The Officers of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter were elected at the May 21st, 2022 annual board meeting, held online. Anthony Al-Jamie, Jeff Jarow, Charles Riggs and David Bracey were re-elected to their respective positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. Anthony Al-Jamie President – SOCAL Sister Cities Board of Directors Los Angeles Sister […]

The California Youth Leadership Summit will be streamed with Japanese subtitles on Friday, November 20th, 2021 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm California time. This California statewide summit is led by youth for youth focusing on issues that high school and college students are concerned with under the theme of Peace, Kindness and Cooperation. Panel session topics include world […]

The 3rd International Symposium for the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter International Firefighters Training Association (IFTA) was held from June 11-13, 2021 in Comala, Mexico. You can help support this program that helps saves lives through our GoFundMe page.

Noozhawk.com featured an article on an in-person BBQ fund raising gathering of Santa Barbara-Puerto Vallarta Sister City Members after 15 months of pandemic isolation. This was to replenish funds utilized to continue helping the Needy and continue the support of a variety of Puerto Vallata projects during Pandemic Click here to read the article.

The Officers of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter and new Board Members were elected at the May 15th, 2021 annual board meeting, held online. Anthony Al-Jamie, Jeff Jarow, Charles Riggs and David Bracey were re-elected to their respective positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary and Dr. Michael McQuary was elected as a member […]

The new California Youth Leadership Summit event website has been launched at www.californiasummit.org At the new website: attendees can register at no charge potential panelists can apply sponsors can support the event The California Youth Leadership Summit, which will be held on May 14, 2021 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm PST, is an online event […]

NOTE: Please click here for the new event website for the California Youth Leadership Summit: www.californiasummit.org Panelist Application Click here to apply online Application Deadline: Panelist applications are closed. Peace, Kindness and Cooperation The California Youth Leadership Summit is hosted by the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter. The California Youth Leadership Summit is being […]

NOTE: Please click here for the new event website for the California Youth Leadership Summit: www.californiasummit.org Volunteers are wanted for the Sister Cities International California Youth Leadership Summit that will be held online on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The California Youth Leadership Summit is hosted by the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter and is […]

Numerous cities in Southern California with Japanese sister cities commemorated the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with citizen diplomats and city leaders taking part in bell ringings. These events took place on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 4:15 pm PDT and on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 7:02 pm PDT […]