As every Southern Californian and anyone watching the Chargers football game knows, the weather was spectacular today with a high of 85 degrees in Coronado.

As I walked to the library to get a couple of books on tape for my trip to Kanab this week, the sun was still shining. People of all ages were out and about sporting shorts and t-shirts, enjoying the “heat wave” as the newscasters are calling it.

Every extreme weather condition here is attributed to a Santa Ana, whether a torrential downpour or a heat wave. Today was no exception and most are thanking Santa Ana for the awesome weather. more…