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Today, there are hundreds of local children in foster care waiting for a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer to speak up for them. Tomorrow, more youth will enter the foster care system. You can help create a brighter future for them, today! Help us move 100 vulnerable youth off our waitlist now through May. Share your voice. Advocate for their stability, their education, their joy, their future. Sign up to learn more about CASA volunteers and the impact they make in our community: https://www.speakupnow.org/volunteer/volunteer-information-session/#gf_28 Help us make a bigger impact by recommending a friend (or two!) to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer at speakupnow.org/recommend Visit: https://www.speakupnow.org/volunteer-2/information-sessions/

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge yielded stories about how students around the U.S. are thinking about and responding to climate change. Here are some of their ideas.

From the gallery: ONE, Quint’s Logan Heights satellite space, will exhibit Light & Space artist Robert Irwin’s #7 x 8' (Blue Lou 2), a 2015 work which reflects his ongoing exploration of light, shadow, reflection, and color as material and tools for perception. Blue Lou 2 stems from the artist’s return to a studio practice which experiments with sculpture employing vertically-mounted fluorescent light bulbs wrapped in layers of theatrical gels, while continuing to expand upon his installation practice. Irwin’s inquiries into perception have expanded the definition of artmarking to include “site-conditional” art, which responds to the surrounding environment while drawing attention away from the materials themselves and removing the separation between the artwork and the space itself. These ephemeral viewing experiences and architectural interventions in both indoor and outdoor sites have defined his 60-year career and enduring legacy in contemporary art. About the artist: Born in 1928 in Long Beach, California and a longtime resident of San Diego, Robert Irwin has completed numerous permanent installations around the world, including 1° 2° 3° 4° (1997) at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, which blurred the space between the gallery and ocean by cutting four windows to expose the space to exterior light, air, smells, and sounds. In 2016, Irwin’s large-scale permanent installation and courtyard design Untitled (dawn to dusk) opened at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, occupying a dilapidated former hospital building measuring approximately 10,000 square feet. Irwin divided the building’s interior into two wings—making one wing dark and the other light through the employment of evenly spaced windows and scrims bisecting each side. Irwin has also completed numerous site-conditioned landscape design projects, including the Central Gardens at the J. Paul Getty Center, Los Angeles and the plaza at the San Diego Federal Courthouse through the GSA Art + Architecture program, among others. Related links: Quint Gallery website | Instagram | Contact

Holland Partner Group’s upscale residential community in San Diego, The Society, recently announced their partnership with We Clean Trails to restore a popular biking and walking path in Mission Valley. Open to residents and the public, the organized cleanup aims to reduce the amount of litter in the community and restore its shine. With an emphasis on reducing litter in and around our waterways, We Clean Trails is on a mission to save wildlife from plastic debris. Founded in 2020 as a part of her Think Global Act Local project for Miss Earth USA, Marisa Butler has hosted approximately 100 cleanups around San Diego and removed over 20,000 pounds of litter nationally through local chapters. The cleanup will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 and will cover a 2.13-mile loop beginning and ending at The Society. The loop will cover both North and South sides of the San Diego River Bike Path. Guests can enjoy the views and spring weather along the route while helping to clean up one of San Diego’s main outdoor attractions - feel good while doing good! Another perk? We Clean Trails is a dog-friendly organization, so feel free to bring your furry companion while volunteering. To register for the cleanup, participants are asked to complete We Clean Trails’ waiver which can be viewed by clicking here. Starting at 8:30 a.m., all participants will receive a complimentary cup of coffee before the cleanup from Surje’s Coffee Co. located in the Felix lobby where participants are asked to meet to go over safety guidelines. Located at 310 Del Sol Dr, San Diego CA 92108, please arrive to the Felix building no later than 8:45 a.m.

Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it.

When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.

That's the finding of a new study in Bangladesh, which gave reading glasses to hundreds of people and then measured their earnings.

Some flood victims staying in hotel rooms are being notified they have a week before their vouchers expire.

Iowa and LSU drew the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN since 2012, the network said. Reese said Wednesday that like Clark, she will leave college for the pros.

Looking for something different for your child on Spring Break? How about a Zoo Camp at Wild Wonders? Our half-day Zoo Camps introduce kids to what it’s like to be a Zookeeper. They’ll learn about nutrition needs for animals, make some behavioral enrichment, take part in some husbandry activities, and meet and interact with some of the 100+ animal ambassadors that call Wild Wonders home. Our camps are always great fun and educational. Many kids return year after year. We are offering a camp on Wednesday, March 29, and one on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. Camps are for kids ages 6-12, and are limited to 15 kids. The price is $90/child. Wild Wonders on Facebook