🌱 Type🅾️Blood Needed + Fix🚧Hodges Dam + 🐱​🐶 Mural in Chula Vista

Hi all. It's me, Bettyann Pernice, your host of the San Diego Daily. Let's get this day started off right with a quick guide to what's happening in town these days, including updates on...

• Critical need for type🅾️blood — Please donate!
• Update: Lake Hodges Dam — New🚧issues discovered by city👨‍🔧workers.
• Ground Floor Murals to unveil in Chula Vista — One for the animal🐱🐰🐶lovers among us.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny🌞and delightful. High: 78, Low: 64.

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

1. Step up! Please. The San Diego Blood Bank has issued a call for donors of type🅾️negative and type🅾️positive blood. Right now, there is a critical need in San Diego. Type O negative is a universal blood type. Type Opositive is the most often used in emergencies. All types of blood are needed, but there is only a one-day supply type O blood. Donors age 17 or older, weighing at least 114 pounds and in good health are encouraged to donate. Schedule your appointment now. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (NBC San Diego)
2. What is the story with Lake Hodges Dam? Why is the water still gone from the Lake? Here is an update. Hodges Dam was in need of repairs, and the City initiated those repairs this year. However, city👨‍🔧workers assigned to the project later found additional defects. "Our top priority must be preserving the integrity and safety of the 104-year-old Hodges Dam and the surrounding communities," said Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert, who represents District 5 and the Hodges Reservoir area. "While I understand that this news is frustrating, public safety and dam integrity must not be compromised, and I thank the Public Utilities Department for their diligent work." The repair timeline has now been🗓️scheduled for 2023. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)
3. Their murals are spectacular! Perhaps you’ve seen their Tony Gwynn mural in City Heights, or the Jaguar mural off Interstate 5. Ground Floor Murals are on display throughout San Diego County. Now, a new mural will be displayed at the Chula Vista Animal🐱🐰🐶Care Facility. Paul Jimenez and Signe Ditona of Ground Floor Murals are animal lovers who wanted to give back to the community. So, they jumped at the chance to create a mural for the Chula Vista community. The project is expected to be completed by Saturday, Oct. 1. An unveiling event will be held the same day. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (There San Diego)

Today in San Diego:

• Virtual💻SNAP Business Alliance Group — San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. (8 a.m.)
• San Diego Mall🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏿🚶‍♀️Walkers — San Diego Oasis. (9 a.m.)
• Outdoor Kids🕺Dance Party — Pacific Beach/Earl and Birdie Taylor Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Grief😔 Support Group (Hybrid) — San Diego Oasis. (10:30 a.m.)
• Toddler🧒🏽Storytime — University Community Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Back to School Tips✍️for Separated & Divorced Parents — Vesta San Diego Hub. (Noon)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Humane Society: "Cats and dogs and chickens and rabbits, oh my! You'll FALL all over yourself when you see the adorable adoptables who are ready to snuggle into new homes and find a cozy spot in your heart! You can adopt any adult pet for $5 through Sept. 25, and find a companion for cool autumn evenings, sweater-clad pumpkin patch trips and happy memories in every season to come." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• San Diego Central Library: "Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" has been read by #OdiTheCoyote more than once, because it's been on ALA's top 10 most challenged books list nine times since its publication in 2007! This humorous and heartbreaking young adult novel has been challenged for many reasons, including "profanity, sexual references, and use of a derogatory term." (San Diego Central Library via Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: "Director of Medicinal Plants Research, Dr. Ben Naman, discusses historical and current aspects of the spectrum of traditional and western medicines. Medicinal plants have been used worldwide for thousands of years, and pharmaceutical studies of medicinal plants in the last few centuries have led to the first Western medicines and many more since." (San Diego Botanic Garden via Facebook)
• San Diego County Library: "At SDCL, we are proud readers of banned books! Pictured here, Carmen reading Juno Dawson’s This Book is Gay - a funny book about being lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer, transgender or just curious. #WeReadBannedBooks #SDCL #libraries" (San Diego County Library via Facebook)
• City of San Diego: "Does your soil need a boost? Composting is a great way to nurture your landscaping or garden. By combining yard waste and food scraps you can make your own compost that help retain water and nourish plants. Join our partner Solana Center this Thursday, Sept. 22 from Noon to 1 p.m. for a free webinar exploring traditional backyard composting." (City of San Diego via Facebook)
• San Diego County Library: "Jo Ellen Hathaway thought she'd escaped the house called Sanctuary long ago. She'd spent her loneliest years there after the sudden disappearance of her mother. Yet the sprawling inn on an island off the Georgia coast continues to haunt her dreams." (San Diego County Library via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Bettyann Pernice

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