The Green Party of San Diego County (GPSD) is the local chapter of the Green Party. Our goal is to achieve electoral gains and to implement electoral and social reform to reverse the immense role big corporations and money play in current US politics. Working for sustainable ecology, universal health care coverage, electoral reform, a living wage, responsible foreign policy, reform of the prison industry, we provide an alternative to the current duopoly in government. The Green Party of San Diego County (GPSD) is operated solely by volunteers and our strength lies in our Local groups that work within their community. We also have county-wide working groups that bring members of various locals together and coordinate our efforts. We reorganized in January 1999 and have been growing since. Our focus is on building our active Green membership and infrastructure to prepare for major electoral campaigns and community projects. In addition, we are beginning countywide campaigns on electoral reform for the next two years. The Green Party of San Diego County (GPSD) is affiliated with the Green Party of California at the state level and with the Green Party of the United States at the national level.

Mission Statement

The Green Party of San Diego County (GPSD) will establish a Green presence in San Diego County politics and policy debate and will affect progressive change in accordance with the Ten Key Values and the Green Party of California (GPCA) platform. To achieve this, the GPSD will focus on growth and party-building, educating the community on issues and Green Party positions, with a strong emphasis on achieving electoral reform and running local candidates.

Structure and Meetings

The GPSD consists of various smaller local chapters (such as the Uptown Greens, the Lagoon Greens, the Fallbrook Greens, the South Bay Greens, East County Greens and the SDSU and UCSD Greens). The general members of the GPSD are the registered Greens in San Diego County (about 11,077 by Oct. 2002). Our active members include registered voters and activists in the San Diego County area working through our local chapters, working groups or committees. To become a voting member of the GPSD and affect decisions on policy, elect GPSD delegates or endorse candidates, you must be registered Green and have attended at least one meeting of the general membership within the last 12 months.

Click on image to the right for the Functional Structure of the San Diego Greens (Word document)

San Diego Green Local Chapters

Working Groups and Committees

Meetings of the General Membership: This is where we discuss issue campaigns, decide policy and vote on endorsing candidates or resolutions. These meetings are held four times per year and are open to everyone!

Meetings of the County Council: The CC is the executive body of the GPSD. This board is responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Greens and to develop strategies for the growth and strengthening of the Party. The members of the County Council are elected or appointed members representing the diverse constituencies participating in local Green activities.

Strategy Plan

Goals for 2003: This year, we continue building the infrastructure of the GPSD, focusing on outreach, electoral research and candidate recruitment, and public education and discussion of Green issues. We will also be working on the beginning stages of an electoral reform campaign for better representation in the American system. The main goal is to strengthen the San Diego Greens and to prepare us for electoral gains in 2004.

Current Projects and Campaigns

GPSD Website Info

GPSD Logo

The Green Party of San Diego County logo is a line drawing of the Historic Lighthouse at the Cabrillo Monument with the image of a radiant sunflower in the background.