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Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “From Mesopotamia to Pompeii: A Tale of 1001 Agricultural Bites” featuring Barbara Baxter, at 10:30 a.m. October 15, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library. This is a delicious look at how edible ingredients spurred the development of classic societies through food trade around the Mediterranean world. Over time, culinary traditions changed drastically in and around the shores of Persia, North Africa and Southern Europe. Join our audience to compare those changes with our modern ways. Barbara Baxter studied wine at Sorbonne University, Paris, and continued her inquiry into its heritage ever since. She created the visitor education program for Francis Ford Coppola’s Rubicon Estate, and has worked for two of Napa Valley’s most prestigious wineries: Sterling Vineyards and Opus One. Barbara is the editor of Planet Wine, and has also made wine in Napa Valley. The only independent wine historian lecturing in the US, Barbara has been a featured speaker on the custom and heritage of wine as bridge between wine, cuisine and art. Her weekly blog on www.PlanetWine.Net is a lively forum on the art of wine, and the happenings in its world. This event is free and open to the public. A tasting will follow the presentation.

The funds are earmarked for SDCCE's Gateway to College and Career program, which "offers paid internships, connections to industry, assistance in securing a high school diploma or equivalency, and a college and career readiness course aimed at helping youth find viable pathways to a productive future," according to the college.

Ocean had been scheduled to headline and close out the festival Sunday.

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

Mondays from 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 12-17 welcome! Instructor Lydia Kardos teaches this introductory ceramic hand-building course. This month-long series is full of hands-on, hand building work in clay. Students will create functional and nonfunctional ceramic art. Learn how to create with coils, slab construction and clay pinching methods. See the beauty of the final results as your pieces come out of the kiln. Students will create multiple pieces and learn how to glaze finished artwork. All materials included. Projects differ each month. Repeats welcome! Follow on Socials! Facebook & Twitter

Millions of Americans learned Tuesday that some or all of their student loan debt is being erased. Then, the San Diego Unified School District starts on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Lamont Jackson talks about the year ahead. And, a recent NPR/Ipsos poll found a majority of Americans believe the U.S. is experiencing an “invasion” at the southern border. We hear perspectives from San Diegans and an immigration expert about the politicized language around the issue of immigration. Next, the head of the county’s Citizen’s Law Enforcement Review Board talks about why the board is recommending everyone entering county jails, including deputies and jail staff, should be searched or scanned for drugs. Finally, UC San Diego and the San Diego Natural History Museum’s “Art of Science” contest was created to highlight the beauty that can emerge during scientific research. We’ll hear about the inspiration for the contest and about the winning entries on display now.

The suspect has robbed at least three banks in the Denver metropolitan area. And though a weapon hasn't been seen in the incidents, the robber has threatened to use one in at least one instance.

The California Horse Racing Board will meet in Del Mar Thursday, in its first meeting since the owners of Santa Anita Park announced a major realignment.

One of the most popular cartoonists in Mexico was celebrated Tuesday with the opening of "Trino's World" — El Mundo de Trino — at the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park.

We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".