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Note: The production has been extended for one week due to popular demand. By Sanaz Toossi Directed by Arya Shahi Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize, the Obie Award, and the Lucille Lortel Award. In a classroom near Tehran, four adult students prepare for an English proficiency exam. They each have a reason for being there: a chance at opportunity, access, or a new calling. But as they bond over this new way to express themselves, they also grapple with the lives they must leave behind. Told with hilarious wit and genuine compassion, Sanaz Toossi’s "English" is “both a buoyant comedy of communication and a subtle but probing exploration of what it means to speak and feel understood” (New York Theatre Guide). This production includes strong language. January 27 – February 25, 2024 (Opening night: Thursday, February 1) Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center Related links: The Old Globe: website | Instagram | Facebook

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond said the tax is hurting families and businesses, leading to people leaving California. He wants the state to suspend the upcoming gas tax increase.

Kym Pappas will direct the groundbreaking musical FUN HOME, the coming-of-age musical based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, with book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. The play follows a woman, Alison, as she delves into her past and seeks to come to terms with the life and legacy of her father (who is exactly the same as her and still so different). This Tony-award-winning musical invites us as the audience to come to a fuller understanding of the journey of coming out and stepping into yourself. Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. Related links: New Village Arts: website | Instagram | Facebook

About 100 San Diegans are part of a class action lawsuit against the city, alleging its “utter failure” to maintain Chollas Creek flood control infrastructure.

The Wall Street Journal conducted another round of layoffs, explaining that it was pulling back from regional and local general news. It already has cut staff in Washington and abroad.

Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, a historic verdict as Trump campaigns again for the White House.

Denmark's Kunsten Museum loaned artist Jens Haaning about $76,400 to create two pieces of modern art. Instead, he submitted two blank canvases and titled the work Take the Money and Run.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says users of Medline's “Bed Assist Bars" can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the product and the side of a mattress when it's attached to a bed.

Troubled plane maker Boeing promised sweeping changes to its manufacturing operations in an action plan that was mandated by federal regulators after a midair blowout on a 737 Max jet in January.

The suspension takes effect at 8 a.m. Saturday and suspends all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves, CalFire officials said.