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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- Two measles cases — one of which involved public exposure — have been confirmed in San Diego County.
- 41 vote centers are now open for early voting, and 179 more will open next Saturday.
- We’ll be taking tomorrow off from this newsletter to enjoy our holiday. Happy Memorial Day!
Jennifer Vigil
News editor
Top story
Just think about it: The shifting sands of a day at the beach
It may not be true, but it sure seems like it. So forgive me for thinking: Government really is out to kill fun.
Ever been buried in sand on the beach? If you grew up anywhere along the coast, or had the privilege to visit, you have spent time on the sand dumping buckets of it on someone or having buckets of it dumped on you.
But in Del Mar, that’s a thing of the past. The city council has decreed that there shall be no burying of people on its fair sands.
Is Del Mar particularly persnickety? It turns out, no, according to contributor Ron Donoho. There are similar mandates in Imperial Beach, and just to our north, in Newport, Laguna and Huntington beaches in Orange County.
Granted, some beach digging is still allowed, but the holes must be no more than two feet deep. So are Del Mar and other cities interfering with harmless fun or taking reasonable precautions because beach-goers are engaging in riskier activities?
While you decide, I’m gonna go get someone to bury me in sand in OB before San Diego passes a law too.
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Stories you should know about
🏈 A state championship-winning receiver and defensive back Lauren Tanner arrived on SDSU’s campus hoping to keep playing flag football: The problem was that there was nowhere to play.
🗳️ Even while courting moderates on voter ID, GOP leaders still push debunked fraud narrative: Polling for support of a voter ID law drops to 39% when voters were told it is backed by DeMaio and could suppress turnout.
🛥️ San Diegan arrested on flotilla as accounts of activists’ treatment sparks international outcry: Israel denies mistreatment, calling allegations of violence “false and entirely without factual basis.”
❌ Evacuation centers fill up in Orange County as efforts continue to cool damaged chemical tank: Evacuation orders were issued for 40,000 people, and officials still have no timeline for when residents can return home.
🎵Monterrey’s Kinky brings 25 years of ‘Más y Más y Más’ to House of Blues: Don’t let the band name fool you; the Monterrey group’s music is usually safe for work and always suitable for your party playlist.
🚨 Opinion: The casual cruelty of ICE detentions hits home in San Diego: How is a hard-working, dependable landscaper with dozens of long-time customers in San Diego and Del Mar a threat to society?
What else we’re reading
💰 “Redboxing” is becoming a widespread practice among candidates for political office, and some in the D-48 race are utilizing it to legally avoid campaign finance regulations. (KPBS)
💧 The Trump Administration awarded a new, no-bid contract to a company who is currently facing lawsuits, one of which is from Imperial Beach residents, for allegedly failing to keep the crisis under control. (Voice of San Diego)
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In case you missed it…
Weekdays get busy—we know. And with so much from Times of San Diego, good stories can slip by. Here are a few worth your time:
🌴 ‘Under the Perfect Sun’ is back — the progressive moment’s history of San Diego finds a city still burning with contradictions. Read it here.
🤲 ‘I truly believe that’s what saved the 140 kids.’ SDPD details heroism of three mosque shooting victims. Read it here.
📐 Dillon Forte, a big draw in the ‘small tat world,’ is bringing his sacred geometry tattoos to San Diego. Read it here.
🚘 City slashes single-family trash fees, ends paid parking in Balboa Park to avoid trial and ballot measures. Read it here.
🏗️ Higher and larger housing units will soon come to San Diego transit stops, thanks to Senate Bill 79. Read it here.
💦 Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much. Read it here.