The TAKE BACK SAN DIEGO effort was launched by five all-volunteer native San Diegans:
GEORGE MULLEN (Principal of StudioRevolution) — native San Diegan — Sharp Hospital
BRIAN CASTER (CEO of A-1 Self Storage) — native San Diegan — Mercy Hospital
BILL WALTON (NBA legend and Hall-of-Famer) — native San Diegan — Quintard Hospital
RICHARD BAILEY (Mayor of Coronado) — native San Diegan — Grossmont Hospital
RICK SWEENEY (retired business owner) — native San Diegan — Naval Hospital
The organic inception of TAKE BACK SAN DIEGO happened at Hob Nob Hill Restaurant on February 28, 2023. The effort quickly gained traction and was publicly introduced via this Times of San Diego article:
It’s Past Time to Take Back San Diego from the Catastrophe of Homelessness – Times of San Diego – April 20, 2023
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