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Slushy machines, salt tablets, cooling jackets: The Tokyo Games have already proved to be a hot and humid affair, and experts say the role of climate change can't be overlooked.

A pilot program that provides no-strings-attached income to 150 families countywide launched Tuesday and will run for two years.

Night and morning low clouds west of the San Diego County mountains Saturday were expected to slowly clear back to the coast each afternoon this weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Half of all adults in the U.S. have now received at least one COVID-19 shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Adolescents age 12 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the FDA says. Buy when and where, and what about younger kids? You have questions. We have answers.

Do you want to see your writing in magazines? Would you like to receive a check for what you write? If your goal is to write personal essays and get paid for them, this is the class for you. We will go through idea generation, how to find publications that are right for your idea, and how to pitch to editors and locate their e-mail addresses. You will finish the class with several ideas for essays, where to pitch them, and with a list of resources to build those bylines! Price is $36 for members, $42 for nonmembers. 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. For more information, please visit: http://www.sandiegowriters.org/2021-07-25-magazine-articles-rebecca-chamaa/

Do you want to see your writing in magazines? Would you like to receive a check for what you write? If your goal is to write personal essays and get paid for them, this is the class for you! In this course with Rebecca Chamaa, we will go through idea generation, how to find publications that are right for your idea, and how to pitch to editors and locate their e-mail addresses. You will finish the class with several ideas for essays, where to pitch them, and with a list of resources to build those bylines! This two-hour class will take place on Tuesday, July 13 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 25 at 1 p.m. through Zoom. Register here! SDWI Members: $36 Nonmembers: $42 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.

Imagination and a love of writing is all you need for this one-week fiction intensive class with award-winning short story writer Luke Dani Blue. Starting from a blank page, this camp will lead you from the beginning to end of a brand-new story of your own creation! Working with your fellow bootcampers, you’ll master essential tools of the writer’s craft, from strong first sentences and vivid description, to how to slow down and speed up time in fiction and write dialogue that sounds like how people talk (but better). You’ll also learn how to give great feedback and find out how writing sprints and writing buddies can keep you going when you’re blocked. At the end of the week, leave camp with a complete short story, a packet of prompts, and a ton of inspiration for what to write next. The Teen Story-Writing Bootcamp will take place virtually through Zoom, every day from Monday, July 12 to Friday, July 16 at 1 p.m. Register here! General registration: $99 You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. Please check your Spam and Junk folders! If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link. For more information, please visit the Teen Story-Writing Bootcamp website.

Take that idea for a screenplay that’s been bouncing around in your head and learn how to put it down on paper so that others can read it! This class is designed for our Young Ink Summer Camp for students ages 13-17 years old. 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. Be sure to check your Spam and Junk folders. The same Meeting ID will be used for each session so please hold on to your links! For more information, please visit: http://www.sandiegowriters.org/july-youth-screenwriting-workshop-aleta-barthell/

The U.K. announced new economic sanctions against Russia and sanctioned more oligarchs and politicians. Government officials say they've designated more than 1,000 entities since the invasion began.