe without suffragettes like Sojourner Truth and trail blazing elected officials like Shirley Chisholm. And we have our own history makers in San Diego politics like Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber and Geneviéve Jones Wright, to California’s very own Kam…

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February 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM

critical steps

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has taken critical steps over the past year to address the ongoing mental health crisis facing our communities. And we’re proud to say that Monica is... This is huge, team! The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has taken critical steps ove…

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February 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM

did you hear?

From the time I spent serving alongside Vivian on the San Diego City Council, I know firsthand that she will fight tirelessly to implement...  Did you hear the news, friend? San Diego County has a special election coming up! District One needs a new representative on the Board of Superv…

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February 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM

rebuilding together

Witnessing the devastation brought on by these fires has reminded us all that our lives can change in an instant. But from the firefighters in our local community, to those who crossed borders to help out their neighbors, and the incarcerated folks who put their lives on the line to take care of th…

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February 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM

where change happens

Despite a storied past, Black San Diegans have had to fight for their rights for centuries – struggling for freedom, equality, and well-deserved recognition in a fight that remains ongoing. Before decades of...  Happy Black History Month, friend! Black history is older than California h…

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  Monica (personal) · [email protected]

December 20, 2024 at 4:31 PM

every one of you

I hope each and every one of you will spend this time cherishing friends and family — now more than ever, we must remember why we fight to make this County and this country better.  Happy Holidays, friend. I hope each and every one of you will spend this time cherishing friends and fami…

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December 3, 2024 at 5:30 PM

centering my support

I’m grateful there are so many important organizations in our own backyard doing the work that needs to be done – from providing recreational activities for our young folks to supplying food for people experiencing homelessness.  Happy Giving Tuesday, friend! On this day that celebrates…

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November 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM

know what you’re grateful for

Happy Thanksgiving, San Diego. I am grateful for you, and honored to fight for you.  In times of uncertainty it is more important than ever to find the joy and gratitude in life, Community. Because when you know what you’re grateful for, you know what you’re willing to fight for. I am …

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November 11, 2024 at 5:27 PM

for the brave

Every day I am inspired by the valor, selflessness, and courage of those who serve our country. I am also reminded that this day is about more than honoring their dedication.  Happy Veterans Day, friend. Every day I am inspired by the valor, selflessness, and courage of those who serve …

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November 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM

before we celebrate

My name may not be on the ballot this time around, but that doesn’t mean I’m sitting this election out. Like you, I’ll be eagerly watching as the election results come in tomorrow night, and hopefully celebrating wins for our community, our county, and our country.   This is it, friend! …

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October 28, 2024 at 8:40 PM

bravery and compassion

Our paramedics, firefighters, lifeguards, police officers, and 911 dispatchers provided immediate assistance to those who were hurt, reunited separated family members, and rescued those trapped in their homes, and we are so grateful for all their work.  Today is National First Responders…

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October 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM

this is our fight

Without their hard work, we would not be where we are today. But one day is not nearly enough to reverse or remedy our nation’s long history of systemic oppression, colonial violence, land theft, and marginalization of Indigenous communities.  Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, friend. O…

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October 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM

anxiously watching

Before you know it, we’ll be anxiously watching as results come in from all across the country. We have 32 days to leave it all on the table. Whether you’re going in person, dropping off your ballot early, or planning to vote by mail, you have the right to participate in this democratic process.   …

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