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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the CARE court program into law this week. We speak with a mental health advocate with a personal connection to the issue about how CARE courts might help people like her son. Then, a Navy arson trial is about to get underway, more than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard. Also, for our weekend arts preview: contemporary art, some soul, dance, and kickball.

Hugo Crosthwaite's stop-motion animation portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci will be installed in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

In Africa, there is a shortage of specialists and a lack of financial support for families who can't afford therapy. We look at how three families are coping.

Environmental groups and tribes say the proposal would protect desert ecosystems, cultural resources and recreational land enjoyed by the valley’s communities of color.

Pancho Gonzalez: Warrior of the Court. The story of arguably the greatest tennis player in the history of tennis. In partnership with Sherman Heights Community Center and California Arts Council, on March 2, Cine en Sherman presents "Courting A Warrior: The Pancho Gonzalez Story," a film by Danny Haro and Ernesto Quintero This is the story of one of America’s first sports superstars. He didn’t possess the necessary bloodlines of his sport, nor did he possess the “All American” look and background. But women loved him, men were drawn to his hoodlum appeal and his opponents dreaded playing him. Join us for the Q&A with the filmmakers after the festival! RSVP NOW

Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

Writer and podcaster Kara Swisher wrote her memoir, Burn Book, about her disillusionment with many tech moguls. It recounts more than three decades covering the tech industry.

The Baltimore Sun was bought last month by David D. Smith, a media executive known for his conservative political advocacy. He's already changing the nearly 200-year-old newspaper.

While not all of Street Fighter 6's experiments succeed, they lay the foundation for the series to grow and prove it's the premier fighting game of 2023.

Sibyl Rubottom presents a visual memoir of her work from the last six decades, blending exploration with inspiration and comprising a variety of mediums: paintings, etchings, prints, artist books, collages, and soft sculpture. Central to her collection are artists books, her primary focus for over 25 years. She describes her work as “connecting folk traditions with a broad gamut of sensibilities, melding the boundaries between poetry and image making.” Sibyl’s books dive into concepts ranging from the celestial to the alphabetical. Her most enduring theme is water and its power to transport us across time and space—whether immersed in it or simply observing it. Sibyl Rubottom holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Yale University. The exhibition can be viewed in the AAC Gallery at the Athenaeum Art Center (1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113) during open hours, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and every second Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., during the Barrio Art Crawl, and by appointment. Artist Talk: Saturday, January 14, 5–8 PM (during the Barrio Art Crawl) Related links: Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram