San Diego

No matter which way you slice it, San Diego has the most expensive electricity in the country.

And it’s beginning to draw eyes from across the nation.

Found this cool site, not sure who runs it or how things get added, but it seems to have a lot of events listed.

A water advisory was issued Thursday for the Silver Strand area of Coronado and Imperial Beach after E. coli was found in the drinking water system, according to the California Water Resources Board.

The presence of E. coli bacteria could mean the water is contaminated with human or animal waste, according to the San Diego County's Department of Environmental Health and Quality.

Residents impacted by the advisory should boil water for at least three minutes and let it cool before using it, county officials said. People are encouraged to use bottled water for drinking, brushing their teeth and food preparation until further notice.

The city is the largest in the nation to become a Bee City U.S., a designation that requires creating new habitats for pollinators, adopting policies that prevent habitat destruction and revising pest management plans to use pesticides only as a last resort.

How to prepare for Hurricane Hilary

Here are tips on hurricane preparation, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

Have your devices fully charged ahead of time, especially if you rely on electricity for medical equipment
Make your evacuation plan: Including pets, transport routes and destinations
Keep your gas tank at least 3/4 full at all times
Fill the bathtub or buckets with water to use for cleaning and flushing toilets
Turn off propane tanks
Turn off utilities if instructed to do so

How to build an emergency supplies kit

Gather these items and put them in a waterproof, portable container in an easily accessible location:

Water (1 gallon per person recommended)
Non-perishable food (if canned, bring a can opener)
Battery-operated radio and flashlights
Copies of important documents
First aid kit
Tissues, toilet paper with ties for personal sanitation
Portable power banks for phones
Sleeping bag/warm blanket
For a full list of supplies, click here

Flash flooding safety tips

From Saturday morning to Monday afternoon, a Flood Watch will be in effect for all of San Diego County. That means sudden flooding may happen. If you must drive, use extra caution and drive slower than you normally would.

Flash floods are no joke. If you are driving and come across a flooded roadway, remember: Turn around, don't drown.

Do NOT drive your vehicle through the flood roadway, even if the water doesn't look that deep to you
Slow down. It takes longer to stop when driving on wet roads. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes or so to get where you're going
Turn on your headlights
Try to drive toward the middle lanes as water tends to gather in outside lanes
Defog your windows
Keep extra distance between yourself and other cars. Spray from other vehicles can hamper your vision and it takes longer to slow down on slick roads
Don't oversteer or stomp on the brakes. If you start hydroplaning or skidding when your tires lose traction, take your foot off the accelerator so your vehicle can slow down, slowly

It takes only 1 foot of flowing water to carry away a small car and only 18 to 24 inches for larger vehicles, according to the National Weather Service. More than half of flooding deaths that happen each year happen inside vehicles, the NWS says.

"Flash flooding has killed the most people in the United States in the last 10 years from tropical storms and hurricanes," NHC Director Michael Brennan said during a Tropical Update on Friday morning.

If you live in areas that are prone to flooding, such as Mission Valley, add sandbags to protect those low-lying areas, the County of San Diego advises. County and Cal Fire officials are offering free sandbags for anyone in need.

Even in seemingly unlikely areas like mountains and deserts, flash flooding is possible.

As such, roads may close due to flooding, downed power lines, trees and more. You can monitor road closures here.

On top of the flood warning, a tropical storm warning has also been issued for San Diego County. High wind safety

High wind speeds moved Hurricane Hilary into a Category 4 storm, which is a major hurricane level. Sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph are possible within 48 hours, according to the San Diego County Emergency Site.

Here's how to stay safe during high wind weather events:

Secure loose outdoor items that could blow away like umbrellas, patio furniture and garbage bins to prevent them from blowing away, causing damage, especially to power lines
Watch for flying debris, especially from nearby balconies or other high places
Stand away from roads, train tracks and seek shelter. Winds may blow you into oncoming traffic, NWS says

Winds may knock over trees and/or power lines. Fallen electric lines are extremely dangerous and can injure you or even cause death, SDG&E says. What to do about downed power lines

If you encounter a downed power line, do NOT touch it. Always assume it is energized, stay away and call 911, SDG&E says
If you encounter someone who has come into contact with a power line, do NOT touch them. Call 911 and SDG&E at 800-411-7343 to report it
It an overheard wire falls on top of your vehicle while driving, avoid stopping. Instead, continue driving away from the line. If you get stuck, remain calm and stay inside your vehicle, call for help and stay inside until emergency help arrives, SDG&E says
If you must exit the vehicle for safety reasons, open the door or window and jump out without touching the vehicle and the ground at the same time. Be sure to not fall back against the vehicle and avoid touching any wires on the ground, SDG&E says
If your power goes out, head to sdge.com/outages for status updates and to see the full service map. Avoid depleting your phone of battery during an outage. Save it for emergencies

Stay dry San Diego!

Here's a PDF on what the city of San Diego is doing to prepare for the storm

Welcome @[email protected]!

• Costco 17.3%
• Walmart 15.5%
• Ralph's 14.1%
• Vons 13%
• Albertsons 7.1%
• Trader Joe's 3.9%
• Smart & Final 3.9%
• Sprouts Farmers Market 3.7%
• Target 3%
• Stater Bros. Markets 2.7%
• Other 15.9%

Meet your favorite authors Saturday, Aug. 19!

The Festival of Books, hosted on the University of San Diego campus, is for book lovers of all ages. Attendees will enjoy workshops, activities, photo booths, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors and more.

Capture a memorable moment with Bernie Taupin by pre-ordering his book ‘Scattershot’ from one of our festival booksellers located on the festival lawn.

Join us for an exciting lineup of authors, including Bernie Taupin, Chris Hauty, Susanna Hoffs, Alice Hoffman, Remi Adeleke, Joe Ide, T. Jefferson Parker with special guest Joseph Wambaugh and more. Check out the complete 2023 lineup of authors here.

What is a San Diego community without an appreciation for our sunsets?

Pic taken on my phone - was biking around and made my way to the "off ramp" next to Scripps Pier for a nice shot.

And a bit earlier at the same spot...

Hey all!

I moved to San Diego last September, and I am looking in to starting to spearfish!

I've asked around with some buddies, and no one I know seems to be a spearo :(.

Looking for some people that'd be nice enough to let me tag along!

DM me, or reach out to my matrix [email protected]

The SDG&E Community Tree Rebate Program for Residential Customers enables qualifying residential customers throughout the region to plant trees and other plant species to help provide direct environmental, health, and economic benefits. This program is designed for customers in parts of SDG&E’s service territory where trees may be needed to help make a positive impact in their community.

Residents only have until Friday, June 30 to take a state survey that will determine how hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to enable fast internet access for all Californians.

There is no fast internet in many rural areas and tribal lands. But there are also communities in the city of San Diego, like Logan Heights, where it exists but it’s unaffordable. One in five homes don’t have it there.

Did you every wonder why the southeast corner of Mission Bay has had no development?

From the San Diego Reader: Between July 1952 and December 1959, the City of San Diego operated a landfill in Mission Bay Park between Sea World and Interstate 5. For ten hours a day, seven days a week, city trucks hauled garbage to the 115-acre site — the sort of refuse you can see being dumped into the Miramar landfill. But during its operation, the Mission Bay landfill served as receiving grounds for millions of gallons of industrial wastes being produced by San Diego’s aerospace industry. In some cases, these toxic substances were buried in steel drums. Other times they were poured into unlined holes 15 to 20 feet deep, below the level of the groundwater. It is not possible to list the hazardous substances the city allowed to be dumped there. No cleanup of the Mission Bay landfill has been conducted. If anyone kept records of what substances companies were discarding there, the files have disappeared. After the permanent closure of the landfill in 1959, the memory of the toxic dumping seemed to vanish. The Reader continues on the planned hotel development in 1983: The city was concentrating on development on the Mission Bay site of what was to be one of the biggest hotels in San Diego County. Known as the Ramada Renaissance Resort, the project was to include 638 rooms, tennis courts, swimming pools, racquetball courts, restaurants, and banquet rooms. … One week before Ramada was due to sign the lease, a news announcement brought development plans to a halt. On July 20, 1983, a local television station reported the revelations of an anonymous source who claimed to have been a truck driver during the 1950s. According to subsequent newspaper reports, the source said he had dumped hundreds of barrels of the carcinogen carbon tetrachloride at the Mission Bay landfill. This wasn’t the first time someone had linked carbon tetrachloride to the old dump. … With the televised report of the truck driver’s allegations, pandemonium erupted. Ramada announced that construction plans would be put on hold until the hotel chain could be convinced that the property was safe.

A clear night; almost solstice day.

Walked north to the south entrance of Torrey Pines State Park, took the South Fork trail to the overlook, then down to the ocean (350 ft. down), and then back up to the visitor center. Finally a clear, sunny day, almost solstice light.

San Diego State gave the Mountain West written notice this week that the school "intends to resign from the Mountain West Conference," sources told ESPN. They're exploring other options.

Where should they go?

A recent data report form the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently ranked San Diego the No. 2 city in the country with the highest inflation rate. (First is Tampa)

This Saturday June 17th and Sunday the 18th, 11am - 7pm, at the Mira Mesa Community Park ( 8575 New Salem Street, 92126)