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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, about the current outlook on climate change and the global endeavor to combat it.

Frank McCoy has headed the northern San Diego County police agency since January 2006, making him the longest-serving chief in the history of the department.

NOTE: This exhibition has been extended through April 10, 2022. How to visit MOPA is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is donation-based and pay-what-you-can. From '5 Works Of Art To See In San Diego In September' (KPBS): Youth Of San Diego: 'Darkest Nights, Brightest Stars' On view at MOPA through Feb. 6, 2022 There are plenty of standout works of photography in MOPA's current annual juried youth exhibition, but what struck me the most was the enormity of what modern youth are currently going through, and how profoundly well they were able to capture it in their art. Students in grades K-12 in San Diego and Tijuana submitted their work to the contest on the themes of "growing up" and "space." The themes somehow work in harmony in the selections, mostly photography and collage but there are a few video pieces. The overall effect is almost transportive, seeing dozens upon dozens of works that zoom in on the darkness of isolation, or a society in upheaval, or of growing up — or somehow all of it at the same time. I felt a mixture of tangible nostalgia, pride for their talent but also sorrow for what they're enduring. Well done/sorry, youth. Details: On view Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. Donation-based. --Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the museum: MOPA’s 15th Annual Juried Youth Exhibition uniquely combines imaginative artworks responding to two separate thematic calls for submissions: Growing Up and Space. Youth artists in K-12 throughout San Diego and Tijuana were invited to share their unique interpretations of these seemingly disparate themes through photography and video. Through their lenses, powerful voices and common threads emerged. The young artists rose above these unprecedented times to share compelling stories and perspectives about ambition, transformation, self identity, the earthly, and the ethereal. Finding solace and strength in art, their visions shine brightly into the future and remind us to see beyond what is present and known. "Darkest Nights, Brightest Stars" is made possible by the generous financial support provided by: The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation, Farrell Family Foundation, Capdevilla Gillespie Foundation, California Arts Council, City of San Diego, Gardner Bilingual Fund The Exhibition Support Council is sustained by community leaders like: Alan and Brigit Pitcairn, Barbara Mandel, Bob and Marilyn Mackie, Diane Brockman, Elizabeth Taft, Gail and Mel Mackler, Julie Lorene Smith, Karen Kinney, Marie Tartar and Steve Eilenberg, Marion and David Knowles, Peggy Ann Wallace, The Elaine Galinson & Herbert Solomon Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, and Todd and Julie Wagner

Chili fan or not, the corner of Thorn and 32nd in North Park is the place to be Sunday afternoon for the return of SoNo Fest. In addition to plenty to eat and drink, you'll also be serenaded, with two outdoor stages and 12 bands — including Grampadrew (who'll kick things off at 11:30), Chloe Lou and the Liddells, Scary Pierre and Low Volts. Get the full music line-up and schedule here. Bancroft Main Stage 11:30 – Grampadrew 12:30 – Chloe Lou and the Liddells 1:30 – Scary Pierre 2:30 – The Creepy Creeps 3:30 – The Sleepwalkers 4:20 – Low Volts Beer Garden Stage 11:30 – Whiskey & Burlap 12:30 – Sunday Shoes with Julia McMahon 1:30 – Shawn Rohlf and the 7th Day Buskers 2:30 – Super Buffet 3:30 – Petty Saints 4:20 – The Nards Plus, you can get a gorgeous handmade ceramic bowl from San Diego Ceramic Connection with your ticket (you have to purchase in advance to get the bowl), and also visit dozens of vendors selling their handmade goods. Funds raised will support the ceramics, art, dance, gardening and music programs at McKinley elementary. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS Details: Sunday, Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thorn St. and 32nd St., North Park. Free to attend, or get a bowl or mug plus tasting pass ($25) or bring your own mug for $22. Related links: View the event on Facebook

Deforestation in the region rose 22% compared to the year prior, according to data released just days after Brazil made new global promises to combat environmental degradation.

Ideally, we wouldn’t need lectures about women artists, or artists of color, or artists from different cultures and sexual orientations. Ideally, they would be just artists of excellence. But until this ideal is reached, there is value in focusing on select female artists of the Impressionist, German Expressionist, and Abstract Expressionist movements, as well as African American and indigenous artists from the Americas and Aboriginal Australia, who were often overshadowed by their male or white counterparts. This class is presented by Cornelia Feye. Feye’s previous lecture series on female artists included Latin American and Asian artists; in this series we are focusing on European, American, African American and indigenous women. The Female Artists Lecture by Cornelia Feye will take place on Tuesdays, October 19, 26, November 2, 9, and 16, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Full schedule: October 19: Women Artists of Impressionism in Paris October 26: German Expressionist Women Artists November 2: Abstract Expressionist Women Artists in New York November 9: African American Female Artists November 16: Indigenous Female Artists Location | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla Register here! Series (five lectures), members: $70 Series (five lectures), non-members: $95 Individual lectures, members: $16 Individual lectures, non-members: $21 For reservations or more information, call 858-454-5872 or go online to ljathenaeum.org/art-history-lectures.

A new group show in La Jolla brings artists and visitors together to consider perspectives. This weekend marks Thumbprint Gallery's first opening reception since the pandemic began.

Water districts in San Diego's East County have broken ground on a plant they say will provide 11.5 million gallons of purified wastewater every day for their ratepayers.

SDFD will pursue financial penalties after an early review of Falck’s 911 contract found the company was regularly understaffing ambulances.

With a new refugee crisis in Ukraine, the Rohingya, who fled Myanmar for Bangladesh years ago, feel as if no one pays heed to their plight. Now thousands are risking their lives to flee once more.