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With fighting continuing between rival generals, thousands are fleeing the country and embassies have shut. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warns the violence may spread to other countries.

Some San Diegans priced out of the region are turning to Tijuana for affordable housing. Meanwhile, ballots go out today for the Assembly District 80 race. Also, more than two-million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with the veteran’s care.

Join us for a tour of the newly opened Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla that features the addition of 46,400 square feet of new space for exhibits; and renovations of 28,000 square feet of existing space, including newly designed galleries and a new entrance. The galleries showcase special exhibits and MCASD's permanent contemporary collection, with vertical windows, high ceilings, and skylights to enhance the art and the spectacular views of the beautiful La Jolla coast. Participants also will want to visit the Museum’s Art Park and Sculpture Garden. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s full collection includes approximately 5,600 works of art. Of those, there are approximately 350 works on display in La Jolla and the majority on display downtown, as part of 17-20 exhibitions. The La Jolla works were mostly created after 1960 and represent a variety of media and genres: painting, sculpture, video, installation and drawings. Some of the contemporary artists featured at the La Jolla location include: Andy Warhol, Mark Roscoe, Ellsworth Kelly and sculptor Marion Hassinger. A few pieces of the works of artist Niki de Saint Phalle are also included in the permanent collection. Date: Thursday, July 21, 10 a.m. - Noon Please meet at the Museum of Contemporary Art (La Jolla) entrance. A one-hour tour begins at 10 a.m. at the Museum entrance, led by Educator Norma Schwab. Guests are welcomed to enjoy viewing the museum’s galleries on their own following the tour. Cost: $5/M, $20/NM, 45 Max. Visit: https://www.ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents La Jolla Community Center on Facebook + Instagram

The announcement by the Twitter CEO to suspend Ye came after the conservative social media platform Parler said it had agreed with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West to call off a deal.

The largest Russian Orthodox cemetery outside Russia is in a suburb of Paris. This normally tranquil place has become a battleground between Russia and the West.

Learn how art and activism connect with the Women's Museum of California's series of "Craftivism Classes". In this class, students will learn the history of yarn bombing and create individual crochet squares that will be attached together to form a yarn bomb. The community yarn bomb will become part of the Women's Museum collection and students will be able to take home crochet needles. This class will be taught by Maritza Garcia, a local yarn bomb artist. She creates crochet artwork that she attached outside around trees and walls. Her work is in alignment with a fairly new history of women who crochet artwork as activism. Her work can be found in Barrio Logan and at the Women’s Museum of California. Maritza is a local who was raised in the 92114 zip code. From yarn bombing to femmage, the Women's Museum's Craftivism Classes invites a local artist featured in the museum's current "Crafting Feminism" exhibit to teach participants a crafting skill and how they can use it in their activism. All classes are bilingual and taught in English and Spanish Non-WMC Members: $15 WMC Members: $5 Take these classes on July 12, 2022 at 4 P.M. Follow them on social media! Facebook + Instagram

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to create "Care Courts" that would have the power to compel people with debilitating psychosis into longer-term mental health treatment. Meanwhile, a new study shows San Diego’s existing climate action measure won’t put the city on track to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2035. Plus, this weekend the Will Eisner Week panels open at the Comic-Con Museum.

"Street Legacy: SoCal Style Masters" features close to 100 artists representing the diverse cultural landscape of Southern California. Aspects of graffiti, street art, skateboarding, surfing, tattoos, hip hop, breaking, punk, lowriders, and custom culture will all be explored through a range of media as they work to build an experience that represents what it means to be an artist that is inspired by the streets of Southern California. June 25 – Aug. 28, 2022 Admission: $6-$12 Visit Artcenter.org or call (800) 988-4253. Museum Hours: Monday – Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Thursday – Saturday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday: 1 – 5 p.m.

This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.