​🌱 Pump Pain/Oil Co. Gain + Save Water! + Spotlight: UC Student

Hello, neighbors! Bettyann Pernice here with today's edition of the San Diego Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 71, Low: 59.

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

1. Getting frustrated at the pump? Wondering why prices are so high, while oil prices have dropped? Prices have dropped from over $130 a barrel to less than $100. “If oil prices fall dramatically, you should expect to see then that the gas prices fall dramatically,” Gin said. “Oil companies are making record profits at this point with the price of oil rising and so it looks really suspicious. There might not be any sort of smoking gun in there, but it seems like the oil companies and gas stations then are padding their profits.” To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (FOX 5 San Diego)
2. After another dry year, the data show that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plea for a 15 percent voluntary cutback in water use has failed. Maybe it is time to get tough. With a mandate, it’s a very clear message about the need,” said Heather Cooley, research director with the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank. “Having a mandatory water restriction is in everyone’s benefit,” said Newsha Ajami, who is the chief strategy and development officer for research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. However, mandating California’s water suppliers to cut back further is likely to be a controversial move. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (CALMatters)
3. He caught the eye of the White House. President Joe Biden invited Alec Calac, student at UCSD School of Medicine, and MD/PhD candidate, to participate in a forum with an exclusive group of experts in the fields of medicine and public health. Maria Rosario Araneta, associate dean of diversity and community partnerships at the Department of Family Medicine, said: “He frames the urgency of addressing health inequities in the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities with historical knowledge and a social justice perspective.” When Calac completes his studies at UCSD, he wants to work in public health. “I would like to eventually take my medical and public health training to Washington, DC and lead the Indian Health Service. My leadership has led me to this Roundtable, and I am so fortunate to have a direct line to The White House to promote health equity for Indigenous Peoples.” To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (University of California San Diego)

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Today in San Diego:

• AARP Tax Assistance — Serra Mesa, Kearny Mesa Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Cox Presents: Windows Basics — San Diego Oasis. (10 a.m.)
• Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytime with Mr. Luan — San Diego Public Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Chess Club — Rancho Peñasquitos Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• Science Club — Weingart City Heights Library. (4 p.m.)
• Field Trip: La Jolla Woman's Club — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• YMCA Raintree Ranch: "It's your turn to have the summer of a lifetime. New friends and memories await you at YMCA Overnight Camps Marston, Raintree Ranch & Camp Surf. Reserve your spot today, spots are filling up fast!" (Facebook)
• City of San Diego: "We're hiring! New openings this week include graphic designers: bit.ly/3vUygU3 pool guards: bit.ly/3HUgbaY engineers: bit.ly/3Mti02l grounds maintenance/ laborers: bit.ly/3HSi1Jp Find more career opportunities at: sandiego.gov/CityJobs" (Facebook)
• San Diego Unified School District: "After months of adversity, more than 300 Afghan refugee children recently attended class in the United States for the first time, as San Diego Unified and a coalition of community partners welcomed the new students and their families." (Facebook)
• Feeding San Diego: "We are proud to be a female-founded nonprofit with incredible female leadership across all of our departments and our board. Feeding San Diego's founder, Gwendolyn Sontheim, is still involved and serves as our board chair nearly 15 years after she first founded the organization. On International Women's Day, we celebrate all the women who bring commitment, compassion, and dedicated leadership to our mission." (Facebook)
• San Diego History Center: "Did you know we have history-related Virtual Discussions on our YouTube channel? Check out this video on Recovering and Restor(y)ing Kumeyaay Women's Role, Agency, and Power from the Oral Tradition." (Facebook)
• Burn Institute — Offers free fire alarms for seniors. (Burn Institute)

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— Bettyann Pernice