U-Olga Diaz, ilungu lekhansela ledolobha lase-Escondido isikhathi eside, ugijimela iBhodi Labaphathi eSifundeni sesi-3, emelene noKristin Gaspar osesikhundleni, ofuna ihlandla lesibili. Ukhetho luzoba mhla zi-3 kuNdasa. Ababili abathole amavoti aphezulu bazohlangana futhi ngoNovemba ukuze bathathe lesi sikhundla.
Muva nje ngihlangane nelungu lekhansela kwenye yezindawo zokudlela zasekuseni ezithandwa kakhulu yi-Escondido, iSunnyside Kitchen lapho echaze khona ukuthi kungani egijima. Njengoba noma ubani oke walandela umsebenzi kaDiaz azi, akakhulumi ngendlela ezwakalayo. Uma ekhuluma ngenqubomgomo, uthola okuningi ongakubhala ngakho.
“Ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi ngingenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu,” kusho yena ephendula umbuzo othi “Kungani?” “Yizinga eliphakeme kakhulu likahulumeni wendawo. Njengomuntu osekhonze iminyaka engaba yishumi nambili, yisinyathelo esilandelayo. Intshisekelo yami ukusiza abantu. Ngibe nohlobo lomsebenzi olungibeke esimweni sokwenza lokho.”
KuDiaz, kunezinkinga eziningi kodwa ezintathu zibalulekile: 1) Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, 2) ukungabi namakhaya okungapheli kanye no-3) izindlu ngokujwayelekile.
Ukushintsha Kwesimo Sezulu: “ISifunda sihlulekile ukukhiqiza uhlelo lwesenzo sezulu oluvikelwe ngokomthetho.” Uthi, izinhlelo zesenzo sezulu ziphikiswe ngempumelelo enkantolo kabili. Kabili, lezo ezikhiqizwe yiSifunda ziye zabhekwa njengezinganele. “Lokho akubanga yinto efiselekayo ngokwanele ukuhlangabezana nemigomo yethu yokukhishwa kwamagesi ashisa isivuvu. Uma, ngesikhathi ngikhethwa leyo nqubo ingakaqedwa, lokho kungaba ngenye yezinto zokuqala engingathanda ukusebenza kuzo nozakwethu.”
Uyibiza ngokuthi “inkinga yomhlaba wonke ehamba phambili kakhulu kunohlelo lwesenzo seSifunda,” oluzoqala ngokunciphisa ukwanda kwentuthuko, okubangela ukuthi abantu abaningi basebenzise izimoto kunokuhamba ngobuningi, ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma ukugibela amabhayisikili ukuya emsebenzini. Lokhu akusho ukuthi izindlu zimbalwa, kodwa, uthi, izindlu ezixineneyo. “Uma uqhubeka nokwakha, ukuphuma, ukuya ezweni elingakathuthukiswa usadala isimo lapho abantu kufanele bangene ngemoto beyofuna imisebenzi, ukudla, ukudla, igesi. Kuyindlela yokuphila engadingi ukunakwa kakhulu njengoba bekunjalo.”
Emkhandlwini usebenze kule nkinga, esebenzisa i-General Plan ka-Escondido ukuzama ukunciphisa intuthuko yasemadolobheni. “Lezo yizimiso ebengizikholelwa isikhathi eside,” kusho uDiaz. “Kubizwa ngokuthi ukukhula okuhlakaniphile. Kuphinde kube lula ngokwezomnotho ngoba usuvele unengqalasizinda, imigwaqo, imitapo yolwazi izitolo zokudla.” Njengomphathi ubezokhawulela lapho kuvunyelwe khona ukusabalala. “Yebo, kukhona uhlelo olujwayelekile oluthi uma lulandelwa lusavumela amayunithi angu-50,000 ekwakhiweni. Idolobha ngalinye linohlelo olujwayelekile kanti isifunda sinohlelo olujwayelekile, kanye nabaphathi abasebenza njengegunya lokusetshenziswa komhlaba.”
Eminye imibono ihlanganisa, “Ukwenza okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze kulondolozwe indawo evulekile futhi uthole okwengeziwe. Kufake ezindaweni zokugcina,” kusho yena. “Kunezindlela ezahlukahlukene zokwenza lokho. Ngezimali zikahulumeni nezesifunda. Kunezinhlangano zokulondolozwa komhlaba ngaphakathi kwesifunda (njenge-Escondido Creek Conservancy kanye ne-San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority.) Lokho kanye nokwandiswa komzila kubalulekile kuso sonke isifunda futhi kusekela imigomo yesenzo sezulu.”
Uyanezela, “Ukwandisa izihlahla zethu ezimbozwe ngemithi kubalulekile. Ukutshala izihlahla eziningi! Izihlahla zikhipha ikhabhoni emoyeni. Kunemikhuba eminingi abantu okufanele bayishintshe ukuze balwe nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Abanye abantu bashayela kancane. Abanye bahamba ngezinyawo. Abanye bashintsha imikhuba yokudla ukuze badle inyama encane—umthelela wekhabhoni embonini yenyama ubalulekile. Lezo izinqumo zomuntu siqu abantu okufanele bazenze. Sekukonke kufanele kube nomthelela. Ukuvinjelwa okuningi kanye nokunciphisa imikhiqizo yepulasitiki manje sekuyimvelo yesibili lapho eminyakeni engama-20 edlule kungekho muntu owakhuluma ngokuvinjelwa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki noma utshani. Manje sekubhekwa njengento evamile ukuyenza, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa yonke ividiyo eye yabelwana ngayo mayelana nokubhujiswa komhlaba wonke kwemboni yepulasitiki mayelana nodoti ontanta emifuleni nasezilwandle. Abantu manje sebeqaphela kakhulu ukusebenzisa kwabo lezi zinto.”
Ngokusho kwakhe, ukulwa nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu “kuwukuthola izindlela zokuba nezimoto ezimbalwa emigwaqweni noma abantu abahamba amabanga amafushane beya emsebenzini. Ngakho abantu bathola izindlela zokuthola abakudingayo ngaphandle kokuhlala emigwaqweni emikhulu amahora amaningi.”
Okusiholele ekwakhiweni kwezindlu. “Into ethokozisayo ngezindlu ezijwayelekile ukuthi uhulumeni wasekhaya akakhi noma iyiphi,” kusho uDiaz.” Umeya akaphumi ezama ukwakha izindlu. Sithola uxhaso lukahulumeni ngezabelo ze-HUD, ngezinsiza zikahulumeni, ngemali yabathuthukisi. Siyazidlulisela ukuze sizame ukufeza ibhalansi yezindlu.” Izingxenye ezimbili zezindlu ezivame ukunakekelwa, uthi, izindlu ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ezibiza kakhulu kanye nezindlu ezixhaswe ngemali. “Umsebenzi kuphela wemboni yentuthuko ukwenza imali,” usho kanje. “Abanawo umhlahlandlela wokuziphatha okudingeka bawulandele. Ngakolunye uhlangothi kukhona izindlu ezingabizi ezixhaswe ngemali. Kunezibonelo eziningana zezindlu ezingabizi ezixhaswe ngemali e-Escondido,” usho kanje. “Akwanele lokho kodwa kunemizamo eminingi yokukulungisa. Okushodayo yizindlu ezisezingeni lokuqala.” Ukhumbula ikhaya lakhe lokuqala, elalilincane kodwa elingathengwa. “Lowo mkhiqizo awukhiqizwa ngempela,” usho kanje.
“Engxoxweni yami nabathuthukisi ngibuze ukuthi kungani bengakhi lokhu futhi bathi, ‘Akukho nzuzo kukho’ ngoba amanani omhlaba kanye nezimali ziphezulu kakhulu,” kusho uDiaz. Lokhu kwethula umqondo wakhe wezindlu zabasebenzi emhlabeni womphakathi. “Mayelana namanani omhlaba, yonke inhlangano yomphakathi inomhlaba. Izifunda zamanzi, idolobha kanye nesifunda. Kukhona umhlaba ophethwe umphakathi. Ngaphakathi kwezindawo ezijwayelekile zohlelo singabona umhlaba ongathuthukiswa ukuze ube nezindlu. Umhlaba womphakathi onempahla. Ngingathanda ukuwubeka ohlwini bese ngakha igunya elihlangene lamandla.” Uyayithanda imodeli ye-JPA ngoba idala umthwalo wemfanelo owabiwe kanye negunya elihlanganyelwe: “Akuwona umthwalo wenhlangano eyodwa kuphela kodwa ndawonye bangakwenza.” Uphakamisa ama-JPA omhlaba ophethwe umphakathi otholakalayo. “Dala ukuxhumana nabaqondisi ekutholeni umhlaba ongakhiwa. Njengoba umhlaba ungenazindleko kumthuthukisi, inani lomhlaba aliyona inkinga.”
Le ndawo yokuhlala yabasebenzi ingasakazwa kulo lonke iSifundazwe ehilela amadolobha afuna ukuhlanganyela. Ingabandakanya izisebenzi zomphakathi ezifana nabacishi bomlilo nothisha. “Kunezinkulungwane nezinkulungwane zabasebenzi bakahulumeni, kungaba yisibhedlela noma isifunda samanzi noma isikole. Ukuze ufaneleke kuzodingeka udlule enkambisweni. Ngeke kube mahhala. Ngokufanelekile,” usho kanje, “imali engenayo yerenti izokhokhela ukwakhiwa, kodwa ngeke kudingeke bakhokhele umhlaba. Lokhu ngeke kusebenzele wonke umuntu kodwa kuzosebenza kwabanye. Kufanele uhlale eduze nalapho usebenza khona. Akudingeki wandise imigwaqo emikhulu.” Lokhu kubuyela emigomweni yakhe yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
“Kungumqondo onesifiso esikhulu futhi uzodinga ukubambisana okukhulu,” kusho yena. “Kusobala ukuthi inkinga ayizixazululi ngokwayo ngakho-ke lo ngumqondo odinga iqhawe. Ngokombono wokuba ngumphathi wesifunda nginomuzwa wokuthi ngingawusebenzisa lowo mqondo.”
Uthanda nomqondo wokukhuthaza izinkampani ezinkulu esezivele zinezindawo zokupaka ezinkulu, njengeQualcomm, ukuthi zinikele u-10% wendawo yazo yokupaka ezindaweni zokuhlala zabasebenzi. “Bekungeke kube mahhala kodwa bekuzokubeka eduze nomsebenzi wakho. Izindawo zokupaka manje seziyizindawo zokuhlala. Ukususa izindleko zomhlaba ekuthuthukisweni kunciphisa izindleko kubathuthukisi.” Uthanda nokushintsha izitolo ezinkulu ezindala.
Akukho mqondo owodwa ongelutho, uthanda izindlela eziningi. “Ngisho nohlelo lwe-SANDAG lokwenza ezokuthutha zomphakathi zithengeke kalula aluphathelene nokukhipha wonke umuntu emotweni yakhe, kodwa luphathelene namaphesenti ayishumi,” kusho yena. “Okunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa. Udinga ukwenza zonke lezo zinto, futhi akusibo uhulumeni kuphela, kodwa yizo zonke izinhlobo zabantu abazama ukuzifeza ndawonye.”
Ugcizelela ukuthi “asifuni ukwakha noma yini nje. Sifuna imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphezulu ezosazoba mihle eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu. Kubalulekile ukwakha ngoba sinenkinga yokutholakala kwempahla, kodwa asikwazi ukwakha ngaphandle kwekhwalithi yokuphila, ngaphandle kokwengeza imizila nezinsiza. Ngaphandle kwalokho abantu ngeke bafune ukuhlala lapho.”
UDiaz ufuna ukugxila ekuntulekeni kwezindlu okungapheli. Ngesikhathi esebenza e-Interfaith, wabona, “ngokuseduze ukuthi izinsizakalo zomphakathi zisebenza kanjani nokuthi azisebenzi kanjani. Nokuthi iSifunda sisebenzisana kanjani nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo. Ingxenye enkulu yesabelomali seSifunda esingu-$6.3 billion iya kwizeMpilo kanye nezinsizakalo Zabantu. Enye yezindlela abasabalalisa ngazo ukunikeza izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo. Ibeka amazinga endlela ezisiza ngayo abantu, ngezinyathelo zokuzimela ukuze ikusize ubuyele esimweni sakho. Lokho kube yinto egxilwe kuyo, ukusiza abantu babuyele esimweni sabo.”
Okungakafakwanga kule modeli, uthi, uzwela nokwamukelwa. “Kukhona ingxenye yabantu okuzodingeka siyinakekele njalo. Uma uhlangana nabantu abangenamakhaya njalo, uyaqaphela ukuthi akunandaba ukuthi iSifunda sinikela ngezibonelelo ezingaki, ukuzimela akuyona into engenzeka kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngikhuluma ngabantu abanezinkinga zempilo yengqondo ezingenakulinganiswa. Akunabuntu ukucabanga ukuthi bazofika esigabeni empilweni lapho bengeke badinge khona isiqondiso. Akukho silinganiso esisodwa esifanelana nakho konke ukubhekana naleso simo.”
Ukholelwa ukuthi inani labantu lakha ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu abangenamakhaya. “Iphesenti elikhulu lidinga ukwesekwa okuqhubekayo.” Uthanda imodeli yokwethembeka esetshenziswa yi-Veterans Administration kwamanye amakhasimende ayo. “Amasosha agcina engenamakhaya isikhathi eside, awakwazi ukuphatha imali yawo kahle. Ayaxhashazwa. Uqoka umuntu ozophatha imali yakhe, akhokhe irenti, athenge ukudla. Lokho kunengqondo kakhulu kimi ngoba kubonakala sengathi kuzoxazulula izinkinga eziningi kubantu abangakwazi ukuzenzela bona. Ngiyabazi abantu abathola ukuhlolwa kwezibonelelo zabo bese kuthi zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa kuphele. Bayaxaka. Uma unabantu abakuleso simo ngokuphindaphindiwe—futhi siyazi ukuthi bangobani—kufanele ukwazi ukungenelela ukuze ubasize bagweme leso simo.”
Kusobala ukuthi imithetho kuzodingeka ishintshwe ukuze kufezwe lokho. Khona-ke kulabo abadinga indawo yokulala, kusenesidingo sokwakha indawo yokubanakekela. “Ngiyayithanda imodeli yendlu yokulala. Izindawo eziningi zidinga ukwesekwa nokuba namakamelo ngamanye, kodwa anendawo evamile, kanye nendawo yokudlela ukuze ube nabasebenzi endaweni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi baphephile futhi banikezwe imithi futhi bathola usizo abaludingayo. Imodeli yezindlu ibilokhu iwukwakha eduze kwamafulethi kodwa ngiyayithanda indlu yokulala, ngoba inikeza amathuba okuxhumana.”
Ebuzwa umbono wakhe ngesinyathelo se-SOS, i-Measure A, uDiaz uthe, “Angisisekeli. Ngiphendula lowo mbuzo ngeqiniso uma ubuzwa. Ngizowuvotela. Angesabi imiphumela ye-SOS. Ifana kakhulu ne-Prop. S lapha e-Escondido, ebilokhu ikhona amashumi eminyaka. Ayizange ikhawulele ukukhula. Konke ekwenzayo ukumisa uhlelo olujwayelekile. Uhlelo lukhiqizwa ngokufakwa komphakathi kanye nomzamo omkhulu wokuklama nokuhlela ukukhula kwedolobha esikhathini esizayo.”
Uhlelo Olujwayelekile Lwesifunda nalo lwakhiqizwa ngemihlangano eminingi yomphakathi kanye nemibono. “Uma usunohlelo Olujwayelekile oluvunyelwe ngabavoti, i-SOS izolumisa ukuze izinguquko zidinge ukuvunyelwa ngabavoti. Angicabangi ukuthi lokho kuyinto embi. Kuvumela ukwethenjwa enqubweni yokuhlela. Kunokukhuluma okuningi okuzungezile. Angisiye umuntu ongenza inkinga ngayo. Angithandi ukucasula abantu noma ukwesabisa abantu. Uma i-SOS idlula, sonke sizolunga. Uma ingadluli akukho okushintshayo.”
UDiaz akakholwa ukuthi into efana ne-SOS inezela ekungabini nakhaya. "Imane nje imisa amapulani. Sebeyakha kuwo kakade. Ayishintshi amapulani. Yakha lapho uvunyelwe ukwakha khona. Okuwukuphela kwento okuzokwenza kube nzima ukuyenza ukuqagela umhlaba."
Isizathu esiyinhloko sento efana ne-SOS ukuntuleka kokwethembana ezinhlanganweni zomphakathi, usho kanje. “Ungakuthola kanjani ukwethembeka? Akucaci ukuthi eSifundeni kube nokuxhumana okubalulekile phakathi kwebhodi nomphakathi.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Jan-02-2020