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The San Diego Association of Governments sets a timeline for recruiting a CEO to replace outgoing Hasan Ikhrata.

Local nonprofit, Miracle Babies is celebrating the holidays early this year with their 4th annual Christmas in July toy drive to serve families with hospitalized infants. July 12- 19, Miracle Babies will transform their headquarters into Santa’s Workshop. The event will be held by appointment only. Families can visit “Santa’s Workshop,” choose three NEW donated toys to wrap and gift it to siblings of the baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Miracle Babies is working with hospitals and social workers to identify families in need and schedule shopping appointments to help minimize contact and provide an exclusive shopping experience. Collection sites include: all San Diego County Geppetto’s Toys Stores, Dalton Subaru, Dalton Toyota, and Miracle Babies Kearny Mesa office. Miracle Babies welcomes new toys for infants to age 16. Community members can drop off or ship directly to Miracle Babies now through July 12. For more information on the Christmas in July event, please contact Miracle Babies Executive Director Marianela Camarillo. ABOUT MIRACLE BABIES Miracle Babies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to helping perinatal mothers and their families during their time of need by providing transportation, mental health assistance and supportive services. Our tagline is “Together for a better beginning,” reflecting the importance of this family connection in the critical early weeks and months of an infant’s life and its linkage to improved health outcomes. Transportation issues, including the increasing cost of gas, hospital parking fees, or medically unable to drive are significant barriers that many families in San Diego County, Los Angeles, and Orange County must overcome to be with their babies. Miracle Babies newest initiative, My Brain & My Baby, aims to support mothers suffering from perinatal anxiety or depression with early detection and acute medical care. By providing free transportation and mental health assistance to families, Miracle Babies helps alleviate the stressors of everyday life resulting in better health outcomes for the growth and development of baby. For more information about Miracle Babies, please visit here or email. Connect with Miracle Babies on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Just under 100 reports of San Diego police misconduct are now public, but almost one-third of those cases don’t include records on disciplinary action.

This class will cover how to make delicious kombucha safely at home, including secondary flavoring and carbonation. Includes your own SCOBY and a take-home swing-top bottle of seasonal kombucha! LEARN: We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods, and the history and science of kombucha DEMO: We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We'll demo the techniques for brewing kombucha and also flavoring & carbonating it! TASTE: We'll have a variety of various homemade kombucha flavors to sample DO IT YOURSELF: Roll up your sleeves and make your very own bottle of kombucha with seasonal flavors. SAVE $5 when you bring a friend! (Each guest must have a ticket). We'll be sipping on Babe high-alcohol kombucha (if you've made at least 21 trips around the sun, that is.) Follow Fermenters Club on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The cassette is not only a tool of communication but also one of creation. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich celebrates new music released on his favorite format.

How did the soda giant from America come to be seen as "local" in Africa? And what has the impact been on the continent for worse and for better?

Jasper Sussman is a composer, vocalist, researcher, and educator known for her raw and vulnerable vocal timbres and her expressive, emotional compositions. Sussman’s program, Strength Upon My Tongue, will feature a small cast of artists presenting a theatrical multimedia performance of song, poetry, and dance. Sussman combines art songs with freeform twentieth century works in which each piece builds on the last in an exploration of grief and acceptance. Performers: Jasper Sussman, voice; Kyle Adam Blair, piano; Anna Brown Massey, choreography and dance; Kathryn Schulmeister, double bass; Miguel Zazueta, voice

Art Fest is an event for all ages of children to create a special craft just in time for Mothers Day. We will provide supplies, snacks, prizes, and the opportunity to engage with other creatives in their age group. This collaboration is a fundraiser to help assist Kids Fashion Week Network nonprofit put on continuous events and to introduce parents to our event partner, My Space Learning Time. My Space and Learning Time are childhood educators that aim to offer developmentally appropriate learning tools, exploration, play, and experimentation along with age-appropriate furniture, equipment, materials, and supplies. Follow on Facebook

Make new spiritual friends and enjoy a peaceful weekend away from the city. Kadampa Meditation Center San Diego is hosting a weekend meditation retreat in the Cuyamaca Mountains near the mountain town of Julian. Led by Gen Rigpa and Gen Lhadron, they will share insights, ideas and meditations from within Kadampa Buddhism to help us feel more at peace with simply being, not doing. Pricing includes retreat sessions, onsite accommodations, and five vegetarian meals. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

UC San Diego Health invites the community to come learn about the Endometriosis condition and treatment approaches at a UC San Diego Health expert-led presentation by Dr. Antoni Duleba, Dr. Sanjay Agarwal, and Dr. Charlotte Pickett followed by an open question and answer discussion - free to the community. Can also contact: Sunny Worth, Director of Communications for the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at sworth@health.ucsd.edu