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Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.

As a parent, it can be tricky to navigate the most pressing issues of our time: racial injustice, climate change, school violence, and economic inequality. But we also have an immense opportunity to teach our children that their words and actions can truly transform the world. Wrestle with the challenges, ask the questions, and explore practical ways of empowering your children for justice with this online book discussion group for parents! Gathering Wednesday evenings via Zoom from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginning Wednesday, February 16, we'll read and respond to "The Sandbox Revolution," which features diverse voices on topics such as education, money, anti-racism, resistance, spirituality, disability justice, and Earth care. Our intimate-sized discussion group will be a brave space free from correcting, comparing, and competing. Bring your struggles, hopes, fears, and questions! For more information, please visit belovedsandiego.org/parenting-for-justice or call (858) 223-6418.

The school choice window is open now for six weeks for parents who want their children enrolled in a specific San Diego Unified school. Meanwhile, advocates are calling for the reopening of friendship park at the border. And, some military base names may be changing. Last month a federal commission began taking suggestions for replacing confederate names for military bases.

More than a thousand people crowded the front steps of the California Capitol on Monday to protest the state’s requirement that all children get the coronavirus vaccine to attend public and private schools. In San Diego, protestors gathered at Balboa park. Meanwhile, enough people are vaccinated that experts are cautiously optimistic that there won’t be a huge surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths this winter. Plus, the results of a new survey says teenage military dependent’s mental health is suffering.

A theory about online candle reviews and COVID cases was put under the microscope, and has taken on new relevance amid concern at the lack of official data heading into another winter.

Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has been awarded the Hilton Humanitarian Prize for helping millions in crisis, talks about unprecedented challenges and dreams of a better future.

An Israeli raid on West Bank targeted a new Palestinian militia.

Changes are coming to local police departments after two new laws were signed last Thursday by Governor Gavin Newsom. Following the case of Britney Spears, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that will reform California's conservator-ships. Plus, marines return home from a harrowing journey guarding the airport in Kabul.

The directive from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart came hours after federal law enforcement submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they want to keep secret as their investigation moves forward.

Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian in the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane.