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Rise and shine, Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 63, Low: 38.

Here are three of the top stories today in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch:

1. Want local clean energy and jobs? Join the “Protect Our Communities Foundation Local Clean Energy Forum” Feb. 22, 6 p.m. (Online). Topics will include Local Solar Energy 101, and SDG&E, highest rates in the country – how the NEM solar decision impacts us. California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will decide on net-energy metered (NEM) rooftop solar in the spring of 2022. The future of the rooftop solar industry in California weighs in the balance. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (ProtectOurCommunities.org)
2. One out of four homeless adults in San Diego are over age 55, according to the County’s ‘Point in Time’ Count. County Supervisors Joel Anderson and Terra Lawson-Remer want the County to design a pilot program to provide subsidies to rent-burdened older adults who are at risk of becoming homeless. "No senior should be sleeping on a sidewalk because they lost their home," said Lawson-Remer. "This program will help to catch seniors before they fall into homelessness, making sure a roof stays over their head and they can live with the dignity they deserve." To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (ABC10News San Diego)
3. Senate Bill, SB 841, and Assembly Bill, AB1641, are both efforts designed to address loopholes in the system regarding the placement of sexually violent predators. “The recent cases of Douglas Badger and Merle Wakefield fit an ongoing pattern of deceit and deception by the Department of State Hospitals,” said Sen. Brian Jones, whose 38th District includes Poway and 4S Ranch. “Families throughout Mt. Helix, Ranchita, Borrego Springs and Rancho Bernardo were jolted by the state’s attempt to put an SVP in their neighborhoods. Thankfully in these cases, judges have intervened and prevented the forced and dangerous placements of SVPs into inappropriate neighborhoods.” To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Today in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch:

• Free Tax Prep - For Uncomplicated Returns, By Appointment — RB Senior Center. (9 a.m.)
• Yoga for Brain Health (Online) — San Diego Oasis. (10 a.m.)
• Grief Support Group (Online) — San Diego Oasis. (10:30 a.m.)
• Houston, We Have A Problem (Online) — CECRB. (1:30 p.m.)
• Chair Yoga — Ed Brown Center for Active Adults. (2 p.m.)
• Gamblers Anonymous — Ed Brown Center for Active Adults. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• 45+ Museums, 28 days, 50 percent off tickets available at the library. (Facebook)
• Ranch Library: "We might be natural-born readers, but some books helped us truly fall in love with reading! 'Little Women?' 'The Wizard of Oz?' 'Charlotte’s Web?' Tell us what books made you love reading." (Facebook)
• USSD Bridge2breakthru: "One of our all-time favorite quotes! With all the 'noise' in this world, it is hard to find balance. Often, we get overwhelmed and just 'stop.' This week we are talking to our students about 'moving' slowly not only in martial arts but with any goal as we often find that when we go slow, we grow, but fast, we crash!" (Facebook)
• Rancho Bernardo Branch Library: "San Diego Public Library's signature lecture series with the University of San Diego Copley Library is back for Black History Month! We're proud to present notable author and thinker Heather McGhee for our Feb. 28 virtual event." (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "Thank you to NOVA Home Loans for its generous donation to Operation Connect. With this, we will be able to further help transitioning veterans in San Diego. Know a transitioning service member? Invite them to attend the free Operation Connect Workshop on April 1." (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "Celebrate North San Diego Business Chamber's 32nd Annual RB Alive! Expo with a full day of entertainment and enjoyment. Visitors can partake in tasty treats and browse over 200 booths." (Facebook)

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Events:

• New Balance Store In Encinitas Village Opens Feb. 10. (Feb. 17)
• Top 10 Divorce Mistakes & How to Avoid Them — Vesta Carlsbad, California Hub. (Feb. 17)
• San Diego Symphony Music Connects Cardiff — Free Concert in Encinitas/Cardiff. (Feb. 20)
• LOVE LOCAL LIVES Silent Auction (nonprofit). (Feb. 20)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar. (Feb. 21)
• Taxes in Retirement Seminar. (Feb. 23)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you soon!

— Bettyann Pernice