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Nearly 500 journalists have walked out of the Guardian and its sister paper, the Observer, to protest what they see as a betrayal of the paper's values: the planned sale of the Observer to a startup.

Deidre McCalla’s songwriting reveals an unyieldingly honest perspective expressed with a lyric touch that relentlessly celebrates the power and diversity of the human spirit. She learned, at an early age, that life begins with an acoustic guitar. Her first album, Fur Coats and Blue Jeans, was released when Deidre was nineteen and a student at Vassar College. Deidre later studied jazz guitar at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee. With five independent albums to her credit, Deidre has touched audiences from Maui to Maine, from church basements and college coffeehouses to Carnegie Hall. A Black woman, mother, lesbian, and feminist, Deidre has long been in the forefront of Black musicians redefining the understanding of how Black folk do folk. Deidre is riding high on her current release "Endless Grace" which dominated the June 2022 Folk Radio Charts as the #1 Album with the #1 Song, "Shoulder to The Wheel" and the #3 Song, "I Do Not Walk This Path Alone," and finished the year as the #13 Top Album. PopMatters, Rhythms Magazine, and the Folk Alley Listener Favorites Poll ranked Endless Grace among the Ten Best Folk albums for 2022. In 2023, Deidre’s song, "Shoulder to The Wheel," won the 19th Annual International Acoustic Music Award for Best Folk/Americana/Roots Song, making Deidre the first woman to ever win that category in IAMA history. A much-beloved performer, Deidre has shared the stage with a long list of notables that includes Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Holly Near, Odetta, Cris Williamson, and Sweet Honey in the Rock. She has taught performance at Warren Wilson College’s Swannanoa Gathering, and songwriting at Common Ground on the Hill. Deidre’s work has been published in Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology, The Original Coming Out Stories, and Chrysalis: A Feminist Quarterly, and she is featured in The Power of Words: A Transformative Language Arts Reader. Kevin Roth has shared his music with local audiences several times since moving to San Diego a half-dozen years ago. He has impressed listeners with his masterful playing, rich voice, and lyrics that range from profound to hilarious. Kevin began to play the dulcimer in 1972, at the old age of thirteen. At sixteen, he recorded his first album for Smithsonian Folkways Records, which immediately launched him into international fame. Between 1974 and 1984, Roth recorded ten albums with this label, establishing himself as a prominent folk singer and dulcimer player. In 1984, Kevin performed the theme to the PBS-TV children’s show "Shining Time Station," which brought him to another new and much larger market. In 2006, His friendship and collaboration with Noel Paul Stookey, of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, further cemented Kevin in American folk history. His career has taken him to concert and symphony stages around the world, to festivals, to radio and television shows, and two appearances at the White House. As his career grew, Kevin became professionally and financially successful, winning numerous awards and partnering with prominent companies such as Sony, National Geographic, PBS, Random House, and Time Warner. Then came a sudden diagnosis of melanoma, and it changed his life. He had a choice to accept a death sentence or to live. He chose life. Through adapting and combining techniques from his music and performance practice with others that he researched, he found a simple and powerful method to change how he lived. Kevin discovered how to not just survive, but to become truly happy and thrive. Deidre McCalla's Socials: Facebook | Instagram | X

The annual Kids Free San Diego program begins at nearly 60 museums and attractions across the county for the month of October.

Some elected officials are calling it a victory for public safety, while homeless service providers say it criminalizes homelessness.

An artificial reef and headlands will serve as "living speed bumps" to slow ocean currents that wash sand away from Oceanside's beaches.

The VOEPASS airlines passenger plane crashed in a residential area of Vinhedo, Brazil, on Friday.

A Songwriter’s Serenade features an evening blend of acoustic singer/songwriter talent Friday, August 2nd from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. performing at the Maritime Museum of San Diego aboard the elegant Victorian-era 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley. The audience will enjoy an evening of Pop, Folk, Alternative and Americana music genre performances featuring longtime Maritime Museum of San Diego leader, curator, muse and master songwriter Mark Montijo, professional and songwriting power duo Stucky Leigh and international performing songwriter, maker of movies and music Gregory Page. Mark will be accompanied by multi-instrumental artist Lenny Bole. Mark Montijo, former Maritime Museum Curator, Chief Administrator, and Vice President, now spends much of his time writing and performing original music, a career he abandoned in his youth. American Songwriter Magazine generously described his music as “... brilliant songwriting, evoking that gentle, poignant place John Prine brought us to so often, merging the sorrow with some laughter...”, and his recently recorded song “Someone Can Fly” earned him an Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting Award at the 19th Annual Great American Song Contest. Born and raised in San Diego, Lauren Leigh is a professional vocalist and award-winning songwriter known for her unique and versatile voice and powerhouse soul. Lauren has been recognized with five nominations for the San Diego Music Awards and won Best Pop Song in 2022 for her original song “Trust Fall”. She recently paired with Will Stucky, a relative newcomer to San Diego to form the duo Stucky Leigh. Will’s musical background includes a music composition degree in Oklahoma. Now residing in California, he has continued to view music as the main source for experiencing joy, expressing grief, & connecting with good people. London born international performing songwriter Gregory Page spent much of his adult life as a working musician, writing, performing, and traveling the world with his catalog of songs that highlight his unique perspective on life. Page’s music has been featured on BBC, NPR, and film and television soundtracks. Page has also worked with an extensive list of amazing artists, most recently writing and touring with Jason Mraz, but also sharing the stage with other likeminded legends including John Prine, Bob Dylan, John Doe, Jewel, and John C. Reilly. For more information visit: sdmaritime.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

California's three largest utilities received approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers after utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires. The soaring price of electricity has ignited debate about how much California families should bear for the cost of wildfire prevention, whether utilities are balancing risk and affordability and whether the money is being spent wisely.

Stream "Hands Performance" on Black Public Media’s YouTube channel. Being, an AI in a non-binary robot body, journeys through space as they transition seamlessly between signing and dance, their movements express a uniquely Black and Queer non-verbal vernacular. The film combines stunning visuals with a highly energetic score filled with booming bass, synthetic snares, claps, and glitches, resulting in a futuristic sonic experience.

There are plans to move the rail line off the Del Mar Bluffs and into an underground tunnel, but Del Mar residents aren’t too excited about a train running underneath the town. In other news, a San Diego Lifeguard Lieutenant gives us tips on how to stay safe in the water. Plus, a profile of San Diego artists who make art in public, that’s also about the public.