💘 Happy Thursday!
Today is National Singles Awareness Day. It's here to remind us that there's nothing wrong with being single. In fact, the day after Valentine's Day points out all the ways that singledom benefits our communities and more. But, if you're in love or in like, then today is still fun... it's National Gumdrop Day.
As soon as I get these stupid braces off, I am celebrating!
🌂 Mostly sunny today with highs in the mid 60s! Spring-like weather will stick around for a day or two and then the rain comes.
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🏡 Zillow launches individual room listings as many struggle with high rent, housing costs
With home prices and rent up dramatically since the start of the pandemic, a growing number of Americans are looking for ways to cut their monthly housing expenses.
One common solution? Roommates .
The rental marketplace Zillow on Thursday announced the option to search for individual room listings. A beta testing mode for the feature first launched in certain markets in November, ahead of this week's full launch, and there are already an estimated 10,000 single-room listings nationwide.
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In other local news...
📚 The Steinbeck House is celebrating 50 years this month, according to Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce. On Feb. 25, the chamber will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and an open house/tour to following the ceremony.
The Queen Anne style Victorian was the birthplace and childhood home of author John Steinbeck. Built in 1897, the Steinbeck family moved into the house in 1900. The home was opened to the public as a restaurant on Feb. 27, 1974.
To RSVP to the event, visit the chamber's website .
🚓 Salinas may be getting closer to hiring a new police chief, KION reported Tuesday . According to Open Vallejo , Interim Vallejo Police Chief Jason Ta could become the next Salinas Police Chief. The report says that Ta has accepted the position with Salinas Police and will be stepping down from his role in Vallejo.
Salinas city officials have yet to confirm the hire.
Elsewhere in California...
🗳️ Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging California voters to approve a ballot initiative that he says is needed to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis , a change social providers say would threaten programs that keep people from becoming homeless in the first place.
In 2004, voters approved legislation that imposed a tax on millionaires to finance mental health services, generating $2 billion to $3 billion in revenue each year that has mostly gone to counties to fund mental health programs as they see fit under broad guidelines.
🧗🏼A massive landslide on a coastal bluff has left a Southern California mansion on the edge of a cliff, but authorities have determined that the ocean-view home and neighboring residences are not in immediate danger.
The slide occurred last week in the city of Dana Point after back-to-back drenching storms .
The city’s building inspector assessed the residential structures and a geotechnical engineer observed the slide site, the city said in a statement Wednesday.
National Geographic urges you to explore
Let's move from the indoors to the outdoors.
Looking for exciting locations to explore this year? From diving with sharks on Australia's Coral Coast to rafting the white rapids of West Virginia, National Geographic has some unique ideas for you with its annual Best of the World 2024 list .
The list, released first to USA TODAY on Tuesday, includes top destinations in the world and lesser-known ones. They range from Paris and Niagara Falls to the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia and archeological sites on the Spanish island of Menorca.
Each day, we will release a few sites for you to dream about.
- Horseback safari in Kenya.
- Olympic Marathon in Paris.
- Ski tour through UNESCO sites in Georgia.
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