Dr. Akilah Weber is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, and she is the founder and director of the Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Division at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. She also leads the adolescent gynecology program at UC San Diego Health, and she serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at UCSD.
 
Dr. Weber has served on the La Mesa City Council since 2018 where she’s worked to implement the city’s Climate Action Plan and championed the creation of both a Community Police Oversight Board and the La Mesa homelessness task force. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Dr. Weber has also been on the frontlines of the city’s efforts to protect public health. Her long record of community activism includes serving on the boards of La Mesa Conversations and the La Mesa- Foothills Democratic Club, and volunteering as the science coordinator for the Links to STEM program for children who are underrepresented in STEM fields.
 
Dr. Weber grew up in the Oak Park neighborhood of San Diego and graduated from Encanto Elementary School and Gompers Secondary School. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Xavier University and her Medical degree from the University of Rochester Medical School. Dr. Weber completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Chicago Cook County Hospital and her fellowship in Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
 
Dr. Weber, and her husband, Dennis, live in La Mesa, with their boys, Kadir and Jalil, and their rescue dog, Shaka. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and The Links, Incorporated.

Healing people is the most rewarding work I have ever done, and I love helping my patients. I decided to run for State Assembly because many of my patients are struggling with challenges that I can’t help solve from a doctor’s office. 

I have treated moms who are worried about their child’s school, daughters who are worried about an elderly parent’s financial situation, and young women on the verge of homelessness. Physical health is vitally important, but health is also about more than that. I want to fight to improve the health of San Diego County and all the people who call it home.

As a medical doctor, I know that to have a healthy California then we must start producing healthy families and communities. As a 25-year resident of this district I am intimately aware of our needs and know first-hand the challenges present. I know that we must improve access to quality and affordable healthcare for everyone and that the achievement gap must be closed so our children in this district have equal opportunity to thrive. We must improve economic security for all persons and small businesses; combat climate change and tackle the housing, mental health and homelessness crisis. I know we must continue to fight for equity for all so every person can reach the American dream. I believe I have the experience to make a difference on these issues, and I am committed to doing what I can to solve them.

COVID-19 has shined a bright light on the weaknesses of our public health system and the terrible human cost of its failure. In San Diego County, 255,000 people have gotten sick, and more than 3,000 people have lost their lives. Thousands of business owners have had to close their doors, and hundreds of thousands of workers can’t find another job. There are steps that our leaders can take now to restore public health. As a doctor and a local City Councilmember, I believe I have the experience to help.

Marco Contreras has lived the American Dream and knows that there is no other place on the globe that would have allowed him to accomplish all that he has in life. He has experienced the goodness of our country, and our city, and he wants you and your kids to have the same experience. Marco was born in San Diego, but grew up across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. In high school, Marco pursued his dream of playing football in the United States and began crossing the border daily to attend Marian Catholic High School in San Diego. He vividly recalls not speaking English and communicating with his peers and teachers through signs and smiles.

After the tragic events of 9/11/01, the two-hour wait at the border turned into five hours. In order to continue his academics and athletics, Marco’s football coach took him in at the age of 17. Marco went on to play football for the University of San Diego and graduated with a degree in Economics. 

Marco knows what it’s like to start from nothing. After a memorable night, digging for change in the couch so they could buy a groceries to share with their toddler, Marco decided to start his own business. He looked to his own mother, who set an example by taking a small loan from her family and building a successful business in Mexico. In 2013, Marco launched Rancho Customs Brokers which has grown exponentially in the last 8 years and opened the door to broader business opportunities within the customs and logistics industry.

There is greatness inside every human being, and Marco believes that is it the job of every elected official to fight for their community, so that every person can unleash the greatness necessary to fulfill their own American Dream.

Marco is married to Natalie, his high school sweetheart, and they raise their two beautiful children in Chula Vista. Both Marco and Natalie are passionate about serving their community through their local church. The Contreras family is deeply committed to integrity, justice, and the higher calling of service to others. This is the foundation upon which they have built their entire life.

The daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico, Leticia was born in San Diego and grew up in southeast San Diego County.

Leticia attended local public schools, City College amd graduated from San Diego State University.  Leticia's developed and implemented community outreach and engagement campaigns in some of San Diego's most underrepresented communities.   She worked to build up the affordable housing stock, increase civic engagement and train youth and recent immigrants how to access resources.

Leticia worked at the San Diego County Alternate Public Defender's Office ensuring representation in the justice system for everyone.  Thereafter, Leticia attended law school at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. 

In law school, I managed the Department of Justice Domestic Violence Programs and developed a Spanish speaking outreach program. Providing the right resources is essential during a crisis and ensuring equity in society is the only way to build a strong future. in the Assembly, I will be a fierce advocate for an equitable California that ensures educational and economic opportunities for all.  

I've spent my career advocating for working people-fighting to improve education,expand healthcare, strengthen our communities and ensure equity in the workplace. I'm running for the Assembly to continue that work-building a tomorrow for all.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit us all hard.  We need a strong economic recovery plan that lifts everyone, from providing loans and grants for small businesses to job training and skill development for workers and a common sense strategy that brings children back to school safety.

I began my career at local non-profits where I worked in some of San Diego's most underrepresented communities teaching people how to advocate for themselves. I'll use those skills to get our communities back on track and address our ongoing housing affordabilityand homelessness crises. 

Aeiramique Glass Blake known to most as Meeka, has served as a policy director, community organizer, conflict resolution facilitator, and community cohesion and race & equity consultant, as well as being one of the leading restorative justice practitioners in San Diego County. Aeiramique has more than a decade of experience in supervising and managing programs as well as pushing for policies that have produced great outcomes and fostered genuine transformative change. She currently serves multiple advisory boards representing communities of color such as the San Diego Chief of Police Board of Advisors, the City Attorney's Advisory Board, and the Chief of Probation Advisory Board, as well as other boards and coalitions. She has worked to keep both individuals and systems equitable, transparent, and accountable.

Aeiramique works with community leaders, clergy, students, school officials, law enforcement, public officials, and those closest to the pain to create sustainable, effective change that helps those in need, particularly the most vulnerable populations and communities of color. She is a leader on issues pertaining to racial and social equity, police misconduct, police practices, policy change, as well as new legislation. She has conducted training and presentations throughout California and surrounding areas on several topics pertaining to racial justice, equity, and reimagined public safety. Aeiramique is a consultant and advisor to law enforcement and public officials relating to community engagement, race relations, and strategies that promote and implement justice, equity, and equality in the community and the most impacted populations. She is oftentimes a rapid responder to community crisis issues when violence, shootings, police harassment and brutality, and other issues arise within the community. Earlier this year, she was celebrated as a Phenomenal Woman by the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women Museum of California for her achievement in advocacy and empowerment. Her character, reputation in the community, and proven track record & experience make her exactly who is needed for such a time as this.

Aeiramique has advised on many peace and justice initiatives and programs with University Of California San Diego (UCSD), University Of San Diego & The Peace and Justice Institute (USD), San Diego State University (SDSU) as well as a consultant for The National Conflict Resolution Center. She is a member of the San Diego Chapter of the NAACP and Black American Political Association BAPAC. Aeiramique is the Director of Generation Justice and is in Partnership with the March For Our Lives San Diego Chapter.

Poltics should be about equitible poilicys that work for all people. To put people over profits & political parties. We need people in power who are connected to the community who uplift the voices  of the voters and those whose voices have been silenced and suppressed. We need to reimagine what are political infrastructure. If we began to reform existing systems, and create a  proactive systemic infrastructure that creates a better quality  of life for everyone, especially those in underserved  communities. Right now in California , we are divided and we need a leader that leads with love, and makes unity and awareness of intersectionality and the need for equity the foundation of their fight for justice. We need to build equity in all the policy passed. 

JUSTICE + EQUITY + ACCOUNTABILITY = UNITY