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The Trump administration filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking it to lift lower-court rulings blocking Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois.

Under the law, shoppers could pay 10 cents for thicker plastic bags that needed to be reusable and recyclable. But the makers of the bags labeled them as recyclable even though they were not — recycling facilities cannot process them and they end up dumped in landfills, incinerated, or in the state’s waterways, Bonta said.

The 60th Annual Poway Rotary Parade will take place on Saturday, September 13, at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., and starts from Pomerado Road and Poway Road and continues to Bowron Road. 2025 Theme: Celebrating Heritage and Unity! Check www.PowayRotaryParade.org for updates and more information! Poway Rotary Parade on Facebook

Local author Emily Greenberg’s debut collection of experimental short stories explores blurred lines between truth and fiction, with settings ranging from Kellyanne Conway's perspective on inauguration night to a chance meeting between Paris Hilton and Thomas Pynchon.

Join us for an entertaining day of friendly competition and community celebration at Bayside’s 3rd Annual Bocce Ball Tournament! Grab your team of four players and get ready to showcase your skills or cheer on your favorite team at Amici Park in the heart of Little Italy on August 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bayside Community Center on Facebook / Instagram

The Besos Jazz Trio has been stirring up audiences with vibrant performances of music and dance since 2017. These worldly performers are a study in balancing traditions. With roots in Mexican ballet folklorico, Claudia Gomez plays percussion and tap dances. Evona Wascinski, from Poland, brings a classical virtuosity to the upright bass. And Beston Barnett, a Nashville native, plays manouche guitar and sings in five languages. “We keep it loose but alive; we leave space for what each of us does best,” says Wascinski. Together, they improvise, sing, and dance their way through an eclectic stew of swing tunes and sambas, boleros and musettes, original compositions and more. Visit: https://www.encinitaslibfriends.org/ Friends of the Encinitas Library on Instagram

LIFE at MiraCosta College presents "FREE FRIDAY" Lectures! This Friday at 1 p.m. “I Got This!” Eric Blehm, NYTIMES bestselling author, presents an unforgettable keynote exploring the life of Navy SEAL Adam Brown, based on his book “Fearless”, a story of grit, redemption and fearless character. At 2 p.m. LIFE will celebrate 30 years of Amazing Speakers who have shared stories, adventures, Art, Music, Science, Inspiration, and so much more. Help us celebrate!

The Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra will perform an all Brazilian music concert featuring arrangements by CCO's Domenico Hueso. Featured artists include vocalists Fagner Bernardo and Lexi Pulido, with Combo Elo (pianist Jim Guerin, percussionist Julien Cantelm, guitarist Nikko Nobleza). Sorprano Emma Berggren will sing "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" with CCO cellists Daniel Grab and Peter Ko joined by 6 guest cellists of the La Jolla Symphony. The Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra on Facebook / Instagram

The world is opening up again, and now’s the best time to dust off your travel journals and memories and learn about travel writing. Have you crossed the country on a motorcycle? Explored Tuscany as a wine expert? Have a great travel memoir to write? Award-winning travel writer/author, Lenore Greiner, will help you develop your area of expertise and choose your travel writing niche. Get practical advice on story angles, deciphering writers’ guidelines, pitching your work, and press trips for free travel. Plus, she’ll cover freelancing and digital opportunities, blogging, social media, authoring your travel memoir and 2025 travel trends. Includes a free workbook with 45 travel writing prompts, examples of travel articles and their structures, ledes, a sample writers guideline, a story pitching guide, and more. If you’re ready to tell your travel stories, then dive in with Lenore and sign up for this popular, engaging class. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

For the last few years, she’s helped lead research efforts as part of UC Davis’s Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project, which monitors a population in Briones Regional Park in the Bay Area. The native squirrel can be found throughout California, as well as a little into Southern Oregon and the Baja California peninsula.