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Don't toss it; fix it! Join the San Diego Fixit Clinic at the Mountain View Community Center on Saturday, January 11th, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fix your items for free, first come, first served. We’ll provide work-space, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your item and it’s all free, though we welcome donations to keep the movement growing! Whether we fix it or not, you’ll learn more about how it was manufactured and how it worked while trusting it won’t end up in a landfill. Free to the public, register today: Visit: https://events.humanitix.com/sdfixitclinic

Join the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF), along with co-sponsors the BQuest Foundation and Catalyst, as we cut through the noise and politics, and get real about San Diego's homelessness crisis. Some solutions are actually working. Others aren't making a dent. Why is this so hard? And where should we, as funders, direct our resources? First, listen to a panel of experts working on the most impactful homelessness solutions and the lessons they've learned along the way, moderated by veteran investigative reporter Lisa Halverstadt of the Voice of San Diego. Then, meet the 12 nonprofits of JCF's giv4 homelessness initiative and ask them about their unique approaches to serving San Diego's most vulnerable populations. Visit: giv4 homelessness: Real Talk on Homelessness in San Diego

"With practice, absolutely everyone can make their memory stronger," says Monica Thieu, a memory researcher and a four-time Jeopardy! contestant. Techniques to get you started.

Concert Hour is a music enrichment series presented on the campus of Palomar College for our students, staff, and community by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department. Enjoy a range of exciting artists and musicians in the beautiful Howard Brubeck Theatre or Performance Lab D-10. The program is presented weekly during the Fall and Spring Semesters at 1 p.m. and ends at approximately 2 p.m. Admission and Parking are FREE. This Week’s Performing Arts Will Be Located in Performance Lab D -10 Justine Dawn Tiu, a native of Southern California, Justine enjoys working bicoastal as a freelance musician and educator in California and Florida. Recent engagements include performing with the Jacksonville Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Redlands Symphony, and being appointed principal harp of San Bernardino Symphony. Justine graduated from Northwestern University with a Masters in Harp Performance (‘21). Major teachers include Marguerite Lynn Williams (Lyric Opera & Northwestern) and Kayo Ishimaru-Fleisher (Jacksonville Symphony & Grant Park Symphony). Visit: Justine Dawn Tiu – Concert Hour Justine Dawn Tiu on Instagram

The company on Friday said it has started blocking California-based news outlets to protest a pending bill that supporters say would extend a lifeline to the ailing news industry.

The sanctions mean the companies will not be able to do business with Ukraine and any assets they have in the country will be frozen.

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

Join Vanguard Culture to celebrate it’s newest partnership with San Diego Art Advisory in Mission Hills! Your ticket includes delicious Baja wines presented by Baja Wine + Food and yummy ceviche bites by 4 local top chefs. Help us celebrate the region’s newest community space surrounded by incredible art, music and delicious food. $20 of your ticket is a tax-deductible donation to Vanguard Culture, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diego's creative workforce. We hope to see you there! Saturday, February 22nd 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. $25 suggested donation Cocktail or artsy attire suggested. San Diego Art Advisory 3977 Falcon St San Diego, CA 92103 Please note, the 2nd Level of this building is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. Please contact us at community@vanguardculture.com if you require reasonable accommodations to attend this event and we will do everything we can to make your experience as enjoyable as possible. Visit: https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/2nd-level-launch-party-san-diego-february-959837 SD Art Advisory on Instagram and Facebook

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.