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Good morning, San Diego ☁️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- The Padres came back against the Chicago White Sox last night, ending their losing streak.
- Early voting begins today for the gubernatorial primary.
- Steve Poltz recently moved back in town and will be honored at the San Diego Music Awards this week.
— Jennifer Vigil, news editor; Tessa Balc, audience engagement producer
Top story
Rolando’s Casa de Mosaic: Helping adults with autism – and the community too
Diana Figueroa, a social worker and mediator, was at a loss when she tried to find a place for her adult son to stay when he became too old for high school. The places weren’t very stimulating. “He would be indoors and just kind of watched for the day, and that wasn’t acceptable to me,” she said. “So, I decided to make my own program.”
Three years later, that decision has worked out not only for her son, but for the other families at Casa de Mosaic, not to mention the schools and businesses where her clients help out by watering plants and restocking shelves. “And I think we bring so much to the community between all the cleanups that we do and the partnerships that we have,” Figueroa said.
Contributor Calista Stocker has more on how Figueroa, by filling a personal need, also forged community connections.
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Stories you should know about
🎶 Five questions with Steve Poltz: He’s back in San Diego, with a Lifetime Achievement Award coming his way.
⚽️ Late goals stifle strong SDFC start in 2-2 tie against LAFC: The return of SDFC starting goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos was cut short when he was bloodied late in the match.
💧 Nearly one-fifth of Americans are consuming water with high levels of nitrates: The most widespread source of nitrate pollution is agriculture, and California is the country’s leading dairy state.
What else we’re reading
🔥 As San Diego works to mitigate potential flooding from the Lake Hodges dam, residents fear less water in the area means greater wildfire risk. (inewsource)
⛺️ The city auditor released a report on San Diego’s camping ban. It shows a decrease in people living on the street, but efforts have been stifled by a lack of space in shelter and sleeping sites. (Union-Tribune)
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Step back in time…
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