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El Chingon, the “Bad Ass Mexican” hotspot at 560 Fifth Ave., will kick off a summer of soccer with viewing parties, shareable bites and match-day specials beginning Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, July 19. Hours: Monday - Sunday from 11 am - 2 a.m. Throughout the tournament, El Chingon will serve up game-day specials while fans catch all the action. Offerings will include birria pizza, featuring 16-inch flour tortillas layered with slow-braised beef birria, mozzarella cheese, onions and cilantro, topped with avocado cream and served with a side of consomé for dipping, priced at $20; Doritos Nachos Supreme, an extra large bag of nacho cheese Doritos with queso ahumado, pico de gallo, Chingon cheese blend, jalapeños, avocado cream, Mexican citrus cream and chiles torneados, priced at $16, with the choice to add shredded chicken, shredded beef, pollo asado, chile relleno, carnitas, birria, carne asada and shrimp; and the shareable All In Fries platter, a potato-packed mountain with carne asada, pollo asado, al pastor, carnitas, Chingon cheese blend, jalapeños, pico de gallo and Mexican citrus crema, priced at $35. Additional match-day specials will include half-off wings during games, with six wings priced at $5.50 and 12 wings priced at $9.50, available with a choice of barbecue, buffalo, spicy chipotle or mango habanero sauce and served with ranch and spicy carrots. Fans will be able to catch all the action across El Chingon’s lineup of high-definition TVs and massive LED screens throughout the venue. More information about El Chingon is available on the website at ElChingon.com/San-Diego.

The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which debuted in 2024 with nearly $400,000 in seed money from Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs, will return in expanded form this fall for its third year at multiple venues on both sides of the border. The event will grow from three days in 2024 and 2025 to four days this year. Free concerts will take place in downtown Tijuana and downtown San Diego, along with a paid concert at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, for which tickets go on sale May 30 at sdtjjazz.org. This year’s roster includes drum dynamo and five-time Grammy Award-winner Brian Blade with his genre-blurring group, The Fellowship Band, and Panamanian-bred piano great Danilo Pérez, who is a three-time Grammy-winner. Blade and Pérez were both longtime members of the late saxophone legend Wayne Shorter’s quartet. Pérez, who heads the Global Jazz Institute at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, will perform here with the SDSU Jazz Ensembles and the Ensenada-based La Covacha Big Band. Also set to appear is 2022 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition-winner Lucia, a native of Veracruz. Lucia performed here at the 2025 festival with her jazz band. She is returning with a four-man son jarocho group that features her father, Ramón Gutiérrez, a keen musical improviser and master of the four-stringed requinto. In addition, the festival will present San Diego and Tijuana performances by the seven-piece Mingus Dynasty, which features tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, pianist Helen Sung and Russian-born bassist Boris Kozlov. The band pays tribute to the music of modern jazz pioneer Charles Mingus and will perform some pieces from his classic 1957 album, “Tijuana Moods.” Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and UC San Diego music professor Anthony Davis is a lifelong Mingus fan. He has agreed to write a new piece for Mingus Dynasty to play at the festival, which is now seeking underwriting for what will be a world premiere if funding is found. San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival on Facebook / Instagram California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Facebook / Instagram

Salt & Straw is teaming up with some of the country’s most celebrated chefs to churn their signature flavors into five decadent scoops. The Chef Series, available from May 29 through June 25 at local scoop shops and nationwide shipping, features ice creams from Tyler Malek, co-founder and head ice cream maker of Salt & Straw, in collaboration with some of the country’s most celebrated chefs that are love letters to the flavors and techniques that made them famous. San Diego Locations include: Little Italy, UTC, Del Mar One Paseo, One Paseo Flavors in the series include: Cheesecake with Salted Yuzu Curd - made in collaboration with Seattle based, James Beard Award winning chef Brady Ishiwata Williams (Tomo, Canlis), this flavor features salted vanilla ice cream studded with fluffy hunks of vanilla bean Japanese soufflé cheesecake, tangy yuzu curd and shards of yuzu white chocolate stracciatella.  Hong Kong Milk Tea with Toasted White Chocolate - made in collaboration with Los Angeles based chef Mei Lin (owner of Daybird and 88 Club and competitor and judge of Tournament of Champions) this flavor features rich, aromatic vanilla and black tea ice cream swirled with custardy condensed milk and finished with toasted white chocolate feuilletine cookie crumbles.  Chocolate Caramel Smoked Budino - made in collaboration with Miami based chefs Alex Meyer and Luciana Giangrandi behind the Michelin starred Boie De and Walrus Rodeo , this flavor features velvety chocolate olive oil custard flecked with smoky-sweet caramel candied hazelnuts and is swirled with an indulgent sea salt caramel drizzle.  Starling Sweet Potato Buckwheat Crumble - From Dan Barber, iconic chef of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Upstate New York and co-founder of Row 7,  this flavor features starling sweet potato ice cream, sweet potato miso swirl, and sprouted buckwheat Florentine crumble.  Caramelized Plantain with Spicy Pecan Toffee (v) - From James Beard Award Winning Chef Gregory Gourdet (Kann in Portland, Maison Pasarelle in New York), this flavor features creamy brown sugar spiced plantain ice cream layered with pockets of caramelized plantains, habanero pecan brittle and pieces of tender almond-plantain cake. Salt & Straw Ice Cream on Facebook / Instagram

First, we’ll tell you why one measure on your November ballot could make it harder to pass other measures in the future. Then, a new policy passed last week is supposed to create more transparency in our local government. Also, we’ll tell you about another anniversary happening on July 4th that doesn’t belong to the United States. And finally, ground has broken on a new project along Chollas Creek.

Los estadounidenses están divididos según líneas partidistas sobre la acción militar de Estados Unidos contra Irán, de acuerdo con encuestas realizadas desde el inicio de la guerra, y la mayoría de los sondeos muestra que la oposición es mayor que el apoyo.

Celebrate 70 years of protecting, preserving, and caring for Cabrillo National Monument at Cabrillo Under the Stars, Cabrillo National Monument Foundation’s signature annual fundraising event. Guests will sip and savor tastings from local favorites, dance to live music by That Beatles Cover Band, and connect with fellow-park lovers and park personnel. Celebrate Cabrillo National Monument set against the backdrop of panoramic ocean views and the illuminated city skyline, and learn how your support helps Cabrillo National Monument Foundation protect the park’s habitats, history, and visitor experiences. Cabrillo National Monument Foundation on Facebook / Instagram

Regional transit agencies said the fare increases are needed to offset rising costs.

Watch Duty, a free cellphone app that tracks fires, became a vital tool for millions during the 2025 LA fires. The nonprofit app will now monitor flooding across all 50 states, expanding as climate change increases extreme weather events.

Experience a transformative journey with "A Walk with Yáamay," a series of free, site-specific guided “art walks” presented by New Village Arts. Led by a council of Indigenous artists and curators, these immersive tours blend natural exploration with live poetry, song, visual art, and performance. Drawing inspiration from "Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California," this experience invites you to become part of the narrative. Every participant will be provided with a journal and pencil to capture personal reflections, sketches, and insights as the performance unfolds around them- as well as a copy of the anthology. The "A Walk with Yáamay" program is proud to partner with Queer Sol Collective, the poets of Yáamay, and local parks and recreation spaces to bring this experience to life.

The Marine Room’s signature "High Tide Dinner Series" returns for summer 2026, inviting guests to enjoy one of Southern California’s most memorable oceanfront dining experiences. The series offers a rare opportunity to dine just feet from the surf as waves crash dramatically against the restaurant’s windows. Timed with the full moon and some of La Jolla’s highest tides of the year, "High Tide Dinners" will take place on June 13–15, July 12–14, and August 9–11. This year has two distinct dinner experiences including: "Rising Tide Dining": Begin the evening with an early seating from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. as the tide begins to rise along the La Jolla coastline. This experience offers a contemplative view of the ocean as the shoreline slowly shifts throughout dinner. Guests may enjoy a limited à la carte menu or a three-course menu priced at $125 per person. "High Tide Dining": Experience The Marine Room at its most iconic as the Pacific reaches its peak and watch nature put on a full display with waves crashing against the restaurant's windows. Beginning at 7 p.m. indulge in a specially curated four-course dinner accompanied by live music, priced at $165 per person. Guests may also upgrade to the Chef’s Table Experience for $250 per person, which includes curated wine pairings, enhanced courses and a take-home gift. Visit: The Marine Room’s 'High Tide & Rising Tide Dinners' Return