Fall deadlines, San Diego 2026

Every deadline San Diego families are juggling this fall, soonest first, each checked against the official source on its own page. Do it yourself with the link, or hand it to PJ.

• Medicare Open Enrollment opens Thu Oct 15 (9 days)
  Change Medicare Advantage or Part D plans for 2027. Free counseling from HICAP. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Register to vote 13 days left, ends Mon Oct 19
  Register, or re-register after a move, by Oct 19; after that, same-day at a vote center. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• No-cost County flu clinic Thu Oct 22 (16 days)
  12:00 to 3:00pm, Lincoln Acres Community Room, 2717 Granger Ave., National City. Public Health Centers give flu shots all season. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Replacement mail ballot request 21 days left, ends Tue Oct 27
  Ballot never came or got ruined? Ask by Oct 27 before 5pm, or vote at a vote center. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Kids Free October 25 days left, ends Sat Oct 31
  Kids 12 and under free at 70+ museums with a paid adult. How to do it yourself
• Election Day 28 days left, ends Tue Nov 3
  Ballot drop boxes are open now; vote by 8pm on Nov 3. How to do it yourself
• Property tax assessment appeal 55 days left, ends Mon Nov 30
  Think your assessed value is too high? File by Nov 30. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Property tax, first installment 65 days left, ends Thu Dec 10
  Due Nov 1, late after Dec 10 at 5pm. e-check is free. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Homeowners' exemption, this year 65 days left, ends Thu Dec 10
  No $7,000 line on your bill? File the free form by Dec 10 for 80% this year. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Covered California, for Jan 1 coverage 86 days left, ends Thu Dec 31
  Renew now; new sign-ups Nov 1; enroll by Dec 31 for Jan 1. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• Property Tax Postponement (62+, blind or disabled) 127 days left, ends Wed Feb 10
  Defer this year's tax on your home; first-come, limited funds, file by Feb 10. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ
• SDG&E CARE and FERA any time
  Any time: up to 35% off the bill if your household qualifies. How to do it yourself · do it with PJ

The forms aren't hard; the logins, uploads and hold music are. PJ sits with you, or with your parent, at the kitchen table or on a call, and gets it done: the Medicare.gov account and the HICAP appointment, the Covered California renewal upload, the SDG&E CARE application, the property tax e-check, the flu shot booking. It's part of Family Assist, $30 an hour, in Solana Beach, Del Mar, Cardiff and Encinitas.

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