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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- County supervisors are taking a step to prevent themselves from creating temporary committees with little public awareness or oversight,
- The Supreme Court is stopping thousands of lawsuits claiming the federal government failed to regulate cancer-causing pesticides.
- The U.S. is playing Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup knockout round Wednesday at 5pm. We’ll have a watch guide early next week.
Andrew Keatts
General manager and editor
Top story
New heat mapping tool points to hidden risks across San Diego, creates roadmaps to counter rising temperatures
It’s no surprise that some parts of San Diego County suffer from dangerous extreme heat — but a new mapping tools is revealing risks in unexpected places, like coastal neighborhoods.
Areas that are cooler during the day can sometimes become dangerous at night, according to the new tool that pulls from 75 public datasets and layers maps on top of each other to glean fresh insights.
“If you’re looking at nighttime heat, for example, coastal areas will light up because you have the marine layer, no overnight cooling and it’s very humid,” said Connor Mack, a data scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which is part of the state-funded initiative. “At night, in places you wouldn’t think there’s a high risk, it can actually be quite high.”
But as Tommy Murphy reports for us in a new story, having rich data to support an understanding of heat effects can also inform potential solutions.
The cities of San Diego, Chula Vista and La Mesa are already part of the initiative, and they’re using the mapping tool to tailor mitigation efforts to suit each area.
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Stories you should know about
💻 Remote workers return to Law Street Beach — this time with a city permit and cleanup plan: The city required the organizer to obtain a permit for his second meet-up, which he obtained three days before and nearly 100 workers showed up.
🦸 Catch a sneak peak of Comic-Con 2026: Marvel Studios is back, it’s the 40th anniversary of ‘Aliens’ and D.C. characters are taking part in a fashion show.
📚 Torry Pines High students have launched a free, personalized SAT prep tool: They’re trying to combat income inequities related to college admissions test.
⚓ Back when Broadway was the lifeblood of San Diego’s sailor-town era: For much of the 20th century, Navy sailors on shore leave made sure Broadway never slept.
🩺 Opinion: California hospitals are using their patients as bargaining chips
What else we’re reading
💰 County officials are still eyeing a future, county-basked tax measure even as a citizens group pushes for an increase on November’s ballot. (Voice of San Diego)
🍽️ Lucien La Jolla is the only San Diego restaurant with a new Michelin star. (Eater SD)
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What to do this weekend
Need weekend plans? We’ve got you. ⭐ = free to attend
📖 Libros y Sonido Community Book Festival (Today, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.) ⭐️
🌈 Dorothy’s Depot — A Queer Makers Market (Today, 12 p.m.–5 p.m.) ⭐️
🍃 EcoFest Encinitas (Sunday, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.) ⭐️
🍦 Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival, North Park (Sunday, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.) ⭐️