Remarks by Joel Anderson
97 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
- Play at 3:19:47
“I actually voted for it the first go-around, so I'm not opposed to wages being paid to people who have lawfully earned them. And my only concern is I just want to make sure that we're not pursuing these new policies until the board is aware of what those policies are. I've worked in this area in the past, and the vast majority of people who have been shorted their wages deserve the justice that we're delivering, but there are some employees who weaponize it who don't deserve them because they never worked the hours, they simply claimed it. So I just want to make sure that as we're moving…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:21:24
“And let me preface it by I want to get to yes. I'm not trying to get to no. I want to get to yes.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:23:20
“So you're only looking at enhancements for people that already have a judgment?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:23:55
“So over the last five years, we've never had an employee tried to do anything with malice. They've always tried to enhance and do a better job but sometimes the conclusions that staff has come up with have not been aligned with best practices and I get we're on the cutting edge. I want to be part of knowing what's going to go on before it goes on. And the other issue I have is, and what I'm concerned about is, someone goes to the labor board and the labor board says they lost the case. You shouldn't have double jeopardy where they get to come to us next and rejudicate their case when the…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:26:10
“That's reassuring to hear because so often in government, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand's doing. And I'm not saying that in a nefarious way. That's just big business. Is there a reason why the board shouldn't know what you're implementing before you implement it?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:27:56
“I like everything you're saying, but my question was, is there any reason why we couldn't know about it before it's implemented? And what those policies are or those changes? I'm not, if the person has a wage, again, that they need to collect, I'm totally for it. But why wouldn't we want to tell our constituents we've taken these additional steps to protect employees inside our county? I don't understand why we can't know about it before it's implemented.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:30:32
“You know what? Let me help you with this because I still don't think you understand what I'm saying. It's on me. I haven't explained it well enough. When I first got elected... the county would send questionnaires into my Arabic-speaking community in Spanish. That was their go-to. That was their default. And then they said, well, we sent out 1,000, and only three people responded. Well, if I send out 1,000 questionnaires, I get a lot more than three people. But I also know who my target is, and I'm targeting them in their language. If I don't know what those enhancements are, you're not going…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:33:16
“And my issue is if they move forward on this and they go out into my district, It may ignite a bunch of calls to my office that could have been avoided if we just knew what was happening before.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:36:42
“I'd just like to add that any employees in District 2 that were failed to be paid, those companies do not belong in District 2. They're from other districts. Just saying.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 5:14:20
“Madam Chair, I don't know if you all received this letter from the chief, but he made four points in it. He's gotten to almost all of them. Is there any, at some point, may I ask him questions about the other two points? Because I think they're germane in our decision process.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 5:22:23
“If the Fire Chief wouldn't mind coming back up. I just wanted to hear the rest of what you had to say. I wanted to make sure. that we understood your concerns.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 5:23:11
“Thank you very much for that. Madam Chair, if I may, I'd like to ask Director Collins to address the four issues of if that would work out.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 5:26:44
“Yeah, I'm good now. Thank you very much.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:02:39
“You know, one of the things that we may want to consider as a board moving forward, when the vote's not unanimous, it doesn't belong in consent. And I neglected to pull it from consent. I had intended on pulling it. So when Supervisor Desmond asked for it to be bifurcated, I appreciate that, and that's why I pulled my name off. But it would save a lot of time. If it's not unanimous, it shouldn't be consent. Only thing on consent should be unanimous that we all agree on. So thank you. That would save me from having to poll it each time because I'm going to poll. Everyone that I voted against…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:04:58
“I wasn't contending that we did anything differently this time. What I'm saying is moving forward, I'm always going to pull it. I'm never not going to pull it. We can go through the river of me pulling it, or we can just go ahead and pull it in advance, knowing that if I voted against it, I'm pulling it. So it's your choice, but I just want to give that opportunity to save time. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 20:40
“I actually think we have a bigger group than this. I told them, follow me. I'll take you to the boardroom. And then I was late, and they followed suit. It's good to see you. Thank you. Also, I'm very excited to hear that one work.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 21:29
“Good morning, everyone. I'm honored to be here today as we celebrate Rosh Hashanah. And I'd like to thank our County Assessor, Jordan Marks, and all of our Jewish community leaders for joining us here today. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year and the High Holy Days. It's a time for prayer, reflection, repentance, and renewal. For more than 175 years, Jewish residents and organizations have strengthened San Diego County through their public service, education, healthcare, business, philanthropy, arts, and culture. One of those pioneers was Louis Rose, who arrived in San…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 25:49
“Oh no, please do, please do. Jordan does an incredible job, and he's helped script this. And I was looking for leadership.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 26:07
“Actually, I'd like to invite all my colleagues.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 26:11
“Who doesn't like to celebrate New Year's Eve?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:05:37
“Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank county staff in Jewish Family Services for taking into consideration Potrero and other rural communities where they didn't have access to this program in the past, and I appreciate their commitment to giving them access now and tracking that access so we can better meet the needs of all of San Diego County. The second is I'd like to pull item six, please.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:45:22
“You know, if you want to do it last, I want to make sure that we get through the items. This is not a big deal.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:45:52
“Supervisor, what are your thoughts? I know we have a lot of speakers.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 2:21:49
“First of all, I want to thank Supervisor Aguirre for her leadership on this issue. I know that you know all these answers, that's why I'm asking you. But why hasn't the state of California declared an emergency? Why haven't they engaged in any level? Those state legislators that represent that area, are they championing this or what's the status?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 2:23:19
“Then, part of my concern on this is the item 13, I really think it needs to be, I would feel better supporting it if the cities impacted were part of a coalition that was doing it. I don't believe that we should be going alone. IB should be participating. San Diego should be participating. Coronado should be participating. And maybe even some of the communities along the coast further up who have had their beaches impacted. Without that regional support, I'm uncomfortable moving forward with it. As far as the second item, the... the Saturn Boulevard, I'm totally supportive, and I'm happy to…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026