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The comic artist was discovered off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, wearing snorkeling gear. First published in 1996, the series he created became a worldwide sensation.

From the organizers: Campana Studios x HSCC present: Native Plants Printmaking Workshop 🌱 Date: October 16, 2021 Time: 12-2 p.m. Location: 530 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA Cost: Donation-based/pay what you wish (Participation includes lino cutting tools, a linoleum block per student, ink, as many prints as the participant would like to roll!) Register now: bit.ly/campanastudios ❀ About the Workshop ❀ Through the creation of regional, drought tolerant, and indigenous plants themed relief prints, participants will gain a hands on understanding on linocut printmaking and learn about the role indigenous plants play in our ecosystem. Workshop provided by @campanastudios and taught by artist Daisy Camacho ( @daydreambydaisy ). ❀ About the Artist ❀ Daisy Camacho is a designer as well as a mixed media visual artist based in San Diego, CA. Her creative work ranges from digital to traditional art, more specifically working with graphic design, illustration, and printmaking. Passionate about visual communication, her work focuses on aesthetic forms and unconventional design which touch on topics such as environmental, social, and mental health issues. Become an effective steward of our local ecology by creating art that reflects California Natives.

Many in Lebanon can't access their life savings because of the economic crisis. A hostage-taker in Beirut surrendered in exchange for some of his funds, which he needed for his father's medical bills.

Encore Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Three communities intersect, sharing histories of forced removal - Japanese Americans who were incarcerated at the Manzanar WWII concentration camp, Native Americans who were forced from these lands, and ranchers turned environmentalists, who were bought out by the LA Department of Water and Power. How do they come together in the present moment to defend their land and water from Los Angeles?

A new article in National Geographic outlines both the necessity of shade for a warming planet and the unequal distribution of shady, tree-lined streets in our cities, including here in San Diego.

Health officials in Los Angeles County now strongly recommend that people wear masks indoors in public places — regardless of their vaccination status — to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus.

This weekend in the arts, the culmination of a pandemic-era program from the city's Commission for Arts and Culture, live performances of a haunting dance production, an outdoor music, art and food festival in Oceanside, a music video viewing party and closing weekend of a very timely virtual play.

In early August the White House invited an all-white group of historians to talk about threats to American democracy.

San Diego County supervisors last week approved a $7.2 billion budget with funding for mental health services and the pandemic recovery. For years the county has maintained hefty reserves. This year it also received more than half a billion dollars in federal aid.

A rental relief program meant to prevent massive evictions is not working as it should, as KPBS investigative reporter Claire Trageser found. Plus: The push is on for a California Assembly bill that addresses learning loss suffered by students during the pandemic and more local news you need. San Diego News Now is KPBS' daily news podcast powered, in part, by listeners like you. Join the KPBS family today by becoming a member online at www.kpbs.org/donate