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Sezio Sez to Ron Roberts: "Give Us Money"

Nonprofit visual arts and music collective Sezio wants a piece of the county's Community Enhancement Program pie. Unfortunately, county supervisor Ron Roberts hasn't included the nonprofit on his list of recipients.

The county program takes $2.5 million from hotel tax revenue (TOT) and is divided by the five county supervisors to give to stimulate tourism.

"For a second straight year," wrote Sezio founder Zack Nielsen on the collective's website, "Sezio has been denied funding by San Diego County. Now, we know the city and state have been hit hard with budget cuts, but we think we have a pretty strong case for a $5000-dollar grant out of a 2.5 million dollar pot."

Nielsen and his arts group would like the $5000 to put on a four-night concert series, similar to one last fall. The group said last year's showcase drew 1000 people of all ages and that some of those attendees stayed at San Diego hotels. A video from the event was posted on Pitchfork.com, perhaps the most popular indie-music website.

"This brands San Diego internationally," added Nielsen. "We thought we had a pretty strong argument asking for 5000 dollars to host the event again this fall. We were mistaken. 2.5 million dollars was split up between anything that contained the words Museum, Theater, or Chamber of Commerce.

"We've gotten our peers to notice our service to San Diego, we've gotten the institutions to notice, now it's time for the government, the council members, the donors, and the foundations to take notice, and to help us continue our crucial role in San Diego's burgeoning creative community."

Nielsen is asking that supporters contact Roberts's office and ask that he does not overlook the organization again.

Check out Nielsen's message here.

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Nonprofit visual arts and music collective Sezio wants a piece of the county's Community Enhancement Program pie. Unfortunately, county supervisor Ron Roberts hasn't included the nonprofit on his list of recipients.

The county program takes $2.5 million from hotel tax revenue (TOT) and is divided by the five county supervisors to give to stimulate tourism.

"For a second straight year," wrote Sezio founder Zack Nielsen on the collective's website, "Sezio has been denied funding by San Diego County. Now, we know the city and state have been hit hard with budget cuts, but we think we have a pretty strong case for a $5000-dollar grant out of a 2.5 million dollar pot."

Nielsen and his arts group would like the $5000 to put on a four-night concert series, similar to one last fall. The group said last year's showcase drew 1000 people of all ages and that some of those attendees stayed at San Diego hotels. A video from the event was posted on Pitchfork.com, perhaps the most popular indie-music website.

"This brands San Diego internationally," added Nielsen. "We thought we had a pretty strong argument asking for 5000 dollars to host the event again this fall. We were mistaken. 2.5 million dollars was split up between anything that contained the words Museum, Theater, or Chamber of Commerce.

"We've gotten our peers to notice our service to San Diego, we've gotten the institutions to notice, now it's time for the government, the council members, the donors, and the foundations to take notice, and to help us continue our crucial role in San Diego's burgeoning creative community."

Nielsen is asking that supporters contact Roberts's office and ask that he does not overlook the organization again.

Check out Nielsen's message here.

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