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The killing of a resident at an El Cajon nursing home raises questions about why the facility admitted a patient with a long history of severe psychiatric illness and allowed him to stay even though he had reportedly assaulted other residents. In other news, how San Diegans are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth. Plus, we have some weekend arts events worth checking out.

"When design works, it looks like it's always been there," the graphic designer behind the ubiquitous panel on food packaging said.

Big Skates are the largest species of skates found in North America and can grow as long as eight feet — about the size of a surfboard.

The anti-vaccine political scion is running as an independent for president, is threatening both parties and is polling higher than any independent in 40 years. But those high numbers tend to fade.

January 5-7, 2023 7:30 p.m. each night The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA 1008 Wall St., La Jolla, CA San Diego New Music presents the 2023 edition of the annual soundON Festival featuring ensemble-in-residence NOISE and guest artists NOISE Christopher Adler, piano Lisa Cella, flute Franklin Cox, cello Morris Palter, percussion Robert Zelickman, clarinet and conductor and special guest artists Adam Borecki, guitar and composer Myra Hinrichs, violin Eric Starr, trombone Grace Talaski, clarinet Mark Menzies, violin (via remote link) San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present the 2023 soundON Festival, exploring cutting-edge contemporary music from around the world, including rising international voices Yu Kuwabara (Japan), Adrián Demoč (Slovakia), Alyssa Aska (Austria), and D. Edward Davis (USA). Entitled "Spolia", this year's festival explores the traces of the past recast into unique new expressions, just as ancient artifacts are reincorporated into newer architecture to become spolia. Inspired by Katherine Balch's Musica Spolia, this theme threads through works including Yu Kuwabara's Five Images-In nomine and Adam Greene's Memos, and works incorporating recorded sound fragments like D. Edward Davis's broad call and Kay He's On the Rime of the Fading Forest. We are proud to prominently feature Southern California and Arizona-based composers, including some former residents and recent arrivals, among them Christopher Adler, Katherine Balch, Adam Borecki, Franklin Cox, Adam Greene, Kay He, Texu Kim, and Philippe Manoury. To see the concert program and repertoire, go here. Related links: San Diego New Music website San Diego New Music on Facebook San Diego New Music on Instagram

Historian Tanisha Ford tells the story of the Harlem activist credited with raising millions to build economic and racial equality in the U.S. Ford's new book is Our Secret Society.

In recent years, an imbalance between the river’s flows and how much water users are promised has forced federal officials to consider steps never taken before.

Wednesdays, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Ages 9-12 years welcome! Instructors Steffi Dotson and Jon Raleigh teach this month-long series is full of hands-on, engaging crafts using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). We teach handtool skills to this age group using safe materials and practices. Each project builds on craftsmanship, dexterity and material exploration. Students will get acquainted with various woodworking tools and techniques and will be guided through a series of exercises that exercise hand-eye coordination, problem solving, and creativity. Students will make at least one project to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Projects differ each month. Repeats are encouraged! • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers enrollment info • Military and sibling discounts • One-day /Drop-In Ticket available Social Media Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Fiesta! The History of San Diego’s Mexican Restaurants,” with Martin Lindsay, at 10:30 a.m. February 18, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. The event is free and open to the public. San Diego has long been called “the birthplace of California” and Mexico’s rich cultures and cuisines have influenced our food choices since the city’s beginnings in 1769. Martin’s fast-paced visual presentation celebrates the history of local San Diego restaurants borne from Hispanic, Mexican and Latinx cultures some of you may never have heard of, and others that have become classics over the years. What’s your favorite? Martin S. Lindsay, AIGA, is an art director, food historian, writer, speaker and board chair of Culinary Historians of San Diego. Martin wrote “Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki, 1928-2018,” contributed to Tim Ferriss’ best seller, “The 4-Hour Chef,” and blogs about history and food. He was the 2022 recipient of Save Our Heritage Organization’s People in Preservation “Culture Keeper: award. His new culinary history with co-author Gregorio Pantoja, “Fassionola: The Torrid Story of Cocktails’ Most Mysterious Ingredient,” will be published in August.