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Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award.

Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.

A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders that LGBTQ+ rights organizations say are unconstitutional.

Curious about entrepreneurship but not sure where to start? This 5-day course is designed for teens excited to learn about starting their own businesses. Through lectures from UC San Diego faculty, teamwork, exercises, and discussions with founders of startups, you’ll learn how to come up with viable business ideas; understand the marketing mix and choose your target customer; and develop your positioning and entrepreneurial strategy. The program culminates with a team pitch to expert judges from our startup community! Audience: 9th through 12th grades Location: Homeschool Resource Center REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/launchpad-entrepreneurship-boot-camp-412712

The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4% in May, down from 4.1% in April, but above last year's 3.6 %, the state Employment Development Department announced Friday.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee tells the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports that it has an "obligation to comply" with an executive order issued by President Trump.

In this six week class students ages 13-17 will begin by learning the basics, focusing on 3 essential steps of the throwing process: centering, opening, and pulling. Students will be led in working with ceramics, hand-building and wheel throwing, learning slab construction, pinch pots, surface texture, clay impression and more. Skills: Proper hand placement, sculpting, proper tools knowledge, learn to create functional wares, problem solving All materials are included. Wear clothes that can get messy! Visit: Teen Wheel Throwing (6 weeks) ICA San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Taxes on second homes. Combining police departments. The city taking over SDG&E. There was plenty of news this weekend at Voice of San Diego’s Politifest, the annual festival of local politics and civic debate.

In this provoking presentation, Sheri Nasim, President & CEO of the Center for Executive Excellence, helps participants understand how to clarify, codify, and deploy their purpose as a performance accelerator. Drawing on examples from history, the latest research, and client case studies, she helps leaders reconnect to the backbone of what they exist to do. Discover the five levels of organizational purpose engagement and walk away with a roadmap for leveraging purpose as a competitive advantage and performance multiplier.

San Diegans are gathering to help those impacted by the LA wildfires. We explore what's helpful, and what's not.