What's New . . . July 2005
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SDG&E Sets New CARE Income Guidelines to Expand Eligibility
SDG&E announced new CARE income guidelines, which expand the number of income-qualified customers eligible to receive the 20-percent discount on their natural gas and electric bill. According to SDG&E, there are still an estimated 85,000 residents in SDG&E's service area who are financially eligible but have not yet enrolled in the CARE program. Eligibility for the CARE program is based on household size and pre-tax annual income. Guidelines are as follows: One or two people–$24,200, Three–$28,400, Four–$34,200, Five–$40,000, Six–$45,800. Add $5,800 for each additional household member. Customers can visit SDG&E at www.sdge.com. To apply, call SDG&E at 1-800-411-SDGE (7343).
A First Ever “Solar Grove” in San Diego
Last month Kyocera, a solar energy company, held a public dedication of its first-ever Solar Grove™, an array of 25 solar trees™, that converts a 186-vehicle parking lot into a 235-kilowatts solar electric generating system. The “Grove” is at 8611 Balboa Avenue in San Diego. Its unique concept models the life process of natural trees by converting sunlight into energy without adding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, while providing structures that are both shade-producing and aesthetically pleasing. The system's capacity of 235 kW—421,000 kW hours per year—equals the electrical needs of 68 typical San Diego homes. According to the EPA, generating this amount of electricity through conventional fossil fuel resources would annually release 338,905 pounds of carbon dioxide, a suspected contributor to global warming; 421 pounds of nitrous oxide, which has been linked to the destruction of the Earth's ozone layer; and 253 pounds of sulfur dioxide, the principal contributor to acid rain.
BACK TO TOPSat. Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Market
You can now enjoy the Carlsbad Village Farmers' Market two days a week—Wednesdays 2-5, as usual, and now Saturdays 9-noon. The markets are held in the Roosevelt & Grand parking lot in Carlsbad Village. For more information call 760/434-2553.
BACK TO TOPCelebrate 4th of July with Fireworks
San Diego
Petco Park after Saturday 7/2 game, 877/374-2784
Coronado Fourth of July Celebration, 619/437-8788
Big Bay Independence Day Celebration, 858/751-5755
On Board the Berkeley, 619/234-9153 x101
Ocean Beach Pier, 619/226-8613
Mission Bay Yacht Club, 858/488-0501
Sea World Celebrates July Fourth, 619/226-3901
Hornblower Mission Bay Dinner Cruise, 619/686-8715
Paradise Point Resort & Spa, 858/274-4630
La Jolla Independence Day Celebration, 858/454-1444
South Bay
Chula Vista Independence Day, 619/585-5682
National City at Kimball Park, 619/479-9451
East County
La Mesa at Lake Murray, 619/758-1508
Spring Valley Swap Meet, 619/463-1194
Santee Salutes, 619/258-4100 x204
North County
Del Mar San Diego Fair at the Fairgrounds, 858/755-1161
Oceanside Seaside Fest at the Pier, 760/754-4512
Escondido Independence Day Celebration, 760/744-9000
Fallbrook at the Grand Tradition, 760/728-6466.
Rancho Bernardo Spirit of the Fourth, 858/487-1767
Carlsbad Legoland's Red, White & Boom, 877/534-6526
San Marcos 4th of July Celebration, 760/744-9000
Julian Independence Day Celebration, 760/765-1867
Vista Annual Fourth of July Celebration, 760/726-1340
Alternative Independence Day and Activist Fair
Spend the 4th of July doing something to help keep America free. Attend the annual Alternative Independence Day and Activist Fair, Monday, July 4 from Noon-7pm at the Palomar UU Fellowship, 1600 Buena Vista Drive, Vista.
Enjoy a day filled with speakers, entertainment, family fun, socially conscious vendors and action groups. There will be a discussion on “Working for Freedom from War” and a Peace Scholarship award ceremony.
Speakers include Fernando Suarez del Solar and the Guerrero Azteca Project and Project YANO will discuss the prospects for a new draft.
ALT-4th admission is free, so bring family and friends to celebrate and get active.
Visit www.pdsandiego.org,, northcountyforum.org or nccpj.org for more info.
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