Key Milestones
Initial Board Direction
Board Direction to develop a Food Justice Community Action Plan: June 4, 2024.
Food System Stakeholder and Community Engagement
The County received over 1,500 comments from community and translated them into more than 200 unique ideas that informed development of 20 distinct actions the County could take in the near-term to bolster momentum in increasing food access and food security in the region.
Community Roundtables were held August - September 2024. Five key themes were explored through outreach and engagement in summer 2024 and frame the FJCAP:
- Government, community-based organizations, and private interests working together
- Better access and food options from government programs, charitable organizations and school meals
- Investments in food education, including nutrition education
- Supporting food as medicine, including breastfeeding
- Root causes, such as support for broad financial stability
Presentation slides of information covered in the Community Roundtables: August - September 2024
Virtual input for the draft action plan was collected August - October 2024.
Additional engagement took place at the 4th Annual Gathering for Food Vision 2030 on October 17, 2024, where the County held a workshop and tabling activities. The Annual Gathering was hosted by the San Diego Food System Alliance.
Presentation slides of summary engagement findings and input collected during Community Roundtables: October 2024
A draft action plan was posted online for review November 2024.
Board Memo with Progress Updates
A Board Memo was sent to the Board of Supervisors with a progress update, as directed on June 4, 2024
Presentation to Board of Supervisors
The action plan was presented to the Board and the Board selected 11 actions to analyze for fiscal and implementation feasibility. More information is available on the Board of Supervisors Meeting agenda and materials.
Board Memo on the 11 Board-Selected Actions
Implementation timelines and resource needs for 11 Board-Selected Actions with a listing of key County departments involved was provided to the Board of Supervisors: Board Memo and Attachment.
Budget Approval
With the approval of the County’s recommended 2025-2027 budget, the 11 Board-selected actions described in the May memo are being implemented. To learn more about the County’s budget process, visit https://engage.sandiegocounty.gov/budget-2025-27.
Virtual Community Meeting
December 12th Community Meeting
The County held a virtual community food system meeting Friday, December 12th, 2025, from 2:00-3:30 PM.
Progress of San Diego County’s Food Justice Community Action Plan (FJCAP) was shared out, and County staff heard ideas and experiences to help improve food access and food security across the region.
Watch the recording and to translate YouTube captions to Spanish, play the video, click the CC button, then the Settings (gear) icon, select Subtitles/CC, choose Auto-translate, and finally pick Spanish from the list.
An annotated agenda that includes meeting notes, Q&A, poll responses, and participant feedback is also available: annotated agenda with meeting notes/participant feedback.
March 10th Community Workshop
Join us for a collaborative workshop to share your ideas and experiences to help improve food access and food security across the region and learn about the progress of San Diego County’s Food Justice Community Action Plan. Your input will help shape current and future County actions.
Tuesday
March 10th, 2026
1:30-3:30 PM
Southeastern Live Well Center, Tubman Chavez Conference Room
5101 Market St, San Diego, CA 92114
All welcome, advanced registration is appreciated.
We can help if you need accommodation for a disability or an interpreter to take part in the meeting. Services available upon request. Please contact us at least 72 hours before the event at osej@sdcounty.ca.gov.