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Adira and her baby, born 6.9.23, appeared on habitat 7.6.23 (Taken 7.8.23)

I didn't make it to the zoo on Wednesday and I feel a little discombobulated because of it, but it was fun staying up late with Darren the night before, sharing stories about his days at the Safari Park and the funny things that happen at the Zoo. It's a whole subculture. He works so much these days that we don't see a whole lot of each other. Nova had a weekend excursion with a school organization and this week is in LA checking out colleges and a day at Disneyland with Upward Bound, then this weekend is Pride, next week she's living at UCSD, and I'll be doing Comic-Con, so we're not seeing much of her these days either. I hadn't really intended to post a newsy things post, but links kinda added up over the past couple weeks, even though I'm kinda checked out from news lately because Comic-Con emails are dominating my life right now. 

I hope everyone is having a good summer so far. 
Stay safe out there. I'm starting to hear of more people getting COVID with some pretty hefty symptoms, and since we're all several months past a booster, we might consider being extra careful again (or still). 

• Summer Stuff:
• Extreme Heat Warning Today through Sunday. Stay inside or shaded areas. Drink lots of water. - SD County Emergency (7.11.23)
• The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained - Vox (7.11.23)
• High Heat Hazard Alert: Employers Must Protect Workers from Heat Illness - Califronia DIR (7.12.23)
• County to offer Multiple Services at PRIDE Festival - County News Center (7.12.23)
• San Diego County Cool Zones: Full List
• Stay Safe During Upcoming Heat Wave - County News Center (7.10.23)
• Impending Heat Wave Brings Fire Danger - County News Center (7.10.23)
• World Sees Record Heat Waves - Statista (7.11.23)
• Sweet San Diego Zoo Safari Park Review of Darren on Yelp 
• California State Parks Introduces what3words Tool 
• Be prepared before taking a hike in San Diego - kpbs (6.26.23)
• San Diego Is 2023’s 7th Best City for Recreation – WalletHub Study (7.6.23)
• The Problem With Sunscreen Isn’t Its Ingredients—It’s You. Humans need protecting from the sun more than ever, and yet this gloopy white cream is widely distrusted, misunderstood, and misused. - Wired (7.11.23)
• Four-week-old Endangered Red Panda Makes History as the First Cub Born at the San Diego Zoo in Almost 2 Decades  - SDZWA (7.7.23)
• COVID-19 - 
• How many Americans still haven't caught COVID-19? CDC publishes final 2022 estimates - CBS News (7.3.23)
• Politics:
• County of San Diego Releases Report with Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence - County News Center (6.28.23)
• Gun Violence Reduction Program
• News:
• San Diego now has the 3rd highest rent prices in the nation - kpbs (7.11.23)
• Remember This?: Tenants' Rights Leaders Protest Foundation’s Billion-Dollar Real Estate Deal With Blackstone - kpbs (7.27.21)
• Ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans - WHO (7.12.23)
• EIA expects record U.S. natural gas consumption for air-conditioning demand this summer - EIA (7.11.23)
• Other Reading:
• Is Greedflation Driving U.S. Consumer Price Increases? - Statista (6.27.23)
• Child brides: A campaign starts to ban underage marriages in California - kpbs/Cal Matters (6.26.23)
• Checked Out: How LA Failed to Stop Landlords From Turning Low-Cost Housing Into Tourist Hotels - ProPublica (7.10.23)