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The city is converting a parking lane on a one-block stretch of 14th Street in downtown San Diego into an urban park with kid-friendly amenities and new landscaping.
With its shelters overcrowded and four dogs already dead of a respiratory disease spreading in them, the San Diego Humane Society is offering no-fee adoptions — plus cash for less committal d…
‘Power San Diego’ Begins Campaign to Replace SDG&E With Non-Profit for Ballot Measure in Nov. 2024
The Power San Diego Campaign today published its initiative to replace SDGE in the City with a not-for-profit, publicly-owned electric utility. Signature gathering to qualify the initiative for the…
San Diego has the most expensive electricity in the country. And it’s beginning to draw eyes from across the nation.
No matter which way you slice it, San Diego has the most expensive electricity in the country.
And it’s beginning to draw eyes from across the nation.
Find out what's happening around San Diego
Found this cool site, not sure who runs it or how things get added, but it seems to have a lot of events listed.
Imperial Beach, Coronado under boil water advisory due to E. coli contamination
The San Ysidro School District closed all its schools Friday due to the advisory, and the Chula Vista Elementary School District is taking precautionary measures at four district schools that are impacted.
A water advisory was issued Thursday for the Silver Strand area of Coronado and Imperial Beach after E. coli was found in the drinking water system, according to the California Water Resources Board.
The presence of E. coli bacteria could mean the water is contaminated with human or animal waste, according to the San Diego County's Department of Environmental Health and Quality.
Residents impacted by the advisory should boil water for at least three minutes and let it cool before using it, county officials said. People are encouraged to use bottled water for drinking, brushing their teeth and food preparation until further notice.
San Diego may soon have more rooftop green spaces and community gardens as part of a new campaign to boost the shrinking population of local bees, which serve as crucial pollinators needed to sustain agriculture and ecotourism.
The city is the largest in the nation to become a Bee City U.S., a designation that requires creating new habitats for pollinators, adopting policies that prevent habitat destruction and revising pest management plans to use pesticides only as a last resort.
More tips to prepare for the tropical storm
Hurricane Hilary could bring high winds, flash flooding, power outages and more to San Diego County. Here are tips on how to prepare and stay safe during the hurricane.
How to prepare for Hurricane Hilary
Here are tips on hurricane preparation, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
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Have your devices fully charged ahead of time, especially if you rely on electricity for medical equipment
Make your evacuation plan: Including pets, transport routes and destinations
Keep your gas tank at least 3/4 full at all times
Fill the bathtub or buckets with water to use for cleaning and flushing toilets
Turn off propane tanks
Turn off utilities if instructed to do so
How to build an emergency supplies kit
Gather these items and put them in a waterproof, portable container in an easily accessible location:
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Water (1 gallon per person recommended)
Non-perishable food (if canned, bring a can opener)
Battery-operated radio and flashlights
Copies of important documents
First aid kit
Tissues, toilet paper with ties for personal sanitation
Portable power banks for phones
Sleeping bag/warm blanket
Largest grocers by market share in the San Diego area
Festival of Books this Saturday Aug 19th at UCSD 10am-4pm
Meet your favorite authors Saturday, Aug. 19!
The Festival of Books, hosted on the University of San Diego campus, is for book lovers of all ages. Attendees will enjoy workshops, activities, photo booths, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors and more.
Capture a memorable moment with Bernie Taupin by pre-ordering his book ‘Scattershot’ from one of our festival booksellers located on the festival lawn.
Join us for an exciting lineup of authors, including Bernie Taupin, Chris Hauty, Susanna Hoffs, Alice Hoffman, Remi Adeleke, Joe Ide, T. Jefferson Parker with special guest Joseph Wambaugh and more. Check out the complete 2023 lineup of authors here.
Sunset @ Scripps Pier
What is a San Diego community without an appreciation for our sunsets?
Pic taken on my phone - was biking around and made my way to the "off ramp" next to Scripps Pier for a nice shot.
And a bit earlier at the same spot...
Absolute beginner looking for a spearfishing buddy or 7
Hey all!
I moved to San Diego last September, and I am looking in to starting to spearfish!
I've asked around with some buddies, and no one I know seems to be a spearo :(.
Looking for some people that'd be nice enough to let me tag along!
DM me, or reach out to my matrix doozyyy@matrix.org
SDG&E Community Tree Rebate Program for Residential Customers
The SDG&E Community Tree Rebate Program for Residential Customers enables qualifying residential customers throughout the region to plant trees and other plant species to help provide direct environmental, health, and economic benefits. This program is designed for customers in parts of SDG&E’s service territory where trees may be needed to help make a positive impact in their community.
The survey results will determine how and where hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent.
Residents only have until Friday, June 30 to take a state survey that will determine how hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to enable fast internet access for all Californians.
There is no fast internet in many rural areas and tribal lands. But there are also communities in the city of San Diego, like Logan Heights, where it exists but it’s unaffordable. One in five homes don’t have it there.
The California Senate has given approval to an Assembly-passed bill that would legalize marijuana cafes where marijuana and marijuana products, as well as other food and drink products, can be purchased and consumed. The Senate voted yesterday to pass Assembly Bill 374 through its second reading, a ...
Mission Bay Landfill
Did you every wonder why the southeast corner of Mission Bay has had no development?
From the San Diego Reader: Between July 1952 and December 1959, the City of San Diego operated a landfill in Mission Bay Park between Sea World and Interstate 5. For ten hours a day, seven days a week, city trucks hauled garbage to the 115-acre site — the sort of refuse you can see being dumped into the Miramar landfill. But during its operation, the Mission Bay landfill served as receiving grounds for millions of gallons of industrial wastes being produced by San Diego’s aerospace industry. In some cases, these toxic substances were buried in steel drums. Other times they were poured into unlined holes 15 to 20 feet deep, below the level of the groundwater. It is not possible to list the hazardous substances the city allowed to be dumped there. No cleanup of the Mission Bay landfill has been conducted. If anyone kept records of what substances companies were discarding there, the files have dis