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Time for green beers, Irish car bombs, whiskey, tilted kilts, music, dancing, and lucky festivities! San Diego's favorite St. Patrick's Day celebration, "IRISH 4 A DAY" returns to the famous Gaslamp Quarter for 2 days of party shenanigans on March 1, 4 & 15, 2025! This year's event features even more premium party perks from 25+ venues, valued at over $400! Presale tickets start at only $29. But don't test your luck o' the Irish as tix sell out every year! Presented by the world-famous Gaslamp Quarter, in association with the San Diego Tourism Authority, #Irish4ADay is dubbed the most visitor-friendly and inexpensive way to experience DTSD's famous St Paddy's Day party scene! TICKET BENEFITS FREE entries to Gaslamp Quarter's top 25+ spots (all within walking distance along the famous 5th Avenue) Keepsake Irish 4 A Day Passport with a goodie guide by time and a map with pre-planned/suggested routes (self-guided) with meet-up points 8+ Hosted Welcome Shots (bartenders’ choice and unconditional) Exclusive Opening Party at American Junkie San Diego with special entertainment! Finale Party at Vin De Syrah and Good Night John Boy Live entertainment, live music, DJ, dancing, face painting, and more! Exclusive Drink & Dining Deals at award-winning restaurants Play & Stay hotel deals Special $12 Flat Rate Parking for 12 Hours with free overnight at ACE Parking Structure on 707 Broadway Plus more party perks totaling more than $400 in value, so round up your crew and secure your ticket today before the price jumps! Presale tickets start at only $29 (while stocks last) so grab your lads and lassies for the jolliest St. Paddy's Club Celebration in San Diego, California! San Diego's Irish 4 a Day features only premier clubs and bars (not 5 but 25+). The 8+ welcome shots and pizza slice included are also unconditional, meaning you don't have to purchase other drinks to get one (unlike the other crawls). You will also enjoy the freedom of hopping at your own pace to Gaslamp Quarter's award-winning venues! Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-irish-4-a-day-sds-1-st-patricks-day-party-hop-march-14-15-tickets-1087218071519

Learn about physical and cognitive changes, how to evaluate driver safety, local transportation resources, and tips for having difficult conversations about driving. This class is presented by local nonprofit Alzheimer’s San Diego. Pre-registration is recommended. Register >

Visit 14 independent bookstores over three days, collect stamps in your literary passport and earn prizes during San Diego’s annual book crawl.

California voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure that increases pay to doctors with Medi-Cal patients. The Newsom administration missed an early deadline to begin implementing it.

Shahe Koulloukian — founder of Mazvo Car Care Center in Phoenix, master automotive technician, educator, author of “Car Confidential: Insider Secrets About Automobile Ownership, Car Maintenance and Road Safety” and new podcast host (the first episode of “The Car Confidential Show” drops Friday, Nov. 1 on YouTube) — is coming to San Diego for a book-signing event this month. On Saturday, Oct. 26 from noon to 3 p.m., Koulloukian will be at Barnes and Noble in Encinitas to meet with guests and sign copies of their books. He is available for live television segment interviews to discuss his book and new upcoming podcast launch as well as driving and car ownership tips. During segments, the charismatic, witty and extremely knowledgeable Koulloukian can share educational tidbits from his book and topics that will be covered in his podcast including: -Avoiding dealership traps -Holiday hustle hacks (staying safe during the high season) -Surviving teen drivers, oh my! -How to become a road trip pro -Going electric -What to do in an accident -Haggle-free car-buying tips -And more... Each chapter of his book and each episode of his podcast are ultimately about self-advocacy, as Koulloukian aims to help car owners and drivers become their own greatest defenders. Koulloukian released “Car Confidential: Insider Secrets About Automobile Ownership, Car Maintenance and Road Safety,” a witty and user-friendly guide for automobile owners and drivers, in 2023. It is available on Amazon or via carconfidential.net.

Called "buy-now, pay-later" loans, they essentially work the way they sound. Shoppers borrow money to buy goods then pay the loan back over time, often interest-free. Experts share risks and benefits.

With a goal of providing important and useful information on special education law and practice, the University of San Diego School of Law offers its Special Education Law and Advocacy Series (SELAS). This specialized program not only educates participants about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other related laws and includes an in-depth look at Regional Center services, it also offers practical tips for special education advocacy. Past participants have included parents of children with disabilities, professionals working in related fields, school district staff, related services providers (such as speech and language pathologists), attorneys, and others. The series includes six seminars, which may be taken individually or as a complete program. The seminars are taught by experienced special education attorneys as well as a licensed clinical psychologist. No textbook is required and each seminar includes electronic handouts. A “Certificate of Completion” will be given to all enrollees who complete all six seminars in person or by Zoom. **Viewing the recording alone will not qualify for certification. THERE ARE NO CLASSES ON APRIL 5 AND 19.

Chinese exports of rare earth minerals, which are vital to carmakers and other industries, and China's access to high-end technology from the U.S., including computer chips, are high on the agenda.

As a recording and touring artist, James Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years, while setting a precedent to which countless young musicians have aspired. Over the course of his celebrated songwriting and performing career, he has sold more than 100 million albums, earning gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1968. In 2015, he released "Before This World," the first-ever #1 album of his illustrious career. James has won multiple Grammy® Awards, has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the prestigious Songwriters Halls of Fame and in February 2006, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences selected him its MUSICARES Person of the Year. He was also awarded the distinguished Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2012. In November of 2015, James was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, and in December of 2016 he received the Kennedy Center Honors, which are presented annually to individuals who have enriched American culture by distinguished achievement in the performing arts.  In early 2020 he released "Break Shot," a deeply personal and authentic audio-only memoir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his newest album, "American Standard," his 19th studio album, which earned him the 2021 Grammy® Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and gave him the honor of being the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades. Over the past few years James has toured extensively in Europe, Canada and the US as well as recent stops in Tokyo, Manila, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii.  Please note: this is a rental event of The Rady Shell, presented by AEG Goldenvoice; the San Diego Symphony does not appear on this program; gates open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets to be purchased on Ticketmaster: Saturday: https://www.ticketmaster.com/james-taylor-his-allstar-band-san-diego-california-05-10-2025/event/0A006186260B0A4D Sunday: https://www.ticketmaster.com/james-taylor-his-allstar-band-san-diego-california-05-11-2025/event/0A00618626100A51 James Taylor on Facebook / Instagram

The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.