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Friday said the drive aims to recruit veterans, military spouses, students and young people into paid, purpose-driven roles in education, climate, public safety and other public-service jobs. “While Washington, D.C., is firing, California and San Diego is hiring,” Friday said, framing the expansion as a local investment in workforce pathways.

The announcement came during a program showcasing several state-supported service tracks. Mayor Todd Gloria described local results from the city’s Employ and Empower internship program and the College Corps fellowship placements, saying that since July 2022 the initiatives in San Diego have engaged almost 1,400 interns who logged more than 700,000 hours of service and received about $14 million in wages. “Give young people a chance, not only earn a paycheck, that’s very important, but also to discover their potential and to build skills,” Mayor Gloria said, adding that the city has hired a portion of alumni into permanent public-service roles.

Alumni who spoke at the event described how paid service supported their career paths. Joshua Garcia, introduced as a cadet program alumnus and a firefighter with San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, said the city’s cadet pathway provided hands-on training and paid experience that helped him complete the additional schooling, EMT certification and fire academy training required to become a firefighter. “I can say with full confidence this program works,” Garcia said.

Michelle Barriga, a fourth-year student at the University of California, San Diego and a College Corps fellow, described classroom and campus placements that influenced her choice to double-major in political science and education with a minor in public service. “College Corps provided me the opportunity to flourish as a change maker, leader, and educator,” Barriga said.

Adrian Demiris, serving as a team leader for the California Climate Action Corps and placed with Tree San Diego, said the program provided project-management and outreach experience and a modest education award. “I didn’t need a degree in environmental science, just the heart to serve and the willingness to learn,” Demiris said, describing work planting and caring for trees at schools and neighborhood sites.

Speakers emphasized that the positions are paid and tied to workforce development: Friday pointed to pathways into public education, first-responder roles and climate work; Mayor Gloria highlighted conversion of interns into city jobs. Friday also referenced a recent action by Governor Gavin Newsom, saying the governor announced legal action against a federal administration effort to reduce or eliminate AmeriCorps resources, and framed the state recruitment push as a partial response to preserve service funding and roles in California.

Event organizers and speakers invited interested people to apply at caservicecore.com and said the recruitment would prioritize outreach to veterans, students and people seeking paid pathways into public service. The event included remarks from city staff leaders and department directors credited by the mayor for supporting placements across municipal departments.

No formal votes or legislative actions were recorded at the event; the program expansion and recruitment were described as administrative and outreach initiatives led by state and city service offices.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","San Diego is Calling: Become a First Responder, Teacher and Leader through Service","oneSentenceSummary","State and city officials onstage in San Diego announced a statewide recruitment for paid positions in the California Service Corps, emphasizing pathways for veterans, students and youth into public-service careers and highlighting local alumni now working as firefighters, educators and climate leaders.","taxTitle","California Volunteers, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California","taxId",76466,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary","actionData","errors"]

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California Service Corps to recruit 10,000 paid positions statewide; San Diego highlights cadet, College Corps and Climate Corps alumni