🌱 County Skips Homeless Funds + Jewish Film Festival + Tunaville

Good morning, San Diego! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in San Diego.

First, today's weather:

Very warm with sunshine. High: 79, Low: 51.

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Here are three of the top stories in San Diego today:

1. Most people would agree that San Diego needs more housing for homeless residents. Gov. Gavin Newsom championed the cause of building permanent housing for homeless Californians, converting hotels and other building in the state into housing. So, why did the County of San Diego miss the deadline of Jan. 31 to apply for State funds up to $61M? To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Voice of San Diego)
2. The San Diego International Jewish Film Festival is known as one of the most prestigious Jewish film festivals in the country. Enthusiasts can see screenings at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theater, or they can watch from home. All of the films and TV series that will be screened at the festival were carefully selected to represent the Jewish experience. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (San Diego Magazine)
3. San Diego was once the tuna capital of the world. There was a neighborhood in Shelter Island called Tunaville. Many of its residents were Portuguese immigrants who worked on the local tuna boats. During a virtual lecture at the Gaslamp Museum, a variety of topics will be explored with the Portuguese Historical Center Board Secretary Evelyn Barandiaran. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (San Diego Reader)

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Today in San Diego:

• Bilingual Storytime: Tagalog (Oras ng Kwento sa Bilingguwal: Tagalog) — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Conversation Cafe — Mira Mesa Branch Library. (Noon)
• Southern Caregiver Resource Center — Linda Vista Branch Library. (Noon)
• Power Lunch Networking — Equality Business Alliance. (Noon)
• Smartphone 101 — San Ysidro Branch Library. (1:30 p.m.)
• DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY — Linda Vista Branch Library. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Police Department: "*SCAM ALERT* We have been made aware of a scam operating right now where people are making it seem as if we, the San Diego Police Department, are calling from one of our divisions (spoofing) and asking for money. The San Diego Police Department will never call you to demand money or ask for money." (Facebook)
• San Diego Humane Society: "We never know just what types of animals will come into our care — and recently, our Escondido Campus took in quite a royal bird! Queenie the peahen came into our care as a stray, with significant injuries on her left eye and wing. Our Escondido medical team treated this beautiful bird's injuries and monitored her progress while she healed." (Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: "The Native Plants and Native Peoples Garden has an abundance of Prickly pear cacti in bloom! Come see the amazing colors this plant produces but be careful not to get too close to its spines." (Facebook)
• Miracle Babies: "Today marks the first day of #CongenitalHeartDefects (CHD) Awareness Week ending Feb. 14. During this week, we will honor infants, children and adults living with CHDs. CHDs are the most common type of birth defect and every year, nearly 40,000 infants are born with CHDs." (Facebook)
• San Diego History Center: "Celebrate San Diego: Black History & Heritage Black History Month is not only about celebrating the lives of our ancestors and remembering their stories. Black History Month is also about what’s happening right now. It is about the ways we continue to evolve and grow. We are living in Black History right now." (Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: "Reporter Bree Steffen interviews our Curator of Collections, Jeremy Bugarchich, about the houseplant craze during the pandemic at the 1:22 mark of this story. Jeremy captures the widely shared sentiment succinctly: 'Having [plants] in my presence just makes me feel better.'" (Facebook)

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• Secrets to Selling Your Home for Top Dollar. (Feb. 9)
• 5 Ways to Manage Your Debt Online. (Feb. 10)
• Ask the Divorce Experts — Vesta San Diego, California Hub. (Feb. 10)
• Grossmont Union HS Dist. Honors Orchestra & Band Concert. (Feb. 12)
• Valentines | Still Ill Tribute To The Smiths & Morrissey + SM Familia Reggae Quartet + Beta 7 Ska. (Feb. 12)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar. (Feb. 14)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar. (Feb. 15)
• New Balance Store In Encinitas Village Opens Feb. 10 . (Feb. 17)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar. (Feb. 21)
• 41st Annual CARSplus Convention: Networking for Success and Best Practices. (Feb. 25)
• The Cheez Whiz Ultimate 80’s Cover Band. (Feb. 25)
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— Bettyann Pernice