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If you’re writing a story, real or imagined, you’ll need both a “who” and a “where”: a character (or characters), and the place (or places) in which they exist. The problem is, it’s easy to focus on the “who” and neglect the “where”; to focus on character and minimize the environment. A house is a house, right? A tree is a tree. Nope. Not if you want to lift readers out of their own world and put them into one you create. This class series will help you do that by learning better ways to: Make settings come to life. Avoid dull, threadbare or cliché descriptions. Connect settings to scenes, and scenes to story. Unite characters with their world. (Who would Catherine Earnshaw be without the moors? Huckleberry Finn without the Mississippi River?) So, settle into your preferred chair in front of your favorite computer, and enter a fresh new world of writing. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2026-04-06-scene-and-setting-with-mark-clements/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

"A PLACE TO BREATHE" explores the universality of trauma and resilience through the eyes of immigrant and refugee healthcare practitioners and patients. This documentary intertwines the personal journeys of those who are transcending their own obstacles by healing others. Combining cinema vérité and animation, the film highlights creative strategies by which immigrant communities in the U.S. survive and thrive. We will have an after film conversation led by distinguished Panelist: Dr. Sayone Thihalolipaven, Dr. Leopodline Matialeu-Forde, Dr. Darwin Fishman and Dr. Megan Parch. The moderator will be Buki Domingos. Watch the film trailer

In a world dominated by streaming, Lou Curtiss' vast collection of music finds new life at Folk Arts Rare Records. We hear the stories of the musicians whose work he helped preserve and explore vinyl's unlikely survival in the '90s and 2000s, and why physical media is making a comeback.

In a last-minute budget deal, California legislators accidentally exempted a broad category of industrial facilities from environmental review.

An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

At its annual developers' conference, Apple put the spotlight on new AI features, while highlighting security and child safety — and critiquing the company's AI competitors.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, June 29, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. At Punta Banda, we join Pro Esteros volunteers working to protect the endangered Western Snowy Plover. Afterwards, we meet Chef Moumen Nouri, who brings the vibrant flavors of Morocco to Valle de Guadalupe with his restaurant Kous Kous.

Kevin O'Malley, a former part-owner of the San Diego Padres and minor league baseball team owner, has died. His father, Peter O'Malley, says he died from complications of sepsis in Santa Barbara.

Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help.

The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart.