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Good morning San Diego! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $50 million plan could change senior homelessness in San Diego
  • San Diegans question SDG&E after 19-hour outages in extreme heat.
  • What SDSU's new Africana center means for San Diego communities

Also on today's calendar: Art Glass Guild Show and Sale and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 94, low: 70.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Father Joe's, Irwin Jacobs begin partnership to address senior homelessness (10news.com) — San Diego seniors facing homelessness could see new support thanks to a $50 million, five-year partnership between Father Joe's Villages and philanthropist Irwin Jacobs. The funding will help create 710 affordable homes and expanded services at 1501 Imperial Avenue, focusing on assisted living, health care, and housing programs for older adults increasingly falling into homelessness across the county.
   

• San Diegans relieved power has been restored following unplanned outage (nbcsandiego.com) — San Diego residents in neighborhoods like Kearney Mesa and Encanto just had power restored after unplanned outages lasting up to 19 hours during an exceptionally hot weekend. SDG&E says the rotating outages were needed to protect the grid, but affected customers are frustrated by spoiled food, concerns over refrigerated medications, and what they see as poor communication and limited transparency.
   

• Ask a Researcher: Taharka Adé (sdsu.edu) — San Diego State University has launched the Africana Research & Cultural Renaissance Center, giving San Diego communities a new hub focused on African and African diasporic cultural knowledge. The center will partner closely with local residents on projects like cultural mapping, oral histories, and public exhibits, aiming to advance cultural justice while offering students hands-on research opportunities tied to community needs.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

La Mesa

  • La Mesa Oktoberfest returns for 53rd year as organizers prepare for triple-digit heat (10news.com)
  • Meet the candidates for the La Mesa mayoral race (kpbs.org)
  • We Buy Houses El Cajon: Top 5 Companies (savannahherald.com)

Santee

  • San Diego cross country stars outrun the heat, win Sundevil Invitational at Morley Field (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • WWE and SummerSlam sizzle in Los Angeles (wwe.com)

Ok San Diego! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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