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A donation drive for the Maui wildfires started by a local professional MMA fighter received overwhelming support over the weekend.

The Morning Glory Brunch will feature a fun afternoon of over 20 exciting food and beverage options, live music, shopping, and also experience SMSC’s signature Frog Race. Guests can participate in the fundraiser by purchasing plastic frogs to enter the race. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy bites and sips from local businesses, including Dream Dinners, Froviche, La Mesa Brigantine, Terra American Bistro, IQue BBQ, Herm & Herm Grilling, and Submarina. Entertainment performances include Gin ‘NTonix, a local high-octane quartet, and a fun cooking demonstration from a talented chef for guests to watch. There will also be a boutique shopping experience featuring items from Be Boutique, Designs by Eileen, Sophie's Gallery, Sophie's Garden, Premier Designs Jewelry, Soap Designs by Sydney, and Satori Designs.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A string of heavy rains in Southern California brought needed moisture but more damage to the aging Ocean Beach Pier.

The administration is turning to semiconductors in the hopes of expanding affordable child care.

Jamal Jawad's shop was stymied when cars kept running into his business in Dearborn, Mich. But the entrepreneur persevered and he now has three stores and a partnership with the Detroit Pistons.

Cinema Under The Stars presents "Blazing Saddles" Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 Phone: (619) 295-4221 Website: www.topspresents.com Cost: $17, $18, $20 Ages: 18+ “BLAZING SADDLES” (1974. 93 minutes. Rated R) - Mel Brooks delivers a delirious blizzard of irreverent gags, puns and assaults on good taste in this ribald sagebrush satire. Cleavon Little is the newly hired black sheriff of the western town of Rock Ridge who teams up with deputy Gene Wilder to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamar. Co-starring Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman. More information about Cinema Under the Stars: * Unique and intimate outdoor movie theater in Mission Hills, with heaters, and blankets. • Members - $17; Non-members - $18; Online reservations - $20. • Reservations for members begin 9.a.m. on Monday. • Reservations for non-members begin 9 a.m. on Tuesday. *** If you need to cancel your reservations, they must be cancelled before 6 p.m. on movie night, or your card will be charged $20 per seat. • Box Office opens 6 p.m. on movie nights. • Films start at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. • Concessions are $3 each (popcorn, candy, drinks). • Guests must follow current guidelines for COVID-19. • Now at 100% capacity and using all seats. Visit www.topspresents.com or call (619) 295-4221 for more information. Cinema Under the Stars on Facebook

The White House publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of government reviews, taking little responsibility for its own actions and asserting that Biden was “severely constrained” by Trump’s decisions.

"Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music" exhibition runs Feb. 7, 2023 - March 25, 2023 This exhibit celebrates and shines a light on the UC San Diego course Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music, created by music professor and industry practitioner King James Britt. Throughout Winter Quarter 2023, view an assortment of Professor Britt’s exciting course materials, a selection of vintage and modern electronica instruments-of-interest, and ephemera associated with Britt’s career and his current research. Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music is a new UC San Diego lecture course that focuses on researching and honoring the people of color who have pioneered groundbreaking genres within the electronic music landscape. Genres span from Chicago house, Detroit techno and drum’n’bass music. Using his position in the industry, the class has been attended by many, including Questlove, Julian Priester and Flying Lotus. Location: The Nest at Geisel Library, 2nd Floor Parking: All visitors to the UC San Diego campus are required to display a valid parking pass. The closest parking to the Geisel Library is the Hopkins Parking Structure. More information about parking on campus. Follow these guidelines for accessible parking. Related Event: Blacktronika: Club Experience Friday, March 3 | 7 p.m. Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater The Blacktronika: Club Experience pop-up is a physical in-person extension of the Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music course. The course honors all the innovators of color that contribute to the advancement of electronic music. Chicago & NY house, Detroit techno, Jamaican dub, funk, disco, hip-hop, amipiano and more are all rooted in Black music. These nights provide a remote course with the opportunity to experience the music the way it is meant to be, on a sound system in a safe space. Also provides an opportunity for all to unite for the rhythm. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required at music.ucsd.edu/tickets. King Britt on Facebook

On Monday, Feb. 13, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego hosts a media and public open house from 10 a.m. to noon to promote the launch of EPCAPE, a year-long study of clouds and aerosols that will be conducted from Scripps Pier and Mount Soledad. The project is led by the federal Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility and Scripps Oceanography scientists. The chief scientists from Scripps - Lynn Russell and Dan Lubin -, as well as Gerald (Gary) Geernaert, DOE Director, Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division and other DOE officials, will be in attendance. Researchers will launch an instrumented balloon at 11 a.m. that will produce data of atmospheric conditions as it rises. Members of the public are welcome to explore the pier and the science taking place. Visit: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/events/scripps-oceanography-host-public-tour-pier-site-marine-cloud-experiment Scripps Institution of Oceanography on Facebook / Instagram