🌱 SDUSD Votes Yes + SD Cost Of Living + Firefighter Boot Drive

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything happening today in San Diego.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the a.m.; breezy. High: 64, Low: 48.

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

1. Finding it difficult to make ends meet? You are not alone. Maybe you are not earning enough to 'live comfortably' in San Diego. Maybe you are just getting by. You can check out the MIT calculator to find out how your income measures up. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (FOX 5 San Diego)
2. The SDUSD Board of Education meeting was held in chambers, along with Superintendent Lamont Jackson, and all members wore masks. Held both in person, and with virtual options offered, the discussion included comments from about 20 parents opposed to the vaccine mandate. After discussions, the Board of Education members at the San Diego Unified School District voted unanimously to keep the current COVID-19 vaccination requirement in place for the 2022-2023 school year. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (NBC San Diego)
3. You see them out on the corners of the major intersections. They are the local firefighters working to raise funds for the Burn Institute. They will be out there with The Boot on March 10 throughout the County. The Burn Institute provides support programs as well as financial assistance to burn victims. Donations are welcome at the intersections or online at the Burn Institute website. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (KUSI)

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Today in San Diego:

• Preschool Storytime — Tierrasanta Branch Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Medicare Educational Seminar — Logan Heights Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Paintings & Poetry, Inspiring Each Other Across Centuries (Online) — Timken Museum. (11 a.m.)
• Pen to Paper Writing Group — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (1 p.m.)
• Chess Club — Point Loma Branch Library. (2 p.m.)
• DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY — Malcolm X Library and Performing Arts Center. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• 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)
• The Arc of San Diego: "Today is #InternationalWomensDay, a day in which we celebrate the accomplishments of women all over the world. We would like to say thank you to all the strong, brave, inspiring women who help make the world a better place." (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 County Library: "Celebrate notorious women in library history with #SDCL! Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, librarian, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,' who dedicated both her and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.” (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)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Bettyann Pernice