​🌱 Poll Workers Needed + Homeless Catch-22 + Teen Pleads Not Guilty

Welcome back, San Diego! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 71, Low: 58.

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

1. Have you ever wanted to work as a poll worker? Well, now is the time to apply for that job here in San Diego County. Applicants must be English speakers who are bilingual in Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese, or Chinese. Responsibilities include submitting hiring/payroll paperwork; attending a two-day, paid poll worker training; opening/closing a vote center; processing voters and answering questions. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by — apply now! To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (FOX 5 San Diego)
2. Residents are sick of it. The trash and stench from homeless encampments are a growing issue in SD. How is the city trying to handle it? The city has been posting 3-hour notices of property removal at the encampments. However, not everyone is happy about it. "The city is just going through and throwing people's property away when they're not there,” said homeless advocate Michael McConnell. "We are failing to recognize how many disabled and very, very sick and ill people there are out here on our streets,” said Housing 4 the Homeless co-founder Amy Zamudio. The issue is a catch-22 for city officials. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (CBS News 8)
3. A teenage boy suspected of stabbing a teenage girl in a hate crime has pleaded not guilty. "Multiple aspects of this incident are appalling and as our investigation moves forward, we will be sure to hold everyone accountable for whom the evidence shows committed a crime," said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. "We've seen a disturbing increase in hate crimes, with the highest number being committed against persons who are Black. Anyone who commits these crimes will be held accountable under the law and I join the community in their outrage regarding such incidents." To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (San Diego Patch)

Today in San Diego:

• 20th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup — Mission Bay Clean Up in Partnership with I Love a Clean San Diego. (9 a.m.)
• Curious Kids: Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Earth Day Event — Mission Valley Preserve. (10 a.m.)
• Drop-In Tech Help — San Diego Public Library/Central Library. (10 a.m.)
• Trees Storytime — Kensington/Normal Heights Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Poway Petco Adoption Event — Second Chance Dog Rescue. (11 a.m.)
• Spring into STEAM: Trash into Treasure: Creating Plastic Landscapes — Weingart City Heights Library. (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Police Department: "Parents, a word of warning following a recent arrest by our San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SDICAC). San Diego investigators recently traveled to Los Angeles to serve a search warrant on a 21-year-old man believed to be sextorting children in San Diego. We want to thank the Los Angeles Regional ICAC for their assistance." (Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: "San Diego Botanic Garden has been nominated for Best Hiking Trail in San Diego's BEST Union-Tribune Readers Poll. Be sure to vote for all five nominations." (Facebook)
• San Diego Central Library: "We are so excited to see some of the possible upcoming performances for this year's Summer Reading Program! 😆 ⁠ Here's a quick, behind the scenes look at some of the amazing performers you may be seeing at a library near you this summer." (Facebook)
• San Diego History Center: "Come and explore at the San Diego History Center. Monthly family programming and activities Join us at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park for themed activities exploring touchable items and photos from our collections and crafts to stay and create or take and make!" (Facebook)
• Miracle Babies: "See you all this weekend at our Miracle Babies + Berries event at the Carlsbad Strawberry Company! A $5 admission will support our new maternal mental health program, My Brain & My Baby! The first 50 kids will receive a free Distroller Neonate Baby!" (Facebook)
• San Diego Police Department: "36 years is a long time to do anything in life. Homicide Commander Lieutenant Andra Brown gave 36 years to the San Diego community. Lieutenant Brown breaks the record today as the longest-tenured woman officer in SDPD's history. She was a mentor to many women in during her time." (Facebook)

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