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In honor of the late Sam Hinton, we will gather for a day of music in Old Poway Park. Some of our favorite performers will be back on the pavilion. There will be storytellers and music jams. We’ll have shaded seating. The Poway Farmers Market will be happening until 2 p.m. Admission is free. Here is our schedule: • 10 a.m. Special Mystery Guest! • 11 a.m. Trails and Rails. Walt, Paula, and Mike will be playing and singing their collection of classic American folk tunes. • 12 noon Blues and roots musician Nathan James • 1 p.m. Watson, Beldock, and Beach. Paul Beach’s bass anchors David Beldock’s flowing guitar and Peggy Watson’s spectacular voice. They’ve been writing and recording relentlessly through the pandemic. Come hear their new songs. • 2 p.m. Zzymzzy. This gypsy jazz ensemble will make you want to dance. • 3 p.m. Greg Gross and Friends. Greg has had a long involvement with numerous San Diego music institutions, including San Diego Folk Heritage. He moved away last winter, but he’s back for a brief appearance at the Sam Hinton Folk Festival. Visit https://sdfolkheritage.org/events/sam-hinton-folk-festival-3/ San Diego Folk Heritage is on Facebook + Instagram

A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle.

Premieres Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9 p.m on KPBS TV + PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 16 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. It’s hard not to notice: our weather is changing. From longer, hotter heat waves, to more intense rainstorms, to megafires and multi-year droughts, the U.S. is experiencing the full range of impacts from a changing global climate. At the same time, many on the front lines are fighting back – innovating solutions, marshaling ancient wisdom, and developing visionary ideas.

While many industries have suffered as a result of COVID 19 the Biotech industry has grown. Carlsbad's GenMark Diagnostics was bought by Swiss Pharmaceutical Giant Roche for $1.8 billion. This is thanks to its development of rapid testing kits which has put San Diego in the spotlight for bringing innovation to the market during a pandemic.

Canada's prime minister has introduced gun-control legislation that would freeze new handgun purchases, and introduce a mandatory buyback program for some assault-style weapons.

A day earlier, a Texas judge temporarily blocked the state's abortion bans from being enforced against doctors who perform abortions in cases of medical emergencies and fetal anomalies.

Climate advocates are giving the San Diego region mixed reviews when it comes to developing climate action plans. Meanwhile, the president of the San Diego Humane Society has returned from his trip to Poland to help the pets of Ukraine. Plus, a recent study suggests military veterans might be more likely than civilians to develop eating disorders.

UNICEF and the World Health Organization issued the paper. It shows "that formula milk marketing remains unacceptably pervasive, misleading and aggressive," says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of WHO.

This week the European Parliament approved new rules that will introduce a single universal charger for all manner of electronic equipment. Could this become the world standard?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is trying to lead an effort to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards around artificial intelligence. But lawmakers have a lot to learn.