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Friday 8/7: Highlights of the Week
As summer break starts to come to an end, youth across the world continue to shine.
- This college student helped isolated seniors connect with their doctors. Read more here.
- This 10-year-old “mini-Monet” sold her paintings for tens of thousands of dollars… and then donated all of her earnings. See her work here.
- This cool teen started making and selling candles to help support his family after both of his parents lost their jobs. Read the story here.
- And, LEGO has plans to produce a set of bricks for use by children who are visually impaired, creating a cheaper educational tool to learn Braille. Learn more here.
Find more good news at the Good News Network, Upworthy, and Good News from Today.
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A county supervisor's proposal to allow recreational cannabis products to be sold in unincorporated areas failed to advance Wednesday, after no other board member supported it.
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We are excited to share a new resource with you all developed by the Safe Disposal committee with information on safe medication disposal practices and locations throughout the County. The region-specific flyers are available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Farsi and available for download at the below link.
Link to regional flyers: https://www.sandiegorxabusetaskforce.org/community-resources
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On August 5th the San Diego Board of Supervisors will discuss rolling back the pot shop ban in unincorporated San Diego county. Supervisor Fletcher introduced a bill that would do away with the 2017 ban on pot shops in unincorporated. While the county is locked down from the pandemic and people are isolated; increasing use of alcohol and other substances may likely increase, specifically among our youth. This decision to increase access to potent marijuana products during the pandemic is contrary to the public health data that we have compiled. Our 2020 MPI report points to 29 marijuana related hospitalizations a day in the county. Let your voices be heard during the meeting by using the e-comment link below to submit a comment. The agenda item number is 17.
https://sdcounty.granicusideas.com/meetings/1395-board-of-supervisors-meeting/agenda_items
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