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The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel.

Welcome to Le Salon De Musiques — a concert experience unlike any other. You will feel the essence of chamber music. Up-close seating allows you to enjoy music the way it was meant to be shared. Following the concert, meet the artists and fellow concertgoers while savoring a high tea buffet catered by The French Gourmet. It’s an afternoon you will not soon forget, an experience that will enrich your life unlike any other form of entertainment. After 11 years in Los Angeles, we’re providing this unique experience to San Diegans, at the La Jolla Woman's Club. CONCERT 8: SUNDAY MAY 5, 2024, AT 4 P.M. (Including high tea buffet after the performance) PROGRAM: Introduced by musicologist Michael Gerdes - TCHAIKOVSKY, KORSAKOV, & RACHMANINOFF: SONGS FOR SOPRANO & PIANO - S. RACHMANINOFF: TRIO "ELEGIAQUE" No.1 IN G MINOR - S. RACHMANINOFF: SONATA FOR CELLO & PIANO IN G MINOR OP 19 - A. GRETCHANINOFF: PIANO TRIO No.1 IN C MINOR OP 38 "US PREMIERE" Performed by: ELISSA JOHNSTON, Soprano, YU EUN KIM, Violin, JAMES BAIK, Cello, & SUNG CHANG, Piano. Tickets ($45-$95) available at: www.LeSalondeMusiques.com or by phone at: (310) 498 0257

A steep decline in advertising is forcing a historic shakeup in digital news and social media, and leading some to imagine navigating the internet without the likes of Google or Facebook.

An Oklahoma country station made news this week when it briefly refused to play a Beyoncé song. It's a resonant tale for the Black and women musicians who have tried to crack the format for decades.

Home Start, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family strengthening services, will hold its annual Blue Ribbon Gala on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The US Grant Hotel (326 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101). Each year, the Blue Ribbon Gala is held in April in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. With 300 community leaders, elected officials, caring partners, and philanthropists expected to attend, this signature event raises vital funding for Home Start to serve our community’s most vulnerable children, families, and individuals. This year’s gala pays tribute to spring flowers as a testament to the growth and blossoming that comes from Home Start’s programs. Each day, Home Start staff plant seeds of hope to inspire growth for children and their families. The organization’s critical services serve and empower children, youth, and families affected by tragedies including homelessness, domestic violence, hunger, abuse and trauma. Last year, the organization served over 22,000 individuals in San Diego County. Guests will enjoy a champagne reception, delicious three-course dinner, live entertainment, and dancing to the music from local band Full Strength. There will also be chances to bid on premiere packages and specialty items during the silent and live auctions. Most importantly, the evening will feature powerful stories from clients about how their lives have been changed by Home Start’s vital programs. Ticket prices are $300 and $400 for VIP. Tables of ten are available for $3,000 and Preferred Tables of ten are $4,000. To purchase tickets, please visit www.blueribbongala.com The Presenting Sponsor for this year’s event is the Rodeki Foundation. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mark Lagace, Director of Philanthropy, at mlagace@home-start.org. Home Start, Inc. on Facebook / Instagram

On Thursday, Feb. 8, the hospital will host a grand opening celebration – an official unveiling of the new evening urgent care. The pet friendly event will include a ribbon “chewing” ceremony, clinic tours, woodfired pizza, live music, and an opportunity drawing. Proceeds will go to Shelter to Soldier, who bring post-9/11 veterans together with trained, rescue dogs to help both recover and move forward. Moonlight Vet is open Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (closed on Saturday and Sunday). For more information visit: moonlightvet.com Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

PB’s Duck Dive is partnering with NamaSteve Yoga for a Stretch and Spritz Event on Thursday, February 1st! Enjoy accessible, donation-based, oceanfront yoga with well-known local Steve Hubbard, at 9:00 a.m., followed by a post-yoga meet-up at the Duck Dive from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Duck Dive will be offering 50% off their Dry January cocktail menu, with sips that include the Spritz with Ritual Aperitif, Giesen Sparkling Brut, and Topo Chico mineral water, or the Coconut Margarita, made with Fluère Smoked Agave, Coco Lopez, cucumber, and fresh lime.

In 2022, a hitman was allegedly hired as part of a plot hatched in Iran to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a critic of the Iranian regime, in New York. Threats continue to turn her life upside down.

Nearly a dozen arts workers in New York City have recently left their jobs or been fired over conflict with their employers about expressing solidarity with Palestinian suffering.

The Atlanta hip-hop star Rich Homie Quan rose to fame nationally in 2013 with his first hit single "Type of Way" and had a short but intense burst of success. He died Thursday.