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In 2011, the CIA involved a local doctor to help verify Osama bin Laden was hiding in a compound in Pakistan. That decision has had a long lasting impact on aid groups trying to work in the country.

Their highest level public meeting in years was held in China, which brokered an agreement last month.

Did you know that 40 percent of the food grown, processed and transported in the U.S. currently goes to waste? Adopting a zero waste mindset in the kitchen is a key step everyone can take to reduce this amount and live more sustainably. Join I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the City of Vista, on Wednesday, November 9 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. for our free Save Your Scraps webinar! Come hungry to learn ways to reduce food waste and how to recycle right in the kitchen. We’ll share tips on meal prepping, food storage, low-waste cooking, and how to properly dispose of food waste through the County’s new curbside organics recycling program. Discover what types of waste can be put in organics recycling bins, and why it is so important to keep organic waste from reaching the landfill. You’ll leave with the tools you need to stop wasting food (and money) in your home! Please register to receive the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you on November 9!

Join Solana Center in partnership with the City of San Diego to become a Master Composter! This 5 week course provides training in the art and science of composting through lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip. The course covers the following topics: Traditional composting & vermicomposting Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!) Microbiology of composting Bokashi fermentation Macrodecomposers in your compost pile Environmental impacts … and much more! This class will meet Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Tecolote Canyon Nature Center: Week 1 – September 17 Week 2 – September 24 Week 3 – October 1 Week 4 – October 8 Week 5 – October 15 Course fee: $25 Hold your spot here! Class size is limited. Residents of the City of San Diego County will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. Made possible through generous funding by The City of San Diego Environmental Services. SOCIALS: Solana Center: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram The City of San Diego Environmental Services: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

From the organizers: Blacktronika: Where I Stand Festival brings together six innovative musical groups to create a full day of sonic cultural expression. The liberation-oriented free jazz of Irreversible Entanglements, Caribbean influenced multi-instrumentalism of Xenia Rubinos, the Grammy nominated cosmic funk from Georgia Ann Muldrow to the Zimbabwean hip hop of Chimurenga Renaissance, electro-acoustic time travelers Tyshawn Sorey and King Britt and UC San Diego’s debut of multicultural supergroup, 5hz . Freedom music for your mind body and soul. Blacktronika is a UC San Diego Music course created by Prof. King Britt, that honors the innovators of color who have contributed to the global advancement of electronic music. About the event: Runs from noon to 7 p.m. at the new UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater. Free, but registration is required to reserve a spot. Related links: Professor King Britt's Blacktronika on Instagram UC San Diego Music on Instagram

In statewide offices, the county voted a straight "blue" ticket, selecting Democrats for governor, lieutenant governor and more.

China is looking to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and meeting other Arab leaders months after President Biden visited the kingdom — and had rocky results.

By composting leftovers, a process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, people can help reduce the amount of trash being dumped into landfills.

The cuts in oil production by OPEC Plus could signal a rift between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. — or just an effort by the oil producers to make more money.

Everything Must Go Sept. 10 - Oct. 15, 2022 Opening Reception 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. From the gallery: BEST PRACTICE is pleased to announce the opening of Everything Must Go, an exhibition of an ongoing body of paintings by Keaton Macon. In these works, the artist has rendered in oil on canvas one to one scale images of album covers from his personal record collection. The paintings in Everything Must Go continue Keaton’s interest in tactile media. Each record derives from an impression of a master copy; the grooves deepen and often are ruined by use and misuse. Despite their delicate surface the records’ robust bodies allows for them to be circulated and recirculated over decades entering and exiting the lives and spaces of many people. These paintings, each composed with the signs of use and recirculation (price tags) of the objects they depict serve as a document of that process. The eclectic nature of the artist’s record collection, amassed over the last two decades by rifling through dollar bins and as gifts from friends and family, speaks to the wide range of his musical interests. The selection of records as subjects for paintings is nuanced and is made based on a personal and intuitive relationship to form and text. About the artist: Keaton Macon is a Los Angeles-based artist and educator working in drawing, painting, and installation. He uses images, objects, and sound to allude to historical events and collective memory, and the gaps in knowledge and experience that they produce. These arrangements often skirt attempts of piecing back together events, in favor of producing sensory experiences that ground the viewer in the now. His work has been exhibited at 356 Mission, Queens Los Angeles, Laurel Doody, PØST, RAFFMA at California State University San Bernardino, Shosanna Wayne Gallery, and was part of the KChungproject series at The Hammer. Recently, Macon was included in the MexiCaliBiennial and The Other Places Art Fair. Related links: Best Practice on Instagram Best Practice visiting information