Snow at Mt Laguna — 8:15 am January 26, 2025.
I’d heard there may be snow from this storm but I didn’t believe it until 5 minutes ago. Seeing is believing. Mt. Laguna Lodge is at 6,000 feet.
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on Live Blog No Kings March 28 — San Diego County and National Protests: “No Tyrants solidarity rallies held in Canada today for Americans living North of the border and other concerned citizens. Hundreds…” Mar 28, 16:40
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on The OB Free Market – Community-Driven Free Pop-up Store — Opens Sunday, March 29: “Wonderful idea. I’ll have to come for coffee one day… if I can find a parking space that doesn’t cost…” Mar 28, 15:30
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on ‘Walmart Depot’ Being Considered for Former RiteAid Property in Ocean Beach: “I second that.” Mar 28, 10:03
- on No Kings Protests at 22 Sites in San Diego County March 28th — Updated List: “It’s at Waterfront Park at the County Admin building.” Mar 28, 08:01
on Why Isn’t the H Barracks Lot in Point Loma Open All Day?: “I really don’t understand why both homeless shelters and safe parking lots aren’t open 24 hours a day. How are…” Mar 27, 22:19
It’s also snowing right now at Lake Cuyamaca but it’s not sticking. https://www.lakecuyamaca.net/webcam
Back in 1955, when I came to San Diego, the rainy season began in October and lasted to about January. Around 1970, we got less and less October rain and then the Santa Ana Winds replaced the rain until November. In recent years, rain came for sure in December. Now this year, rain did not arrive until mid to late January. Just saying that our climate change has been relatively gradual over the past seventy years.
But here is the thing, I went into archaeology for a career in 1968 and my colleagues have been studying sea level rise in correlation to where prehistoric sites were located. They learned the sea level has risen 400-feet over the past 10,000 years and completely covered a many acre base camp on the land we now call the Marine Reserve off the La Jolla Cove and La Jolla Shores. Seven thousand years ago, Scripps Institute shows the shoreline where the waves hit was two (2) miles off shore. This 400-foot high sea level rise is part of the 10,000 year climate change. In this context, the shift from October rain to January rain is really another element in long term climate change.
And in other news, a good fire housing density piece,
https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025/01/25/san-diego-taking-big-risks-with-high-density-housing-in-fire-zones/
SANDAG to continue dreaming for another 30 months on the purple line transit from San Ysidro to Sorrento Valley.
And meetings today, the public meeting of the draft EIR for the 4500 Evolve student bed project at SDSU, Montezuma Hall 5:30 PM and NFABSD, Danna Givot presentation to discuss the College Area Community Plan Update, 6:30 PM at the College-Rolando library.