City Council, District 8 — City of San Diego

As a lifelong resident of South San Diego, Vivian Moreno has dedicated her career to improving the region’s most underserved communities through experience, volunteer work and public service.

For the past eight years, she has worked as a City Council policy advisor on issues that affect the quality of life for District 8 neighborhoods including the building of more affordable housing for our working families, ensuring safe routes to school, advocating for more parks and libraries for our youth and promoting initiatives that bring jobs to our communities.

Prior to working in the public sector, Vivian worked on procurement for a metal distribution company giving her an intuitive understanding of what it takes to operate a business.  In her work on behalf of the 8^th Council District, she has assisted local entrepreneurs by organizing events to connect them with the resources needed to help them grow their businesses.

With a strong passion towards the advancement of youth and women in San Diego, Vivian proudly serves on the boards of community-focused organizations such as the Borderview YMCA and MANA de San Diego.  She has dedicated over seven years of one-on-one mentorship for MANA’s Hermanitas program which provides leadership development and peer support for Latinas ages 12 – 18, with a focused goal of mentees attaining higher education and career achievement.  Vivian has also been active in engaging and encouraging young adults to participate in civic life by registering more than 3,500 new voters at her alma mater UC San Diego.

Vivian’s leadership and dedication to her community has been continuously recognized. She was named one of San Diego’s “40 under 40” in 2015 by San Diego Metro Magazine and has been included in the “Who’s Next: 21 Future Leaders” of San Diego by Our City San Diego. She was also nominated for the prestigious San Diego IMPACT 2016 Herb G. Klein Memorial Leadership Award.  Beyond these accolades, Vivian is first and foremost driven by her strong desire to work tirelessly on behalf of her fellow San Diegans in the 8^th District and to ensure they receive the equitable services and resources they need for better quality of life.

I believe that real change can only be made when more people step up, work together, and engage in our democracy. When we work together and get involved in government, great things happen.

We deserve better from City Hall.  I’m running for City Council to fight for the basics our neighborhoods deserve and help struggling families.

Born and raised in San Ysidro, I couldn’t be prouder to call District 8 home.  Yet, like so many of us, I’ve had it with City Hall ignoring our community.

I’ll fight every day to build a city government that’s on our side, serves our neighborhoods, and helps our community reach its full potential.

At the Nestor Community Clinic, I help deliver healthcare to thousands of local families in need.  

As a School Board Member, I work with parents and teachers to build a brighter future for our kids.  And I’ve taken on tough fights. I stood up to downtown politicians to fight for our fair share of school funding - and won.  I took crooked contractors to court to refund taxpayer dollars.

I understand our community’s struggles - because I’ve lived them.  I was raised by my grandparents. The first in my family to go to college, I went to community college and then earned a scholarship to four year university.

I’m proud to be endorsed by Teachers, Firefighters and Congressman Juan Vargas, among so many more trusted leaders.

If you’re fed up with City Hall neglecting our neighborhoods, join me.