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Noche de Gala is Corazon de Vida’s flagship fundraising event in San Diego, taking place on Saturday, November 11th, 2023, at the iconic U.S. Grant Hotel. This year’s soiree will boast a cinema-inspired theme of times past, Hollywood’s Golden Age, highlighting a time when films of the 1930’s-1960’s inspired everyone to dream big and wish upon a star. The evening is set to begin with a champagne greeting in the beautiful Bivouac Ballroom, featuring tastings of premium brand mezcal and wine, paired with period-informed live music. Exciting silent and live auctions are to be expected. A sit-down dinner and program will follow in the historic Presidential Ballroom. The event will attract over 350 caring and purpose-driven people, all bound by their desire to make a difference in the lives of children with the hope of a bright future. Vintage-inspired attire is optional. About Corazon de Vida Foundation (CDV) Since its founding in 1994, Corazon de Vida has been on a mission to end child abandonment by breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. We provide life-changing support to orphaned and abandoned children in Baja through a network of 10+ orphanages that provide a loving home to over 500 children. The orphanages we support are all located within a couple of hours from the Mexico/ San Diego border, giving us the ability to stay connected and aware of their most pressing needs. Support covers food, shelter, utilities, care, and education needs for K-12 students, as well as scholarships to university & trade school for teens that have aged out of the orphanage system. We are creating future leaders that will in turn make their communities and country better and safer for those that follow. For more information visit: e.givesmart.com

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

David has been KPBS' Investigations Editor since 2019. David has been practicing the art and craft of journalism for 25 years, always with an emphasis on investigative and explanatory news. He first came to San Diego in 2000 to join the San Diego Union-Tribune’s I-team. While at the UT, David produced award-winning stories on San Diego’s high rate of officer-involved shootings, corruption involving contractors in Iraq, and misuse of donor funds at the local Red Cross. In 2008, he joined Voice of San Diego, the pioneering local nonprofit news start-up, as a senior reporter and assistant editor. During his time there, David wrote and edited investigative pieces on San Diego City Hall, the local biotech industry, and charter school operators. He left VOSD in 2009 to help launch Voice of OC, an Orange County-based nonprofit newsroom. For eight years David supervised a team of staff writers and freelancers focused on investigating Orange County government and politics. Most recently, he’s worked at EdSource, a nonprofit newsroom focused on statewide issues in education. He produced an in-depth series on chronic absenteeism in rural school districts. Early in his career, David worked as an assistant producer for Dateline NBC. He earned a B.A. from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

The San Diego Early Music Society is thrilled to welcome back the Belgium-based ensemble Vox Luminis, under the direction of Lionel Meunier, after their sensational San Diego debut in 2019. The ensemble will present a program of four early Bach cantatas: Actus tragicus (BWV 106), Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (BWV 131), Ach Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (BWV150), and Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (BWV 12). Specializing in German, Italian, and English repertoire from the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the group is known for their exquisite and rigorous approach to this repertoire that has made their name “enough in itself to spark a tingle of anticipation” on album releases (Gramophone). “Vox Luminis’s squad of up to 15 voices sing with the utmost sincerity of expression” (David Vickers, Gramophone, 2023). Related links: San Diego Early Music Society: website | Instagram | Facebook

Chinese automakers are winning over European consumers as part of a big push to enter markets abroad. Their success has sparked alarm among rival companies and lawmakers.

In a sign of Navalny's ability to inspire the public, in 2017 his followers chanted words in Putin's hometown that are among the most dangerous to utter in their country: "Russia without Putin."

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.

The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events.

Backers of a move to replace San Diego Gas & Electric with a municipal utility are calling out utility efforts to defeat their initiative.

It's a presidential election year, which means political campaigns and advertisements will be everywhere for all to see.