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The San Diego County Water Authority on Thursday voted to raise wholesale water rates by 9.5% for its member agencies in 2024. In other news, a new mural in Chicano Park depicts the successful fight to ban the use of the short-handled hoe on California farms. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening in San Diego County.

A medida que se recortan los fondos para los programas de cambio climático, los demócratas y ambientalistas están presionando para que se incluya en la boleta una medida de bonos para restaurar parte de la financiación.

The 16th year of this combined Arts/Taste annual event will start at the Taste ticket will call, information booth located in front of Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. Pick up a free event map to artist studios and exhibitions in businesses and restaurants along and around Park Blvd. Join the community in celebrating the culinary flavors and local libations that make UH so unique. Taste tickets are $30 in advance or $35 event day. Included with your ticket is a free chance on a big assortment of prizes held at 3:30 pm at Diversionary Theatre. The Taste of UH hours are Noon - 3 p.m. UH Arts Open is a self-guided, free tour of artists’ studios. Open Studios is a chance to experience first-hand how, where, and why art is created and provides a glimpse into the life of the working artist. The UH Arts Open hours are 11-4 p.m. with free shuttle service for both events.

The Southeast San Diego Accountability Unit is a group of volunteers who have banded together to watch the police. In other news, how the city of San Diego will enforce the license requirement for short term vacation rentals. Plus, the high school Academic League Champions of San Diego County have been crowned for the first time since the pandemic.

Celebrate the holidays with La Jolla Music Society at this festive, FREE event for the whole family! You won’t want to miss seeing the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd transformed into a Winter Wonderland. Enjoy a cider or classic hot cocoa, storytime, crafts for kids, and finish your holiday shopping with local artisans at our holiday market. Featuring live musical performances of holiday favorites from the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus with a special guest appearance by Davina from Davina and the Vagabonds! Schedule: 4–7 p.m. Holiday Market in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd ad The JAI with local artisans 6 p.m. Storytime with Katia Graham 7 p.m. Performance by San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus featuring Davina Sowers from Davina and the Vagabonds Arts & Crafts and Concessions are available throughout the event. Hope to see you there! RSVP for this event!

Hundreds of thousands of California health care workers expect to get a raise under a new law that sets a higher minimum wage for them. The law has a number of variables, including when it will actually take effect.

Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it.

As part of the exhibition, "Over/Under: Woven Craft at Mingei" San Diego artist Yomar Augusto will be painting a large mural inside the Museum. Augusto's lyrical, linear paintings evoke woven forms, and visitors can watch Yomar paint the mural live in the Gallery. Born in Brasilia and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Augusto initially trained as a graphic designer before studying photography at the School of Visual Arts. He then started his own studio in Rio before completing a Masters in Type Design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, The Netherlands, then continued working in type, design, and art in both commercial and educational sectors. His projects have been presented worldwide, and he has taught at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, Bauhaus University in Weimar, and locally at San Diego State University. For more information visit: mingei.org Stay Connected on Facebook

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging voters to approve a ballot initiative that he says is needed to tackle the state's homelessness crisis.

A new global assessment of the world's amphibians finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.