​🌱 Weeds — Fuel For Wildfires + Mobile Home Park Residents Go Co-Op?

Morning everyone! Sip that cappucino/Chai tea, crack that Easter egg, and read on for what's happening in San Diego today:

• Cut those weeds now to cut your chance of wildfires.
• Should mobile home park residents go Co-Op?
• There are many music festivals here for families to enjoy.

But first, today's weather:

Areas of low clouds, then sun.⛅High: 70, Low: 54.

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

1. Found all around your yard, walkway, and hillsides, weeds may be the perfect fuel for wildfires. In some areas, the turf is now several feet tall and like a thick carpet. Sure, your turf looks green now, but come June the turf will dry out. Cal Fire encourages all of us to clear our weeds and brush sooner, rather than later. (NBC San Diego)
2. With rising rents at mobile home parks here in San Diego, perhaps residents should be allowed to purchase the parks when they are put up for sale and convert the parks into cooperatives (Co-Ops). While it may seem like a novel idea, advocates are urging state legislatures to pass bills that would help residents buy the parks. (NBC San Diego)
3. San Diego has an abundance of music festivals heading our way this summer. In July, San Diego Bayfest beach music will take place at the Waterfront Park. In August, Bleached Fest indie-pop and new-age R&B will also take place at the Waterfront Park. In August, Summergrass San Diego will be held at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Details for these and other music festivals can be found here.

Today in San Diego:

• FREE Tax Preparation with AARP - Allied Gardens/Benjamin Branch Library (11:30 AM)
• Baby Storytime - Logan Heights Branch Library (12:00 PM)
• Mindful Meditation - Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center (1:00 PM)
• Beginning Genealogy - Mira Mesa Branch Library (1:30 PM)
• DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY - San Ysidro Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• Paws to Read - Serra Mesa -Kearny Mesa Branch Library (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Coffee with a cop: "🌞☕️ Rise and Shine, San Diego! Coffee with a Cop is brewing! ☕️🌞 Hey there, friends and neighbors! Northern Division would love for you to join us at our upcoming Coffee with a Cop event! 🎉👮‍♀️ 🗓️ Save the Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Location: Nordstrom Ebar Artisan Coffee, 4401 La Jolla Village Drive (UTC mall)" (San Diego Police Department via Facebook)
• Nostalgic photos: "A day at the zoo in 1957 View of children looking at ducks at Children's Zoo in San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park in November 1957. Some children are standing on bridge over stream. Browse more historic photos by visiting https://collections.sandiegohistory.org/"
• A mystery litter: "Recently, a mystery litter of puppies had many of us scratching our heads. There was definitely something different about these little ones... Our Director of Nursery & Placement had a hunch and decided to call in some backup. Enter our Project Wildlife team! With keen eyes and some careful examination, they cracked the case — these adorable pups were actually COYOTES!" (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
  

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Bettyann Pernice

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