🌱 Wildlife Explorers Basecamp + SB-1322 Energy: Petro Pricing

Good morning, people of San Diego! Bettyann Pernice here with today's copy of the San Diego Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 71, Low: 59.

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

1. It's a state-of-the-art, multi-ecosystem experience. It provides guests with a look at nature with high-tech interactive opportunities. It’s the Wildlife Explorers Basecamp at the San Diego Zoo. “Wildlife Explorers Basecamp speaks to the budding conservationist within us all and shows us the marvels of the natural world,” said Paul A. Baribault, president and chief executive officer of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Basecamp is comprised of habitats that feature wildlife that live in these ecosystems: rainforest, wild woods, marsh meadows and desert dunes. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Times of San Diego)
2. Ninety-six percent of the gasoline sold in California is controlled by the oil refiners. Yet, the public has no idea how much the refiners make. Senate Bill 1322 would change that. "California has been an ATM for oil refiners for too long," said Jamie Court, consumer activist, and president of Consumer Watchdog. "The pain at the pump is real. When truck drivers have to fill up at $5 to $7 a gallon, we all pay more for the goods they are carrying to stores." Court said consumers should know that the fossil fuel industry in California "isn't paying what they say they are paying" for oil and "it's time to pull the curtain back." To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch)
3. It’s called “Operation Shoulder Tap.” The goal is to raise awareness for underage drinking. Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), along with law enforcement personnel, cited more than 170 individuals for furnishing alcohol to a minor. The penalty is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)

Today in San Diego:

• SB — Free Tax Assistance Clinic — Mission Valley Library. (Noon)
• Toddler Storytime — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (Noon)
• DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY — San Ysidro Branch Library. (3 p.m.)
• Foster Parent Information Session (Virtual) — San Diego Youth & Community Services. (5 p.m.)
• Let's Taco 'Bout It (Virtual) — San Diego Youth & Community Services. (5 p.m.)
• Del Otro Lado de la Línea / The Other Side of the Line | Occupy Thirdspace: Plástica y Palabra en TJ/SD — San Diego Public Library, Central Library. (6 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