​🌱 Monkeypox Treatment? + Tenant Protections + Halloween Weekend

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with what's happening in town these days. Grab your herbal tea and let's get started:

• Will TPOXX prove to be a Monkeypox treatment?
• City Council will review tenant protections.
• Added activities for Halloween Weekend
• Feeding San Diego needs your help to help others who face food insecurity.

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Partly sunny and pleasant.🌤️ High: 73, Low: 56.

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

1. It’s called Monkeypox (MPOX), and it’s caused by a virus. It presents with a multitude of symptoms, covering the skin with blisters and scabs. Though there is currently no treatment, the good news is that UC San Diego will be testing the safety of a promising drug called tecovirimat (TPOXX), which is currently used as a treatment for human smallpox. The hope is that TPOXX can treat MPOX as well. (NBC San Diego)
2. A series of proposed new tenant protections and a resolution declaring housing a human right will be presented to the City Council on Monday. The goal is to update the 2004 Tenants’ Right to Know Ordinance, which would include relocation assistance for no-fault evictions as well as other protections for those who have lived in their rental for two years. (Voice of San Diego)
3. More than two thousand San Diegans line up each month for food. Facing food insecurity, they have little choice — they need to feed their families. The nonprofit Feeding San Diego relies on donations to help provide food to members of our community. With the holiday season approaching, they need help from San Diegans, more than ever, to help other, less fortunate San Diegans. Please donate here. (CBS News 8)
4. Looking to get spooked this Halloween? There are so many things to do this weekend here in San Diego. Trick-or-treat at a Halloween Spooktacular or visit the beautiful altars during Dia de los Muertos. Attend a Halloween Concert and Silent Movie: Phantom of the Opera at the Spreckels Pavilion. Visit the Julian Farm and Orchard for a Harvest Fest. Walk the terrifying Haunted Trail at Balboa Park. So, get out and have a spooktacular time! (CBS News 8)

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Today in San Diego:

• Meditation — San Carlos Branch Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• SATURDAY MORNING STORYTIME! — Paradise Hills Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Tech Help: Drop-in Help (Computer Lab) — Skyline Hills Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Signing Storytime! — North Park Branch Library. (11 a.m.)
• Annual City Heights Dia de Los Muertos Celebration 2022 (Free) — Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park. (11 a.m.)
• Spooktacular Trunk-Or-Treat 2022: Imperial Beach (Free) — Veterans Park. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Find a new best furiend: "Are you looking for a pet but haven't found your perfect match yet? Your new best furiend could be waiting for you on our Pets Being Rehomed page! See the 275 pets available for adoption through rehoming in our community." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• Beware decoration tangles: "As you transform your home into a haunted house this spooky season, please remember to keep our wild friends in mind! Fake spider webs and other decorations made of entangling fibers can easily trap wild animals." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• Trunk or Treat: "It’s that time of year for the ghouls to come out and play. Dress in your Halloween best to score some treats and sweets to eat. join your local SDPD Northwestern Officers for a howling good time at this year’s Trunk or Treat event." (San Diego Police Department via Facebook)
• Haunted spaces: "Spooky season continues at SDPL! For our season finale episode, join guest producers Lydia and Azalea as they explore the connections between haunted spaces and library work. Find us wherever you get your podcasts or at mySDPL.org/listen..." (San Diego Central Library via Facebook)
• Shoot striking garden images: "Join Sandy Zelasko of Sandra Lee Photography to learn how to use your smartphone to create striking garden images. This immersive program in the Garden will help you 'see' your subject with a skilled photographer’s eye." (San Diego Botanic Garden via Facebook)
• Safe Streets San Diego: "Join Families for Safe Streets San Diego and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition as we unite with organizations around the globe in honoring the World Day of Remembrance for the 1.3 million people killed in preventable traffic crashes." (San Diego County Bicycle Coalition via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

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