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Equinox’s Media Center is the online resource for journalists to learn about our work.  Since 2008, Equinox Center has been working in partnership with business, government agencies and non-profit organizations to preserve and enhance San Diego’s quality of life.  

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Equinox Press Releases

New Quality of Life Dashboard Shines Spotlight on 2012 Election Blind Spots, January 24, 2012
Related materials:

• 2012 San Diego Regional Quality of Life Dashboard

• Testimonials by regional leaders about the Dashboard

• City-by-City comparison tool for 2012 Dashboard

• Infographic: A Day in San Diego County: Do you know all the ways you impact the quality of life indicators?

• Dashboard fact sheet

Equinox Center Appoints Trevor Callan Board Chairman, Attracts New Board Members and Funders, December 5, 2011 (Click here for photo)

Equinox Center Launches Leaders 2020, Civic Engagement Network for Millenials, November 18, 2011

Investing in San Diego’s Future: Equinox Center and Marcus Family Foundation Announce Sustainability Fellowship Program, September 26, 2011

Equinox Center and San Diego Regional EDC: "Will San Diego Let Austin or Boston Win the Race for America's Best Young Talent?", September 15, 2011

Equinox Center Releases "2011 San Diego Regional Quality of Life Dashboard", January 12, 2011

Equinox Center Releases "H2Overview: The Potential of Seawater Desalination as a Water Supply in San Diego County", December 21, 2010

Equinox Center Releases "H2Overview: The Potential of Purified Recycled Water", July 23, 2010

Equinox Center releases groundbreaking "Quality of Life Dashboard", a report on key trends in the San Diego region. - January 18, 2010

 

Articles Featuring Equinox

Elections 2012: Beyond Pension Reform, 1/20/12 (letter by Equinox Center Executive Director Ann Tartre appearing in Voice of San Diego)

Regional Leaders Discuss Equinox Center's 2012 Quality of Life Dashboard, 1/24/12 (KUSI TV News)

Equinox Center Says 83% Of Developable Land In County Used Up, 1/27/12 (San Diego 10 News) (click here for video clip)

San Diego Trends: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, 1/24/12 (KPBS)

Region's quality of life 'at risk', 1/24/12 (U-T San Diego)

Analysis: San Diego Quality of Life, 1/25/12 (Encinitas Patch)

Equinox Center Report Says 76 Percent Of Residents Drive To Work Alone In Vehicle, 1/24/12, (San Diego 10 News) (click here for video clip)

Equinox Center Report Says Many Spend More Than One-Third of Income on Housing, 1/23/12 (San Diego 10 News)

Equinox Center Says Local Residents Toss More Than 6 Pounds Of Trash Per Person, Day, 1/18/12 (San Diego 10 News) (click here for video clip)

Study: Water recycling key to U.S. future, 1/10/12 (U-T San Diego)

Chief Business Officer of Elcelyx Therapeutics Issues $100,000 Challenge Grant for Equinox Center, 11/28/11 (San Diego Business Journal)

The Transit, Freeways and Traffic Jams Plan: A Reader's Guide, 10/28/11 (Voice of San Diego)

San Diego Needs to Do Better at Drawing Young Adults, 10/11/11 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Equinox Center Now Offering Sustainability Fellowships, 9/29/11 (The Daily Transcript)

San Diego’s Innovation Economy, and What it Takes to Recruit “The Young and Restless,” 9/28/11 (Xconomy)

Economists Predict Future Labor Shortage, 9/14/11 (San Diego 10 News)

Tiered water rate brings cascade of concern, 8/31/11 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Water use ticks up as officials craft supply, demand plans, 8/26/11 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Nonprofit Profile: Ann Tartre, Equinox Center, 8/8/11 (San Diego Business Journal)

Better Policies Without the Politicis: How regional policy centers can drive change, 7/7/11 (YES! Magazine)

Stats Show San Diegans Dumping Less Trash, 6/13/11 (San Diego 10 News)

San Diego County Water Authority’s Urban Water Management Plan: What’s at Stake?, 6/7/11 (Voice of San Diego Commentary)

I-5 Widening: San Diego Needs More than Piecemeal Solutions, 5/9/11 (Voice of San Diego Commentary)

Debate Continues Over Possible I-5 Expansion, 5/6/11 (San Diego 10 News)

Study: Developable Land in County Running Out, 4/28/11 (San Diego 10 News)

North County Districts Using Most Water, 3/29/11 (San Diego 10 News)

County General Plan: What's at Stake?, 3/14/11 (Voice of San Diego Commentary)

Transportation is Not an End Itself but a Means to an End, 2/23/11 (Voice of San Diego Commentary)

Study: County Air Quality Depends on ZIP Code, 2/21/11 (San Diego 10 News)

San Diego Ranked 18th in Traffic Congestion Study, 1/20/11 (San Diego 10 News)

Economic Development Married to an Environmental Future, 1/12/11 (Voice of San Diego)

Dashboard: San Diego County Environment Improves, 1/12/11 (Union Tribune)

Report: Economy Affecting Local Quality of Life, 1/11/11 (San Diego 10 News)

Report Gives Desalination a Cautious Thumbs Up, 12/21/10 (North County Times)

Carlsbad: Council Votes to Oppose Propositions 19 and 23, 10/26/10 (North County Times)

Fact Check: The Real Price of Purified Sewage, 9/15/2010 (Voice of San Diego)

Earth Burns Through Environmental Capital, Group Says, 8/20/10 (Union Tribune)

Report: Wastewater-To-Tap Safer Than Other Water Sources, 7/28/10 (San Diego 10 News)

Council Authorizes Contract for Water Recycling Project, 7/27/10 (San Diego 10 News)

Drink Local! 7/23/20 (Commentary in Voice of San Diego)

Report: Purified Sewage a Strong Viable Source, 7/23/10 (Voice of San Diego)

County Must Diversify Water Sources, 7/19/10 (San Diego 10 News)

Solana Beach backs act to combat global warming, 5/20/10 (The Coast News Group)

Study Finds Most Water Usage in Santa Fe District, 5/19/10 (San Diego 10 News)

County Makes More Trash Per Person Than Average, 3/29/2010 (San Diego 10 News)

The State of Sustainability in San Diego 2/26/2010 (Commentary in San Diego Union Tribune)

County’s green efforts lagging 1/19/2010 (San Diego Union Tribune)

Report Warns San Diegans To Preserve Quality Of Life 1/17/2010 (San Diego 10 News)

 

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