From: Subject: Date: To: Cc: Hicks, David /O=SANDAG/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=DHIC subregional op ed pieces September 3, 2015 at 7:55 AM Stinchcomb, Jeff Jeff.Stinchcomb@sandag.org Gao, Helen Helen.Gao@sandag.org, Hicks, David david.hicks@sandag.org Hi#Jeff#– # As#I’ve#said,#I’m#thinking#of#pitching#that#we#publish#some#op>ed#pieces#on#the#Regional#Plan subregionally#–#that#is,#one#focused#on#North#County,#one#on#South#County,#one#on#East#County,#and central#(that#would#likely#by#the#UT,#but#also#maybe#even#central#San#Diego,#like#City#Heights#type#area. As#well#as#others#that#hopefully#we#can#place#in#various#papers#that#are#aimed#at#specific#audiences,#like El#LaNno#and#Voice#and#Viewpoint.#Plus#we#are#already#working#on#one#at#the#UT.#I’m#thinking#that these#subregional#Op>Eds#would#be#signed#by#a#Board#member#with#name#recogniNon#in#target audience#of#the#publicaNon#as#well#as#possibly#a#business#organizaNon#or#leader,#like#the#EDC#from#the area#or#the#like. # Can#you#please#get#me#a#recommended#list#of#the#key#publicaNons#for#these#areas#that#you#would recommend#we#target#–#both#geographically#and#demographically?#I#need#this#by#Monday,#because#I want#to#start#pitching#these#Op>Eds#next#week#if#possible. # I’ve#copied#Helen#in#case#she#has#some#opinions#about#where#is#the#best#place#in#each##one#that#she#can share#with#you#on#this. # (In#terms#of#East#County,#one#of#our#consultants#forwarded#me#a#couple#of#recommendaNons.#Here they#are:##East#County#California,#East#County#Herald,#U>T’s#East#County#reporter#–#Karen#Perlman, perhaps#the#media#folks#at#the#Grossmont>Cuyamaca#Community#College#District#and#the#Grossmont Union#High#School#District.) # Thanks#a#lot#–#if#you#have#quesNons,#let’s#talk. # David # # David#Hicks SANDAG#CommunicaNons#Manager (619)#699>6939#office (619)#481>7802#cell david.hicks@sandag.org 401#B#Street,#Suite#800 San#Diego,#CA 92101 # ### # ## ###### @046 [39?