🌱 E-Bike Incentive + Sensory-Friendly + Orangutan Lives + Art By Sea

Hello, everybody. It's Wednesday in San Diego, and I'm back in your📥inbox with what's happening in our community today. Let's do it...

• New e-Bike🚴incentives are coming.
• Get some 'breathing' room at this Sensory😀Friendly Children's Museum.
• A baby orangutan🦧and her mom thrive at the San Diego Zoo.
• 🎨Art By The Sea is the place to be!

First, today's weather:

Partly🌤️sunny. High: 87, Low: 71.

❗Excessive Heat Warning Extended Through Friday❗Rolling Blackouts May Occur❗

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

1. Can’t afford an e-bike🚴but wish you could? Now the San Diego nonprofit, Pedal Ahead, will administer California’s $10 million to help people afford e-bikes. The hope is that e-bikes will reduce the use of cars and reduce greenhouse gases in the environment. "Over 271,000 miles have been ridden in over two years. The carbon emissions reductions of e-bikes over cars have been 18.3 metric tons, or the equivalent of about 60 trees planted," said Ed Clancy, founder and president of Pedal Ahead. Find out what areas of San Diego will be most affected. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (KPBS)
2. It’s a sensory-friendly 😀place for neurodiverse patrons. It is a quiet space with calming colors and hanging textile sculptures that replicate breathing cycles, moving up and down. Where is this place, you ask? It’s at the New Children’s Museum. The museum has also created a digital sensory guide with 3-D tours, audio clips, and visual aids to help those with neurodiversity, autism, and other special needs to navigate the museum. Come and see what the museum has to offer. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch)
3. The orangutan🦧had serious health complications after giving birth. Her baby needed to be nurtured by wildlife care specialists during his early life. Today, mother Indah and baby Kaja have been reunited and are doing just fine. “It was a slow process that required a lot of patience and attentiveness, but the reward was great in the end,” said Dean Gibson, curator of primates at the San Diego Zoo. “After returning from the hospital, it took weeks for Indah to start interacting with Kaja. But once they began spending time together, their bond grew rapidly — and now, they’re nearly inseparable. It warms my heart to see Indah back in the role of mom, because she does it so well.” It is so good to see mom and baby thriving since Sumatran and Bornean orangutans are listed as a Critically Endangered species. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Presidio Sentinel)
4. Like🎨art? Like🍷wine? Like🎶music? Like to be by the🌊sea? Come to the 14th Annual La Jolla Art & Wine Festival Oct. 8-9. Welcoming more than 160 artists, the festival features paintings, sculpture, jewelry design, fine glass, ceramics, woodwork, mixed media, and photography. There will be a two-day silent auction and bidders can participate online. Plus, 35 international wineries, local craft breweries, and craft distilleries will offer craft beer and spirits. Gourmet foods will also be available to delight the palate. For your listening pleasure, there will be live entertainment and music. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy a day out, with art and fun by the Sea. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (L’CHAIM MAGAZINE)

Today in San Diego:

• Family👪and Tiny Tots Storytime — Carmel Valley Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Grief Support Group (Hybrid) — San Diego Oasis. (10:30 a.m.)
• Toddler🧒🏽Storytime In the Park — Kensington/Normal Heights Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Bilingual Storytime: Spanish (Cuentos Bilingües: Español) — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Gardening🧑‍🌾Exchange — Pacific Beach/Earl and Birdie Taylor Branch Library. (Noon)
• San Diego Police Department's Senior Volunteer Program — San Diego Oasis. (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Zoo: "Schweppes is just slightly looney. Yawning when confronted? When a Tasmanian devil feels threatened, they may do a strange, fierce looking🥱'yawn'. This expression is more so used to show fear and uncertainty than aggression." (San Diego Zoo via Instagram)
• San Diego Humane Society: "After spending life in the fast lane, Julien Solomita gives rescued greyhounds the opportunity to slow down and focus on life after the track. Julien, a greyhound foster and full-time content creator, gives these often-misunderstood creatures the chance to be❤️loved and treated as individuals before being adopted into new homes." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• San Diego Rescue Mission: "For many people experiencing homelessness, there is an element of substance use or emotional challenges that makes it hard to keep a job or home. 🏡 The Mission Academy residential program works with each student to develop an individual plan for healing and restoration." (San Diego Rescue Mission via Facebook)
• Old Town San Diego State Historic Park: "Celebrate Fiestas Patrias with Old Town San Diego State Historic🏞️Park! On Sept. 17, La Casa de Estudillo will have free, hands-on 19th century crafts in commemoration of Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821. Join the fun from 12 to 3 p.m. Don't miss it!" (Old Town San Diego State Historic Park via Facebook)
• Feeding San Diego: "September is Hunger Action Month — a time to take action to support those facing hunger! One of Feeding San Diego's volunteers, Inga Brydson, recently✍🏼 wrote a blog post explaining how important it is to support hunger-relief organizations right now and what you can do to help." (Feeding San Diego via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Bettyann Pernice

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