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Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

Our picks for pop culture, comics, music, art, food, drink and fandom events to get a taste of Comic-Con without a badge.

This weekend in the arts: a Project [BLANK] group show; "Arrested Motion" at Thumbprint; "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations" at the Civic Theatre; experimental music and literature at Witches' Tower in Presidio Park; Schubert's "Winterreise" at Le Salon de Musiques; and the soundON festival at the Athenaeum.

How did an Australian band with no hits, modest media coverage and a ridiculous name find a massive audience? The group's metal-forward new album is a perfect example of how it weaponizes niche.

The action takes place all in one day, as 7-year-old Sol attends the birthday party of her father, who's dying of cancer. But Tótem isn't really a movie about death; it's about living.

Trump insiders are working behind the scenes on detailed plans to amass his power so that he can carry out an unprecedented restructuring of the U.S. government and expand executive authority.

From June 12-18, 2023 DISCO RIOT will present San Diego’s only queer-focused movement-arts festival, Queer Mvmnt Fest. Under the direction of local queer dance artists, Desiree Cuizon and Trystan Merrick, the festival features artists who identify as part of the queer, trans and gender-nonconforming dance community in San Diego and beyond. This festival empowers and showcases LGBTQIA+ artists from all backgrounds through performance, workshops, discussions, and classes. The wide variety of FREE programming offers opportunities in queer focused spaces as well as sharing with the general public. Queer Mvmnt Fest highlights the work of BIPOC artists within the LGBTQIA+ community, examining and centering the need for addressing inequity through an intersectional lens. For more information, please visit here. Disco Riot on Instagram

This free public event is an all day celebration of indigenous cultures, a Gathering of Nations, features craftspeople, storytellers and presentations of dance and music. The celebration includes food vendors as well as arts and crafts activities. The event takes place on land near ancient Kumeyaay village sites and allows for education about current Kumeyaay events in the region and at the Kumeyaay College. This public event is free and held both outside at the Greg Cox Civic Complex in Bonita as well as inside the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center and inside the community room at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library. The celebration will also introduce exhibition "Old World/New World" by artist Roberto Salas. Salas has worked with native voices and storytellers from around the world. He is inviting them to the event for a memorable gathering. Honored guests include local Kumeyaay educators. RSVP on Eventbrite to attend this free event Thank you to sponsor Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation. For more information, visit: https://www.gatheringofnations.com/

Encinitas Chamber of Commerce presents annual Oktoberfest and Artisan Faire on Sept. 24, 2023. Over 15,000 expected to attend this free event with German food, beer, music, crafts and festivities. The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce has announced that its annual Oktoberfest will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. This free family-oriented regional festival and artisan faire is open to the public and celebrates German roots and culture. Live entertainment including Bavarian music and dance troupes, German food, international refreshments, two beer gardens and a diverse selection of local artisan products will be featured. A ceremonial parade is slated for Noon. More than 15,000 guests are expected to attend this premier Oktoberfest in North San Diego County spanning1/3 of a mile along Mountain Vista Drive off El Camino Real between Wandering Road and Rambling Road. This is a great opportunity to spotlight your business. Join sponsors like Modern Times, the Family Tent Beer Sponsor, to reach tens of thousands of Oktoberfest attendees. Call (760) 753-6041, email community@encinitaschamber.com or visit encinitasoktoberfest.com for more information about participating and sponsorship. The German roots of Encinitas go back to the northeastern colony of Olivenhain, which was founded by German farmers in 1884. The Encinitas Oktoberfest coincides with Germany's start of Oktoberfest in mid-September.

As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.