🌱 Sleeping In Ditches + Water A Tree + Booster Shots + Giant Jaguar

Hey, everybody. I'm here with your Tuesday edition of the San Diego🗞️Daily, with what you need to know right now.

• Firefighters👩‍🚒are sleeping💤in ditches to protect us.
• During this drought, remember to water a🌳tree.
• New🦠COVID-19 booster shots are expected to arrive next week.
• Spotted downtown: Giant🐆jaguar! Watch out!

First, today's weather:

Hazy🌤️sunshine. ❗Excessive Heat Warning Continues❗ High: 83, Low: 72.

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

1. They sacrifice their holidays. They put their families on hold. They sleep in ditches? Yes, they do! They are the👩‍🚒firefighters of San Diego County. “With the higher temperatures and the increased winds, obviously, it is a little bit more danger for wildfires.” Deputy Chief Gordon said. “We decided to pre-deploy or preposition strike teams, so we have a strike team with five apparatus and about 20 personnel here in El Cajon prepositioned, and we also have one in San Marcos.” Let’s hope this extreme heat and fire danger ends soon! To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (FOX 5 San Diego)
2. “I think that I will never see a poem as lovely as a tree.” You might remember the poem from grammar school. Joyce Kilmer words speak true even today. Our🌳trees are a beautiful part of our landscape — and they must be watered, especially in this extreme heat we are experiencing here in San Diego. While turf grass watering is restricted, the watering of trees on residential and commercial properties is not. Trees are important to our landscape. They provide shade and they remove carbon dioxide that fuels global warming. Watering trees as efficiently as possible is important. Trees need a deep soaking early in the morning to minimize evaporation. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Times of San Diego)
3. COVID-19🦠cases have declined, but the virus is still here. So, you might consider getting the latest booster shot, especially if you are elderly or if you are immunocompromised. The new boosters target multiple strains of the virus. They generate an immune response from COVID-19, BA.4, and BA.5 omicron subvariants. San Diego County expects to receive the newest COVID-19 boosters next week. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch)
4. It lurks right next to Interstate 5! It has been seen on the side of a building in Barrio Logan. Did it escape from the San Diego Zoo? No! Have you seen it? The giant🐆jaguar is part of a mural recently painted by the artists of Ground Floor Murals. This mural and others can be seen around San Diego. Take a look at the photos. Find out where the murals are located. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (coolsandiegosights.com)

Today in San Diego:

• We Are Not Strangers Here: African American Histories📜in Rural California — San Diego Public Library - Central Library. (11:30 a.m.)
• Red Cross Blood🩸Drive - Rancho Peñasquitos Library. (Noon)
• Toddler👶Storytime - Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (Noon)
• Tech🖥️ Help Sessions - San Diego Public Library - Central Library. (1 p.m.)
• Lego🏘️Club - Allied Gardens/Benjamin Branch Library. (2:30 p.m.)
• DO YOUR✍🏽HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY - Logan Heights Branch Library. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Humane Society: "The long weekend is bringing long, hot☀️days, which can be very difficult for our pets! Help keep them safe by watching for signs of heat stress, including heavy panting, glazed eyes, a rapid pulse, unsteadiness, vomiting, or a deep red tongue. Contact your vet right away if you believe your pet has heat exhaustion." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• San Diego Humane Society: "Senior bobcat🐆Kruger and Wildlife Care Specialist Stacey share a special bond — one that spans more than two decades! Kruger is a sanctuary animal at our Ramona Wildlife Center, and while he isn't able to be released into the wild, Stacey and the wildlife team make sure he is living a fulfilling and comfortable life." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• San Diego Central Library: "Go Behind the Desk at San Diego Public Library and take a look at our latest Recommended📚Reads published in The San Diego Union-Tribune. This week's recommendation comes from Debbie Taylor, Librarian II at the Valencia Park / Malcolm X Library. She recommends A.J. Hackwith's 'The Library of the Unwritten.' If you've been looking for a new fantasy where the protagonist works at a library, you've found your next book!" (San Diego Central Library via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Bettyann Pernice

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