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Tuesday, October 08, 2024

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Mandazzi Dreaming About His New Family (Taken 10.1.24)

I guess last week's diary post got away from me, so I decided to make sure it gets posted before I dive into this week's listings. Things have been pretty good, I had a birthday but had to work, so we kinda sprinkled in some fun over the past couple weeks to compensate. My brother came to town, so we had a big family dinner at Miguel's Cocina, I worked at the Clairo show and Darren and Toby were able to use the tickets that Jeff bought for me, and my family went to the El Cajon Oktoberfest on Sunday. I'm trying to do as much nighttime zoo as possible, but it's only on weekends, so I have to fit it in where I can. I'm bummed I didn't make it to Damien Jurado on Monday, but I got caught up making a big dinner and by the time that was all done, it was too late to commit. Like a lot of people, I have been obsessed with the Menendez brothers, so over the weekend I watched Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed on Peacock, and then I watched the new Netflix documentary, The Menendez Brothers. I attempted to watch Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, also on Netflix, but it was so bad I only got through one episode. It's interestingthat that the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón had a press conference on Monday, the day the new Netflix movie dropped, to say they would 'reevaluate' the convictions. It's all fascinating to watch unfold.

Besides all that, I'm presently working for Clikatat Ikatowi at the Casbah and it is nuts to butts in here. I'll also be working at the Unwound show on Friday, and the Mo Lowda show on Saturday, both at the Quartyard. I hope everyone has a great week.

Stay safe out there.

SAN DIEGO LOCALS:

San Diego Is 2024’s Greenest City in America – WalletHub Study (10.2.24)
Deeply Flawed Televangelist Built a ‘Religious Disneyland’ in Mission Valley — Now It’s Up for Sale After Just 4 Years - OB Rag (9.25.24)
Repairs to The Children’s Pool seawall underway - LaJolla.com (9.25.24)
San Diego Is 2024’s 10th Best Foodie City in America – WalletHub Study (9.30.24)
San Dieguito Lagoon project restores wetland habitat and adds trail - kpbs (9.30.24)

ZOO GOSS:

Many of us knew since spring that 22 year old gorilla silverback, Mandazzi, would be leaving to another zoo, where some females are ready for him to start his own troop, but it appears that day has finally come. He was out on habitat on Monday and was not on Tuesday. Naturally, everyone is going to miss Mandazzi, not least of all his brothers, but we wish him safe arrival and a beautiful future at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, if in fact, this is goodbye.
San Diego Zoo says new flamingo chick has two dads. Like all members of its species, the chick was born with gray feathers and is the size of a tennis ball. Zoo officials say it's thriving in the care of its foster parents - NBC San Diego (9.26.24)
The new hippo is here! Lupe arrived at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday, September 26th. She will be in quarantine for at least a couple weeks before introductions with Funani and Amahle begin, though it has been reported that the ladies are already chatting with each other across barns.
Wild Bat Found Inside Safari Park Tests Positive for Rabies - County News Center (9.28.24)

SEA WORLD GOSS:

I have no news on SeaWorld because it's Howl-O-Scream this month, which means the section I love to visit before closing- Wild Arctic--closes before the actual park does for the HoS guests. Not my jam. I'll get back when the haunted stuff is all gone or might have to get over for a daytime jaunt.

POLITICS:

Voter Information Pamphlets Go Out to Registered Voters for Presidential General Election - County News Center (9.27.24)
Governor Newsom Signs SB 960, the Complete Streets Bill - CalBike (9.27.24)
Transform Applauds Signing of Transportation Accountability Act - Transform (9.27.24)
Attorney General Bonta Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving the Public on Recyclability of Plastic Products - Atty Gen Ron Bonta (9.23.24)

EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause Cancer. The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable. - Propublica (9.30.24)

New state legislation aims to help cities like San Diego better prepare for extreme flooding. Assembly bills 2501 and 3227 address expediting storm channel maintenance and removing project delays imposed by state environmental regulations - San Diego Union-Tribune (10.7.24)

GUN CONTROL:

California's new gun safety laws will…

Protect people from racist, homophobic, and other hate-based gun crimes—by focusing law enforcement and courts on warning signs like threatening violence against identity-based groups.
Stop traumatizing young people with school shooter drills by prohibiting shooting simulations and allowing parents to opt their kids out.
Create the best secure firearm storage law in the country, requiring that all households use the strongest measures to store firearms away from children.
Keep guns from more people who shouldn't have them, like those convicted of animal cruelty.
Inform the public and lawmakers of which firearms dealers are breaking gun safety laws.
Destroy crime guns to ensure they're not resold as parts.
Make sure it's clear that carrying a gun around a polling place is illegal voter intimidation.

Source: Everytown For Gun Safety California Advocacy Team (9.27.24)

Ahead of the Election, Biden Rolls Out New Executive Action on Guns. The president’s order seeks to improve school shooter drills and establishes a task force to combat illegal machine guns and 3D-printed firearms. - The Trace (9.26.24)