The proceeds of Gwen Stefani’s Tuesday night concert will be donated to the San Diego Foundation’s After the Fires Fund 2007. She will perform at the Cox Arena.
On the same night, San Diego rock band Louis XIV will perform at the House of Blues, and will donate their proceeds to San Diego’s Foundation for Fire Relief. The House of Blues will also waive the facility fees to benefit the relief fund.
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Last week, Anthony McCune at The Lives and Times…of Anthony McCune hosted the weekly Carnival of Cities.
There were twenty writers participating in this edition, coming from across the U.S., and as far as Australia, India, Spain, South Africa, Finland, England an Malyasia. Under no authority whatsoever, I’m bestowing these awards to my favorites, along with a little link love:
San Diego blogger Matt Browne has arranged a meetup for San Diego Bloggers. If you’re a San Diego blogger, you can get your invitation at:
http://blog.meetup.com/403/
The meeting will take place this Tuesday, October 30 at 7 p.m., so be sure to click on the link and RSVP right away.
I plan to go, and hope to meet some other local bloggers F2F (face-to-face). See you there!
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My best friend, Melissa, sent this video to me today, and I knew this was one to share with our local heroes, as well as those who came from other cities, towns and states to help fight the fires.
I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to all who are helping San Diego in these difficult times, but this video of artist Michael Israel says it so much more eloquently.
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With all of the fires in San Diego County, it’s hard to imagine that there’s much to do this weekend, but many of San Diego’s attractions (SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, LegoLand, Balboa Park, Old Town) are now open.
Some of the local events have been canceled or postponed, however, including:
Spooktacular People Pet Walk (postponed)
San Diego Memory Walk ‘07 (canceled)
El Dia de los Muertos at the San Diego Museum of Man (postponed)
Step Out to Fight Diabetes (canceled)
5K Walk Save a Life San Diego (postponed)
Luratics’ Annual Halloween Party/Member Appreciation Day (canceled)
6th Annual October Gourd & Pumpkin Festival (postponed)
Del Mar Fall Festival II …read more
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According to Mayor Sanders, San Diego is now moving from emergency to recovery. All areas of the City of San Diego have been reopened for residents to return to their homes (if they’re still habitable).
The Local Assistance Center in Rancho Bernardo (located at Rancho Bernardo Glassman Recreation Center, 18448 W. Bernardo Drive in Rancho Bernardo) opened yesterday, and will serve as the official starting point for families disrupted by the fires. It will serve residents of Escondido, Poway, Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Bernardo and other nearby areas.
The Local Assistance Center will have representatives from local, county, state and federal agencies on hand to …read more
Today, President Bush and Governor Schwarzenegger visited San Diego County, and stayed for a press conference at Kit Carson park in Escondido. After being introduced by Governor Schwarzenegger, the President said,
“…I appreciate the leadership of Governor Schwarzenegger. I said earlier when we were at the neighborhood, there’s no hill he’s not willing to charge, no problem he’s not willing to solve. And we’ve got a problem out here, and I appreciate his leadership. It makes a significant difference when you have somebody in the statehouse willing to take the lead. …”
Did that strike anyone else as surreal?
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If there is any upside to the story of San Diego’s Firestorm 2007, it’s definitely the way San Diegans are coming together to help the victims of the fires.
Some of the shelters have more volunteers than evacuees, and some have asked that you call before you show up to help or bring goods, because they actually have too much!
Evacuees at Qualcomm Stadium have received food (including kosher food) and beds, toiletries and medical care, but many other services have also been provided, including Internet access, free charging for cell phones, massage therapy, yoga, and toys and art projects for kids. Food and care has …read more
Although the fires continue to burn through San Diego County, the evacuation notices have been lifted throughout the county, for the most part:
10News.com: Lifted Evacuation Notices
KUSI 9 News: Some Evacuations Lifted
NBCSanDiego.com: Evacuated, Repopulated Areas
City of Poway: Evacuated Properties OK to Return
City of Poway: Map of Evacuated and Reopened Areas
NBCSanDiego.com: Map of San Diego Active Fires – as well as areas re-opened
NBCSanDiego.com: Thousands of Evacuees Return
NBCSanDiego.com: Poway Residents Can Return Home
NBCSanDiego.com: Some RB Residents Allowed Back for Supplies
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I know that many people are looking for San Diego County fire maps in order to find out how close the fires are to themselves or loved ones. Here are a few sources:
San Diego County Emergency map (Warning: this may take a while to load, and is a .pdf file, so you’ll need Adobe Reader)
CBS News 8 Wildfire Coverage for San Diego County
KPBS San Diego County Fires
NBCSanDiego.com Fire Maps
SignOnSanDiego.com Fire Map
California Active Fire Mapper
Los Angeles Times Fire Maps
City of Poway: Map of Evacuated and Reopened Areas
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