Olga Diaz, membala wa bungwe la mzinda wa Escondido kwa nthawi yayitali, akupikisana ndi Kristin Gaspar, yemwe ali paudindo, yemwe akufuna kukhala paudindo wachiwiri. Chisankhochi chidzakhala pa 3 Marichi. Anthu awiri omwe apambana mavoti ambiri adzakumananso mu Novembala kuti apikisane paudindowu.
Posachedwapa ndinakumana ndi membala wa khonsolo ku malo ena omwe Escondido amakonda kudya chakudya cham'mawa, Sunnyside Kitchen komwe adafotokoza chifukwa chake akupikisana. Monga momwe aliyense amene adatsatira ntchito ya Diaz akudziwa, salankhula mopanda mawu. Akamalankhula za malamulo, mumapeza zambiri zoti mulembe.
“Chifukwa ndikuganiza kuti ndingachite ntchito yabwino kwambiri,” iye anatero poyankha funso lakuti “Chifukwa chiyani?” “Ndi udindo wapamwamba kwambiri m’boma la m’deralo. Monga munthu amene watumikira kwa zaka pafupifupi khumi ndi ziwiri, ndi sitepe yotsatira. Chilakolako changa ndi kuthandiza anthu. Ndakhala ndi ntchito yomwe yandithandiza kuchita zimenezo.”
Kwa Diaz, pali mavuto ambiri koma atatu akugwirizana ndi izi: 1) Kusintha kwa nyengo, 2) kusowa pokhala kosatha komanso 3) nyumba zambiri.
Kusintha kwa Nyengo: “Boma lalephera kupanga dongosolo loteteza nyengo mwalamulo.” Iye akuti, mapulani oteteza nyengo atsutsidwa kukhothi kawiri. Kawiri, omwe apangidwa ndi Boma awonedwa kuti ndi osakwanira. “Izi sizinali zokwanira kukwaniritsa zolinga zathu zotulutsa mpweya woipa. Ngati, pofika nthawi yomwe ndasankhidwa, ndondomekoyi isanamalizidwe, ingakhale imodzi mwa zinthu zoyamba zomwe ndingafune kugwira ntchito ndi anzanga.”
Iye akuti ndi "nkhani yapadziko lonse lapansi yomwe imapita patsogolo kwambiri kuposa dongosolo la County action," lomwe limayamba ndi kuchepetsa kufalikira kwa chitukuko, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti anthu ambiri azigwiritsa ntchito magalimoto m'malo mongoyenda pang'onopang'ono, kuyenda pansi kapena kukwera njinga kupita kuntchito. Izi sizikutanthauza kuti nyumba zichepa, koma, akutero, nyumba zodzaza kwambiri. "Ngati mupitiliza kumanga, kupita kudziko losapangidwa bwino, mumapangabe mkhalidwe womwe anthu ayenera kuyendetsa galimoto kuti akapeze ntchito, zakudya, chakudya, mafuta. Ndi moyo womwe suyenera kusangalatsidwa monga momwe unalili."
Pa bungwe la aphungu, iye wagwira ntchito pa nkhaniyi, pogwiritsa ntchito Dongosolo Lonse la Escondido kuti ayesere kuchepetsa chitukuko cha mizinda. "Izi ndi mfundo zomwe ndakhala ndikukhulupirira kwa nthawi yayitali," adatero Diaz. "Zimatchedwa kukula mwanzeru. Zimakhalanso zotheka pazachuma chifukwa muli kale ndi zomangamanga, misewu, malaibulale ogulitsa zakudya." Monga woyang'anira, amaletsa malo omwe amaloledwa kufalikira. "Zachidziwikire, pali dongosolo lonse lomwe ngati lingatsatidwe limalolabe mayunitsi 50,000 kumanga. Mzinda uliwonse uli ndi dongosolo lonse ndipo boma lili ndi dongosolo lonse, ndipo oyang'anira akugwira ntchito ngati bungwe loyang'anira kugwiritsa ntchito malo."
Malingaliro ena ndi awa, "Kuchita momwe mungathere kuti musunge malo otseguka ndikupeza zambiri. Ikani m'malo osungira," adatero. "Pali njira zosiyanasiyana zochitira izi. Kudzera m'mabungwe aboma ndi aboma. Pali mabungwe osungira malo m'boma (monga Escondido Creek Conservancy ndi San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority.) Kukula kumeneku ndi njira yotsatirira ndikofunikira kwambiri m'boma lonselo ndipo kumathandizira zolinga zokhudzana ndi kusintha kwa nyengo."
Iye akuwonjezera kuti, "Kukulitsa denga la mitengo yathu n'kofunika kwambiri. Kubzala mitengo yambiri! Mitengo imatulutsa mpweya woipa mumlengalenga. Pali zizolowezi zambiri zomwe anthu ayenera kusintha kuti athane ndi kusintha kwa nyengo. Ena amayendetsa galimoto mochepa. Ena amayenda pansi. Ena amasintha zizolowezi zawo zodya kuti adye nyama yochepa - mphamvu ya mpweya woipa mumakampani opanga nyama ndi yofunika kwambiri. Zimenezo ndi zisankho zaumwini zomwe anthu ayenera kupanga. Pamodzi ziyenera kukhala ndi zotsatirapo. Kuletsa ndi kuchepetsa zinthu zambiri zapulasitiki tsopano ndi zachilendo pomwe zaka 20 zapitazo palibe amene analankhula za kuletsa matumba apulasitiki kapena udzu. Tsopano zikuwoneka ngati chinthu chachibadwa kuchita, makamaka poganizira zithunzi zonse zomwe zagawidwa zokhudza kuwonongeka kwa makampani opanga pulasitiki padziko lonse lapansi pankhani ya zinyalala zomwe zikuyandama m'mitsinje ndi m'nyanja. Anthu tsopano akusamala kwambiri kugwiritsa ntchito zinthuzi."
Malinga ndi maganizo a County, iye anati, kulimbana ndi kusintha kwa nyengo ndi "kupeza njira zochepetsera magalimoto m'misewu kapena anthu oyenda mtunda waufupi kupita kuntchito. Choncho anthu amapeza njira zopezera zomwe akufuna popanda kukhala pamisewu yayikulu kwa maola ambiri."
Zimene zinatibweretsa ku nyumba. "Chinthu chosangalatsa chokhudza nyumba wamba n'chakuti boma la m'deralo silimanga," adatero Diaz. "Meya sakugwira ntchito yomanga nyumba. Timapeza ndalama kuchokera ku boma kudzera mu ndalama za HUD, kudzera mu ndalama za boma, kudzera mu ndalama zolipirira omanga nyumba. Timazipereka kuti tipeze nyumba zokwanira." Iye akuti, magawo awiri a nyumba zomwe nthawi zambiri zimasamalidwa ndi nyumba zapamwamba, zokwera mtengo komanso nyumba zothandizidwa ndi ndalama. "Ntchito yokha ya makampani opanga chitukuko ndi kupeza ndalama," akutero. "Alibe mfundo za makhalidwe abwino zomwe ayenera kutsatira. Kumbali inayi pali nyumba zotsika mtengo zothandizidwa ndi ndalama. Pali zitsanzo zingapo za nyumba zotsika mtengo zothandizidwa ndi ndalama ku Escondido," akutero. "Palibe zokwanira koma pali khama lalikulu lothana ndi vutoli. Chosowa ndi nyumba zoyambirira." Akukumbukira nyumba yake yoyamba, yomwe inali yaying'ono koma yotheka kugula. "Chogulitsacho sichikupangidwa kwenikweni," akutero.
“Mu zokambirana zanga ndi opanga mapulani, ndinawafunsa chifukwa chake samanga nyumba iyi ndipo anati, ‘Palibe phindu’ chifukwa mitengo ya malo ndi ndalama zolipirira ndi zokwera kwambiri,” akutero Diaz. Izi zikuwonetsa lingaliro lake la nyumba za anthu ogwira ntchito pamalo aboma. “Ponena za mitengo ya malo, bungwe lililonse la boma lili ndi malo. Madera amadzi, mzinda ndi chigawo. Pali malo omwe anthu onse amawagwiritsa ntchito. M'magawo onse a mapulani, titha kupeza malo omwe angathe kukonzedwa kuti akhale nyumba. Malo omwe anthu onse amawagwiritsa ntchito. Ndikufuna kuwasunga ndikupanga ulamuliro wogwirizana.” Iye amakonda chitsanzo cha JPA chifukwa chimapanga udindo wogawana komanso ulamuliro wogawana: “Si udindo wa bungwe limodzi lokha koma pamodzi angathe.” Iye akupereka malingaliro a JPA a malo omwe anthu onse amawagwiritsa ntchito. “Pangani kulumikizana ndi oyang'anira kuti mudziwe malo omwe angamangidwe. Popeza malowo ndi opanda mtengo kwa wopanga mapulani, mtengo wa malo si vuto.”
Nyumba za ogwira ntchitozi zitha kupezeka m'boma lonselo zomwe zikuphatikiza mizinda yomwe ikufuna kutenga nawo mbali. Zingaphatikizepo antchito aboma monga ozimitsa moto ndi aphunzitsi. "Pali antchito aboma zikwizikwi, kaya ndi chipatala kapena chigawo chamadzi kapena sukulu. Kuti mukhale oyenerera muyenera kudutsa njira. Sizingakhale zaulere. Chabwino," akutero, "ndalama zolipirira lendi zilipira zomangamanga, koma sizingafunike kulipira malo. Izi sizigwira ntchito kwa aliyense koma zigwira ntchito kwa ena. Muyenera kukhala pafupi ndi komwe mumagwira ntchito. Simuyenera kukulitsa misewu yayikulu." Izi zikubwerera ku zolinga zake za kusintha kwa nyengo.
"Ndi lingaliro lofunika kwambiri ndipo lingafunike mgwirizano wambiri," akutero iye. "Vutoli silikuthetsa lokha, kotero ili ndi lingaliro lomwe likufunika ngwazi. Poganizira za kukhala woyang'anira chigawo, ndikuganiza kuti nditha kugwiritsa ntchito lingaliro limenelo."
Iye amakondanso lingaliro lolimbikitsa makampani akuluakulu omwe ali kale ndi malo akuluakulu oimika magalimoto, monga Qualcomm, kuti apereke 10% ya malo awo oimika magalimoto ku nyumba za antchito. "Sizingakhale zaulere koma zingakuikeni pafupi ndi ntchito yanu. Malo oimika magalimoto tsopano ndi nyumba. Kuchotsa ndalama za malo omanga nyumba kumachepetsa ndalama kwa opanga mapulogalamu." Amakondanso kubwezeretsanso malo akuluakulu akale.
Palibe lingaliro limodzi lokha lomwe ndi lothandiza, amakonda njira zingapo. "Ngakhale dongosolo la SANDAG lopangitsa mayendedwe a anthu onse kukhala otsika mtengo silikunena za kuchotsa aliyense m'galimoto yawo, koma khumi peresenti," akutero. "Zimenezi zimachepetsa mpweya woipa wowononga chilengedwe. Muyenera kuchita zonsezi, ndipo si boma lokha, koma anthu amitundu yonse akuyesera kuzikwaniritsa pamodzi."
Iye akugogomezera kuti “sitikufuna kungomanga chilichonse. Tikufuna zinthu zapamwamba zomwe zidzakhalabe zabwino m'zaka makumi asanu. Ndikofunikira kumanga chifukwa tili ndi vuto la zinthu, koma sitingathe kumanga popanda moyo wabwino, popanda kuwonjezera njira ndi zinthu zina zofunika. Kapena anthu sangafune kukhala kumeneko.”
Diaz akufuna kuyang'ana kwambiri pa kusowa pokhala kosatha. Pamene ankagwira ntchito ku Interfaith, anaona, "momwe mautumiki a anthu amagwirira ntchito komanso momwe sagwirira ntchito. Ndi momwe Boma limagwirira ntchito ndi mabungwe osapindula. Gawo lalikulu la bajeti ya Boma la $6.3 biliyoni limapita ku Health and Human Services. Njira imodzi yomwe amagawira ndikupereka ndalama ku mabungwe osapindula. Imakhazikitsa miyezo ya momwe amathandizira anthu, kudzera mu njira zodzidalira kuti zikuthandizeni kubwerera m'mbuyo. Ndicho chakhala cholinga chachikulu, kuthandiza anthu kubwerera m'mbuyo."
Iye anati, chomwe sichinaphatikizidwe mu chitsanzochi ndi chifundo ndi kuvomereza. "Pali gulu la anthu lomwe nthawi zonse tiyenera kusamalira. Mukakumana ndi anthu osowa pokhala nthawi zonse, mumazindikira kuti zilibe kanthu kuti Boma limapereka ndalama zingati, kudzidalira sikutheka kwa aliyense. Ndikulankhula za anthu omwe ali ndi mavuto aakulu azaumoyo. Sizabwino kuganiza kuti adzafika pamlingo womwe sadzafunikira chitsogozo. Palibe munthu amene angagwirizane ndi vutoli."
Iye akukhulupirira kuti anthu ambiri ndi opitilira theka la anthu opanda pokhala. "Ambiri amafunika thandizo lopitilira." Amakonda njira yodalirika yomwe Veterans Administration imagwiritsa ntchito kwa makasitomala ake ena. "Asilikali akale omwe amakhala opanda pokhala nthawi yayitali, sasamalira bwino ndalama zawo. Amadyedwa. Mumasankha munthu woti azisamalira ndalama zawo, kulipira lendi, kugula zakudya. Zimenezo zimamveka bwino kwa ine chifukwa zikuwoneka kuti zingathetse mavuto ambiri kwa anthu omwe sangathe kudzisamalira okha. Ndikudziwa anthu omwe amalandira cheke cha maubwino awo ndipo pasanathe masiku angapo zimapita. Amakwiya. Ngati muli ndi anthu omwe ali mumkhalidwe umenewo mobwerezabwereza—ndipo tikudziwa omwe ali—muyenera kulowererapo kuti muwathandize kupewa mkhalidwe umenewo.”
Mwachionekere malamulo ayenera kusinthidwa kuti akwaniritse zimenezo. Kenako kwa iwo omwe akufuna malo ogona, pakufunikabe kumanga zinthu zoti ziwathandize. "Ndimakonda chitsanzo cha chipinda chogona. Malo ambiri amafunika thandizo komanso kukhala ndi zipinda zapadera, koma zokhala ndi malo ogona onse, komanso cafeteria kuti mukhale ndi antchito pamalopo kuti muwonetsetse kuti ali otetezeka komanso opatsidwa mankhwala komanso kuti alandire thandizo lomwe akufunikira. Chitsanzo cha nyumba chakhala chomanga mozungulira nyumba koma ndimakonda chipinda chogona, chifukwa chimapereka mwayi woti anthu azicheza."
Atafunsidwa maganizo ake pa ndondomeko ya SOS, Measure A, Diaz anati, “Sindikuvomereza. Ndimayankha funso limenelo moona mtima likafunsidwa. Ndidzalivotera. Sindikuopa zotsatira za SOS. Limafanana kwambiri ndi Prop. S kuno ku Escondido, komwe kwakhala kuno kwa zaka zambiri. Silikuchepetsa kukula. Chimene limachita ndikuyimitsa Dongosolo Lonse. Dongosololi limapangidwa kudzera mu zopereka za anthu ammudzi komanso khama lalikulu lopanga ndikukonzekera kukula kwa mzinda mtsogolo.”
Ndondomeko Yaikulu ya Chigawo inapangidwanso kudzera m'misonkhano yambiri ya anthu onse komanso malingaliro awo. "Mukangokhazikitsa Ndondomeko Yaikulu yomwe yavomerezedwa ndi ovota, SOS imayimitsa kuti zosintha zifunike kuvomerezedwa ndi ovota. Sindikuganiza kuti ndi chinthu choipa kwambiri. Imalola kudalira njira yokonzekera. Pali zinthu zambiri zokokomeza. Ine sindiri munthu woti ndikhale ndi vuto. Sindimakonda kukwiyitsa anthu kapena kuopseza anthu. Ngati SOS ivomerezedwa, tonse tidzakhala bwino. Ngati sivomerezedwa, palibe chomwe chimasintha."
Diaz sakhulupirira kuti chinthu chonga SOS chimawonjezera kusowa pokhala. "Zimangoyimitsa mapulani. Akumanga kale mkati mwake. Sizisintha mapulani. Mangani pomwe mukuloledwa kumanga. Chinthu chokhacho chomwe chidzakupangitsani kukhala kovuta kuchita ndi kugula malo."
Chifukwa chachikulu cha chinthu ngati SOS ndi kusakhulupirirana m'mabungwe aboma, akutero iye. "Kodi mungabwezeretse bwanji chidaliro? Sizikudziwika kuti ku Boma kwakhala kulumikizana kwakukulu pakati pa bungweli ndi anthu."
Nthawi yotumizira: Januwale-02-2020