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Organized labor and community member support shifted to District 9 candidate Sean-Elo Rivera after opponent Kelvin Barrios suspended his campaign last month. Plus, in an ongoing series, KPBS is examining data tracked by the county to monitor coronavirus in the region, including community outbreaks. And our picks for arts and culture events this weekend include the San Diego International Film Festival, live music and drive-in jazz.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rana Mitter, professor of the modern China's history and politics at the University of Oxford, about President Xi.

A highly-produced multimedia reading series, The VAMP Storytelling Showcase presents an evening of several writers performing works with audio and visual accompaniment revolving around a changing theme. February’s VAMP Storytelling showcase is a romp of stories about what happens in bed, the place we commit haunting sexual acts, indulge our untreated depression in marathon bouts of sleep, drive our otherwise sane partners to homicidal rage with our sleep apnea; literally anything is possible in bed! Put a towel down and get ready to tell the kids the sounds they heard were just you eating mac n’ cheese! Date | Friday, February 24 at 8 p.m. Location | Whistle Stop Bar For more information, please visit sosayweallonline.com/vamp or call the venue at (619) 284-6784.

Born in 91, on the last year of the Soviet Union Tommy Cash experienced a blend of the Baltic ghetto and the lingering Russian heritage whilst growing up. His creativity derives from the cultural capital of post Soviet sceneries and the sounds of the leaders of western rap music. Unpacking the layers of Tommy Cash you’ll find a genuine admiration for the iconic three stripes Adidas, equestrianism, Russian carpets and Kanye West all of which construct the conceptual artist who is capable of smashing preconceptions and transcending boundaries of sexuality, genres and history. Date | Sunday, February 13 at 9 p.m., doors open at 8 p.m. Location | The Casbah Get tickets here! For more information, please visit seetickets.us/event/Tommy-Cash or call the venue at (619) 232-4355.

Multi-hyphenate artist keshi announces his headlining “HELL / HEAVEN,” tour taking place this Spring with shows in Europe and North America. He’ll be making stops in London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, and many more cities before finishing his tour in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Keshi arrives to San Diego with his "HELL / HEAVEN" Tour on Saturday, June 18 at The Observatory North Park at 7 p.m. Get tickets here! General admission starting at $130. For more information, please visit concerts.livenation.com/keshi-san-diego-california-06-18-2022 or call the venue at (619) 239-8836.

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Encore Thursday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / No longer available on demand. Brothers Manuel and Valente Valenzuela both volunteered and fought in Vietnam. Fifty years later they are among thousands of veterans who are being deported. The brothers don their uniforms for one last fight, to bring all the veterans back home.

In the extraordinary new age of subtitled streaming and globalized filmmaking, the Oscar category is becoming a caricature of itself as a relic of the past.

Hurricanes — whether big or small — manage to damage or destroy most things in their path. But palm trees tend to escape a hurricane's fury. That was definitely true after Ian.

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

If you often have pain, bloating, urgency or other symptoms of gastrointestinal distress, you may have IBS. Here's how to find relief, using the latest science and a new generation of apps.