Attended a Clean Air talk with various organizations and concerned citizens about the air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area. This one occurred at the JFK Library in Vallejo, where I was a few days ago for a mayoral candidate forum. While not specifically about tobacco, I introduced myself as someone who volunteers in the area of commercial tobacco control and indoor air quality, although outdoor public, tobacco use is a huge problem as well.
I attended the Vallejo Waterfront Festival yesterday before it got too hot, and got my flu shot at the booth next door when stopping by the Humane Society of the North Bay booth.
Filipino Martial Arts demonstration at the Vallejo Waterfront Festival:
Thank you to the Vallejo Waterfront Festival for making HSNB one of the beneficiaries this year!
Linda, Carlene, Mr. Wiggles, and I got to speak at this school in Benicia, asking for volunteers, donations, and foster/adoptions of the local homeless cats and dogs from Humane Society of the North Bay where we volunteer on the Board.
Saint Francis of Assisi is the first Friday in October. Chihuahua-Frenchie mix Mister Wiggles was a big hit!
It’s great when two dogs love each other. We rested in bed after Shea and I had a night swim at our friends’ house nearby. With the October heat, it’s nice to have friends with a heated pool, although pretty rare and unexpected to have a warm night in which to go into the water, especially at this time of year. Who are we to complain, though? It was a nice way to catch up, hang out, and relax after a long day. It’s hard to tell, but Bonnie is literally resting her head on Snoopy’s body and he is happy to be near her too. My leg was in there somewhere as we cuddle-piled and waited for Shea.
I think this video proves Bonnie’s quality of life after her eyes were removed.
As president of Glen Cove Community Association, I had the privilege of being asked to present a question to the mayoral candidates of Vallejo at the Alliance of Vallejo Neighborhood Associations, which took place at JFK Library near city hall.
You can find me in a few of these pictures taken by others at the event:
It was in the 90’s Fahrenheit when we started to row at 6 pm, but it cooled down to 89 by the time we finished. We got to see a gorgeous sunset, but despite the water being glass, there was quite a current we had to fight to get back to the marina.
The last few pictures are courtesy of rowing mates.
Shea and I got to show parts of the city to Juan and Peter for the first time, although Peter had been here several times before.
I had fun in general at Folsom Street Fair, but there was ZERO San Francisco Department of Health enforcement present and only a few pathetic signs like this one near the end of a street that was an offshoot from the main fair. Why aren’t the street fair licenses at least threatened to be revoked for the overall discomfort and health of attendees?
For those who cherish consent, how about for those who are forced to inhale cigars and other combustible devices in crowds, not to mention people sucking on vapes with huge plumes all day long? I did not consent to polluted air, so I had to spend my day attempting to avoid it in public from discourteous people. I hope the world gets some sense knocked into it someday. I actually love crowds, but not if I have to fight the ignorance.
Pictures taken by others:
This was my first time there too. It was neat to finally see the Golden Gate from this angle, even though it was mostly hidden by fog. Shea knew just where to park.