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Mountainous areas of California experienced nearly unprecedented snowfall accumulations — more than 40 feet since the start of the season.

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.

Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-owner Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.

The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.

CARTA presents, “Humans: The Planet-Altering Apes” FREE & ONLINE: Friday, May 13, 2022 (12-4:30 p.m., Pacific) CARTA is a broad-based consortium of scholars interested in defining and explaining the evolutionary origins of humans and in generating testable hypotheses and new agendas for research on this subject. CARTA public symposia emphasize our primary objectives –– to explore and explain where we humans came from, and how we got here. Given the focus on human origins, we generally limit discussions of current-day implications and questions regarding the future of humanity. However, we now feel the urgent moral and practical imperative to call attention to the long- and short-term impact of humans on the planet that we inhabit, and the consequences for the future of our species. Accordingly, on March 5, 2022, CARTA presented "Human Origins and Humanity's Future: Past, Present and Future of the Anthropocene,” co-chaired by Leslie Aiello (University College London) and Charles Kennel (Scripps Institution of Oceanography and University of Cambridge), which introduced discussion on the current age of human activity, coined the “Anthropocene.” To elaborate upon and extend this discussion, this symposium will address specific examples of how humans have drastically altered the planet. Acknowledged experts will discuss clearly defined global-scale negative impacts on planet earth, our life support system (other than climate change, population growth, and infectious diseases, which are well-known). Each talk will succinctly describe a specific impact, the role that our species has played, and conclude with ongoing or potential approaches to mitigation. In the process, we are coming full circle to Anthropogeny, asking how a single species could have evolved the ability to alter the entire planet so drastically. Presented by The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), an UC San Diego ORU. This FREE and online-only, public symposium begins Friday, May 13, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific), with LIVE Discussion and Q&A commencing ~ 3:30 p.m. (Pacific). This is an online-only event. Talks and discussions will be recorded and edited by UCSD-TV, including closed captioning, before being posted on the CARTA website in the weeks following the event. Follow CARTA’s Facebook (@ucsdcarta) and Twitter (@CARTAUCSD) accounts for updates. For registration and details: https://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/humans-planet-altering-apes. For more info, contact: Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) khunter@ucsd.edu | https://carta.anthropogeny.org

Up your charcuterie game with Gelson’s Build Your Board Online Class, featuring delicious California Cheese. The specialty grocery store will be hosting this virtual event, led by Gelson’s cheese experts. Learn how to assemble the picture perfect charcuterie board for your next dinner party, picnic, or any occasion! Featured cheeses and charcuterie (serves four) include: • Cowgirl Creamery - Mt. Tam • Point Reyes - Truffle Toma and Original Blue • Di Stefano - Burrata • Marin French - Breakfast Cheese • Central Coast Creamery - Holey Cow • Olli Calabrese and Genoa • Gelson's Almonds • Dried Apricots • Ojai Pixie Tangerines • Melissa's Sundried Tomato Pesto Date | Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. Location | Online via Zoom Register here! Regustration is $49.99, including all materials. RSVP and prepay for the Cheese and Charcuterie Kit by Sunday, May 8. A free California Cheese Board will be gifted to the first 350 registrations! The Cheese and Charcuterie kits will be available for pick-up on May 11 and May 12 at Gelson’s Pacific Beach, Gelson’s Del Mar, and Gelson’s Carlsbad. Final details, including the Zoom link, will be available upon registration. For more information, please visit gelsons.com/events/view/build-your-board-feat-california-cheese-an-online-learning-class.

Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination. She spent the next three decades in the foreign service.

There was a rally of support for a couple of postdoctoral scientists who claim they are victims of academic bullying.

Join us at ARLO for Mother's Day Buffet Brunch! Enjoy live music with a special buffet that includes seafood, salads, an entrée, dessert and special options for the little ones. Guests who are 21 and over will receive a welcome glass of prosecco or mimosa. Free parking is included. Date | Sunday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location | ARLO San Diego Make a reservation here! Admission is $79 per adult and $24.95 for children 12 and under. Click here to see full Mother's Day Brunch menu. For more information, please visit arlosandiego.com/mothers-day-brunch or call the restaurant at (619) 908-5058.

San Diego researchers say ocean waves shore are throwing bacteria tainted aerosols into the air at shore.