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For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.

California ha prohibido la educación bilingüe de forma intermitente desde el siglo XIX. El estado ya lleva ocho años permitiéndola nuevamente, pero aún no ha logrado que muchos niños accedan a buenos programas.

Mark your calendars, rally your crew, and get ready to soak in the sparkly splendor of the holidays because the Chula Vista Starlight Parade & Festival is coming back to Downtown Chula Vista for its 60th edition! This dazzling event had a triumphant return in 2023 after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and this season’s festivities promise to shine even brighter and, bring the community together to make memories and spread joy in unforgettable ways. Last year’s event was a runaway success, with a turnout of more than 50,000 guests that set a high bar for 2024, but Chula Vista is excited to elevate the experience this year.Downtown Chula Vista will come alive with snowflake lights and celebratory fun starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 14. This exceptional event will include a holiday market selling gifts and treats from local artisanal vendors, and free photos with Santa available. There will be show-stopping live music and entertainment programming throughout the day, as well as arts and crafts for all ages.A tree lighting ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m., with a holiday tree standing more than 25-feet-tall - you won’t want to miss it! The ceremony kicks off the parade, which starts at 6 p.m. and will feature participants ranging from festive floats and marching bands to dance teams and classic cars. This year will also include new offerings, like a holiday movie screening at Memorial Bowl Amphitheater in Memorial Park, a larger stage for performers and presenters, a Kid’s Zone with expanded activities, and a business storefront decorating contest that will be judged by a panel composed of local community members.The Chula Vista Starlight Parade & Festival would not be possible without our sponsors and supporters, which help bring to life this beloved and long-standing tradition each year. To participate in the parade or holiday market, apply and register here. To volunteer or become a sponsor, fill out the form here.So please join us at this signature South Bay event—decked out in your finest, of course!Chula Vista Starlight Parade & Festival on Facebook / Instagram

Mara Kaye makes her debut at Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine for the 165th Session of Dim Sum & JazzSeating Begins at 6 p.m. Music from 6:30-8:30 p.m.Call (858) 578-8800 for reservations!About Mara Kaye"For too many years, young jazz singers all but ignored the blues, but the attention now being paid to the form by outstanding young artists such as Mara Kaye is proof that things are getting better.” - The Wall Street JournalReferred to by Jazz Lives as “one of New York’s great gifts to the world,” blues and jazz vocalist Mara Kaye is “like some lost pocket of the blues that had never been explored in the old days, all wrapped up in a ball of 21st-century Brooklyn-bred attitude.” For over a decade she has traveled internationally and throughout the US, sharing legendary stages with champions of the genre, singing beloved songs of the past with a deep passion and respect for its original storytellers. Imagine a new artist with deep roots, one with the emotional power and swing of Billie Holiday, the deep-blue sorrows and joys of Bessie Smith, all the while leavened with Brooklyn spice. Her heart is in her music and there is no pretense, no distance as audiences from Moscow to Lincoln Center have found out.Mara’s voice has been compared to “Louis Armstrong’s trumpet at a rent party” by blues legend Jimmy Vivino and praised by The Wall Street Journal as proof that things are getting better. Her debut EP, "It Had to Be You," recorded straight-to-tape by Bigtone Records, was released in February of 2022 and features incomparable piano legend, Carl Sonny Leyland.Mara's debut single, the forever iconic love song, "IT HAD TO BE YOU," off of her recent Ep release with BIGTONE RECORDS features incomparable roots and blues piano legend Carl Sonny Leyland and can be heard on steady rotation on LA’s premier jazz station, KJAZZ 88.1 FM.Her second single, "DYSTOPIAN BLUES," an original tune, was featured on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW and performed live on CBS News in 2020. She most recently lent her writing and voice to Brooklyn hip-hop legend AZ’s track, "NEVER ENOUGH" featuring rapper Rick Ross.She is a proud faculty member of Centrum Foundation’s Voice Works program and a past instructor at their Acoustic Blues Seminar in Port Townsend, WA teaching voice masterclasses alongside some of the country's top blues and voice artists.She continues to teach in San Diego and Los Angeles, leading voice workshops and coachings in both cities. After a lifetime in New York, Mara is thrilled to call California home.Want to know more events happening Golden Island? Join our Newsletter!Like Dim Sum & Jazz? Check out the rest of the schedule below! www.bardicmanagement.com/golden-islandSee More Eventswww.goldenislanddimsum.comwww.bardicmanagement.com/events

Expertos nacionales y de California afirman que los planes de deportación masiva de Trump hacen que llenar la solicitud de ayuda financiera federal para la universidad sea un riesgo para los estudiantes con padres indocumentados. La propia solicitud de California tiene más garantías.

Lady Dottie & The Diamonds make their debut at Golden Island Dim Sum for the 154th show of Dim Sum & Jazz!Seating Begins at 6 p.m.Music from 6:30-8:30 p.m.Call (858) 578-8800 for reservations! Reservations are highly encouraged!About Lady DottieLady Dottie & the Diamonds -- including former members of GoGoGo Airheart -- perform covers of songs by Etta James, Muddy Waters, BB King, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, the Staple Singers, Sam and Dave, Ray Charles, Howling Wolf, Danzig, the Rolling Stones, Leadbelly, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Sonics, Chuck Berry, Nazareth, Ike & Tina Turner, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, Guitar Slim, Otis Redding, T-Bone Walker, Skip James, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Foghat, Sam Cooke, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Huey Piano Smith, and the Clowns,.Originally a gospel singer, Dorothy Mae "Lady Dottie" Whitsett's early career included performing with Kool and the Gang and Clarence Carter, among others. Back then, she called herself Miss Dynamite, moving around from residences in Alabama, New Jersey, Portland, Seattle, and Atlanta.After moving from Atlanta to San Diego in 1984, she eventually formed a jazz duo after meeting keyboardist Joey Guevara in a local piano bar. They were joined by Guevara's bandmates from Operator X, Stephen Rey (bass) and Brian Cantrell (drums). Rounding out the band are two guitarists, Isaiah Mitchell and Nathan Beale (of Dirty Sweet), as well as Joey's brother Dan Guevara on horns.The band won two 2007 San Diego Music Awards, for Best Blues and Best Blues Album, as well as landing Best Blues again in 2008. They earned another Best Blues Album award in September 2009, as well as winning Best Blues (again) in 2011 and 2012.As of 2009, they are signed with Hi-Speed Soul Records, a label launched by local music store M-Theory Records.Lady Dottie Socialshttps://www.facebook.com/ladydottieandthediamonds/https://www.instagram.com/lady_dottie_and_the_diamonds/Want to know more events happening Golden Island? Join our Newsletter!Like Dim Sum & Jazz? Check out the rest of the schedule below! www.bardicmanagement.com/golden-islandSee More Eventswww.goldenislanddimsum.comwww.bardicmanagement.com/events

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

The public outrage unleashed by the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis and comes as populist economic fatigue helped re-elect Donald Trump.

The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.

If successful, Trump's move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America's journalistic independence in his first term.