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County leaders said the recommended budget is balanced, and required thoughtful choices due to uncertain funding from the state and federal government. Those sources account for nearly half of the county's funding.

At the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center we are celebrating a new public sculpture by South Bay artist Michael Leaf entitled "Chameleon IT." This first of its-kind, color changing metal sculpture, will be located on the museum building. The unveiling and lighting of the new sculpture will take place on Saturday, May 16 from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. during The Big Reveal, the museum’s signature event of the year. The origins of "Chameleon IT": Whenever I drive or ride my bicycle past the museum, I have always wondered… How can the outside of the museum, reflect what is going on inside the museum? What could be done that is powerful and meaningful enough to represent the vibrancy of the art, history, culture performances and exhibitions inside the building? And then “IT” hit me. - Michael Leaf, artist During the The Big Reveal we are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of the building and housing of the museum and the Bonita Historical Center with the County of San Diego. During The Big Reveal we will be honoring Barbara and Robert “Scott” Scott, who have been instrumental in the museum’s development throughout the years. Both Barbara and Scott have been active in raising funds for the museum and sculpture garden, as well as exhibition and programming support. Barbara is an emeritus board member, serving on the board of trustees. The Scott’s have been hands-on in creating the first public sculpture, WR This Cats Smart by Mehl Lawson, located near the museum at the entrance to the Greg Cox Civic Complex in Bonita. Barb and Scott will be the honorary chairs for the event. From May 1 – May 29, 2026, a solo exhibition of Michael Leaf’s 2D and 3D metal artwork will be featured in the main gallery. Michael’s family talents and lineage includes Rohr Industries which was located in South Bay San Diego. Michael Leaf on Instagram

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Three people at the center were killed in a shooting Monday afternoon. Police said they found two teenage suspects dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a vehicle nearby.

The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents the free Opening Reception for “Singing Colors” on Friday, March 6, 2026 from 5-8 p.m. at our Gallery in The Arts District Liberty Station, with over 95 ready-to-hang original paintings plus refreshments and the fellowship of other art enthusiasts. The water-based media exhibition runs March 1-28. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11a.m. – 3 p.m. The paintings can also be viewed and purchased online. Please visit www.sdws.org for more information. San Diego Watercolor Society on Facebook / Instagram

The inquiry comes after a KPBS investigation found the ICE detention center has received millions in tax credits through a special exemption for charities.

The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents “Singing Colors,” juried by award-winning artist, Shuang Li. The water-based media exhibition runs March 1-28, 2026 at our Gallery in The Arts District Liberty Station. The free Opening Reception is Friday, March 6, 5-8 p.m. with over 95 ready-to-hang original paintings plus refreshments and the fellowship of other art enthusiasts. The Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, 11a.m. – 3p.m. The paintings can also be viewed and purchased online. Please visit www.sdws.org for more information. San Diego Watercolor Society on Facebook / Instagram

It's the live return of San Diego's all-original female-fronted rock band Door 13! See Door 13 in their first live show of 2026! Special guests include Black Sunday and Papercut Massacre (former Wind-Up Records). Hear all three bands today on Spotify! Door 13 on Facebook / Instagram

Premieres Monday, May 18, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. A Chinese family’s multigenerational trauma unfolds across time, place, and identity. Turning the camera inward, filmmaker Vicky Du traces her family’s mental illness back to the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949.

On March 1, Sound Praxis presents an evening of adventurous electronic music! Featuring Scottish/Arizona-based Lauren Sarah Hayes, Michelle Lou, and T Putnam Hill, this event brings together live electronics, field recordings and sound collage, embodied performance, and more. This presentation is generously hosted by Folk Arts Rare Records in City Heights! Lauren Sarah Hayes is a Scottish improviser, sound artist, and scholar who is recognized for her embodied approach to computer music. Her music is a mix of experimental pop/live electronics/techno/noise/free improvisation and has been described as ‘voracious’ and ‘exhilarating’. As a live sound sculptor, she manipulates, remixes, and bends voice, drum machines, analogue synths and self-built software. She has toured extensively across Europe and North America, including as part of her tenure with the New BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Her work has been released on Superpang, Hard Return, Pan Y Rosas Discos, LOL Editions, Werra Foxma, Sunwarped, and Harmonic Ooze Records. Michelle Lou composes mainly in the realm of electro-acoustic music, both in hardware and in computer based forms. She has also created large scale sound installations which are often performative and collaborative. She performs and improvises on acoustic and electric bass, electric guitar, and on laptop and various electronics. Her work has been presented at Wien Modern, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Darmstadt Ferienkurse, Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik, The Festival of New American Music (Sacramento), the MATA Festival (New York City), The 66th American Music Festival at the National Gallery in Washington D.C., The Rainy Days Festival (Luxembourg), Ultima Festival (Oslo), Chance and Circumstance (Brooklyn), Klub Katarakt (Hamburg), Klangwerkstatt and MaerzMusik (both in Berlin), amongst others. T Putnam Hill is a writer, editor, guitarist, and electroacoustic musician currently based in Austin, Texas. In recordings and performance, Hill produces impromptu audio collages of various sound materials—from live guitar to field recordings to feedback loops—to create auditory environments that drift between stasis and disorder, from harmonic to discordant, and from the organic to synthetic. Hill is an active member of Phonography Austin, a sound arts organization dedicated to the exploration of phonography and acoustic ecology, and founder of Loma Editions, a nascent multimedia label focused on electroacoustic music and experimental literature. March 1, 2026 Folk Arts Rare Records @ 3610 University Ave Music at 6 p.m. $15 suggested (NOTAFLOF) Refreshments available All proceeds to the artists