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We're listening to new music from locals The Fazes, Shane Hall, Julianna Zachariou and Los Saints, plus touring band Fearing — all playing shows this month.

San Diego County public health officials reported 111 new COVID-19 infections and one death Thursday as first-dose vaccinations inch closer to a county-set goal of inoculating 75% of the eligible population.

All that whipsawing on Wall Street in the first half of the year reflects real nervousness. Investors are worried the Fed may tip the economy into a recession.

Only four countries in the world have a high level diplomat specifically assigned to handle LGBTQ issues. We spoke to three of them to hear what their work has taught them.

Join San Diego icon and longtime radio personality, Robin Roth, in a virtual pizza-making class, courtesy of Mr. Moto Pizza! Mr. Moto doesn’t entrust just anyone with his tried-and-true tricks of the pizza trade, but with some convincing, he’s decided to share his secret to the perfect New York slice with respected MC and well-known San Diego radio host, Robin Roth, who’s now ready to spread the word to the lucky few that sign up for her free virtual class! Will you be one of them? Sign up before the class fills up! Date | Saturday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Location | Online Register here! Registration is free. More details: • Ingredients for the class are free and will be available for pickup at Mr. Moto’s Ocean Beach location on Friday, October 15 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (must show Eventbrite registration upon pickup). • The class will be conducted via Zoom For more information, please visit the Toss Dough Like Mr. Moto With Robin Roth eventbright page.

Third Sunday Craft is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. More than craft classes, Third Sunday Craft will help you construct and sustain a writing practice. New focus topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft, and enerative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. Finally, with the goal of fostering supportive accountability, each session will conclude with a writer’s intentions for the month. Come check out Third Sunday Craft! October'stopic: Building Suspense — This class will look at the difference between suspense, tension, and mystery, and explore ways the writer can create and sustain suspense in scene writing. Note: This is not a genre-specific problem for writers. We have to remember what the reader is curious about when we craft any piece of writing. Date | Sunday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to noon Location |Online Register here! Please note that signing up for two months at a time will allow you to take advantage of the following discount (per month): Members: $62 Nonmembers: $74 For more information, please visit the San Diego Writers, Ink. website.

California's farmers, the country's biggest producers of fruits and vegetables, are facing a major shakeup. A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers.

So you’ve finished writing your novel — what next? What do published novelists do between that raw first draft and the final manuscript to make their plots sizzle and their prose sing? The key lies in reworking your manuscript until your writing jumps off of the page. If you have completed the first draft of a novel, this workshop will help you develop skills to shape your plot for maximum dramatic impact and give life and texture to characters, dialogue, and setting. Please note: Though this class is offered as part of the Novel Writing Certificate Program, there is no pre-requisite to join this class. All students, members, and nonmembers are encouraged to enroll. Date | Saturday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to noon Location | Online Register here! Members: $216 Nonmembers: $252 You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link. Follow our social media! San Diego Writers, Ink. on Facebook San Diego Writers, Ink. on Instagram @SDWritersInk on Twitter For more information, please visit sandiegowriters.org.

President Joe Biden has called for setting up 100 mass vaccination centers around the country within a month. Two are opening in California, and Slavitt said military personnel will arrive at those centers in a little over a week.

Climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, have gone into overtime. Countries are divided over how quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and over aid to developing countries.