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  • W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc) were the biggest rock band in Zambia in the 1970s and spearheaded a new genre dubbed Zamrock, fusing influences that ranged from the Rolling Stones to Black Sabbath and James Brown and mixing them with traditional African rhythms and bush village songs. At the peak of their popularity, the band often needed police to keep fans at bay while their lead singer Jagari riled up crowds by stage diving from balconies and dancing manically as the WITCH’s blend of psychedelic rock and African rhythms permeated the surrounding atmosphere. Join W.I.T.C.H., Night Beasts and Breanna Barbara for their live performance at Belly Up Tavern on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Get tickets here! Advanced admission: $20 Day-of-show admission: $25 Reserved loft seating: $35 Ages 21+ only. For more information, please visit bellyup.com/email-builder/witch or call the venue at (858) 481-8140.
  • A CalMatters investigation found that schools had wildly different approaches to stimulus spending — from laptops to shade structures to an ice cream truck. No centralized database exists to show the public exactly where the money went.
  • By G. F. Handel August 12 & 13 @ 7:30pm | Bread & Salt Peter Kozma, stage director Benjamin Bayl, conductor About the work: With a plot echoing a dark version of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” Handel’s operatic drama explores romance, jealousy, and revenge. Peter Kozma directs this inventive production, accompanied by a period instrument ensemble led by conductor and harpsichordist Benjamin Bayl. Opera in two acts with one intermission Sung in Italian with English subtitles Related links: Opera Neo on Instagram Opera Neo on Facebook Opera Neo website
  • The whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands. None of the whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized.
  • Across the U.S., many hospitals have become wealthy, even as their bills force patients to make gut-wrenching sacrifices. This pattern is especially stark for health care systems in Dallas-Fort Worth.
  • Today’s the day -- will Californians throw out Governor Gavin Newsom, or not? What do the polls say? And, city and county officials plan to open a new homeless shelter in San Diego’s Midway District for the chronically unhoused and those with substance abuse issues. Plus, at the Chula Vista campus of Southwestern College in the South Bay, the new fall semester is bringing new opportunities in the arts for students and local residents.
  • On Sept. 9, 2020, the Bay Area sky turned so hazy, it hid the sun from view and glowed an ominous dark orange. In the days that followed, dangerous air pollution in the region skyrocketed as dozens of wildfires burned throughout California, in what became the largest wildfire season recorded in modern state history.
  • Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.
  • As public health funding winds down, gaps in vaccination rates are increasing. Particularly for booster doses, the gap among racial and ethnic groups is widening significantly.
  • Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to regulatory data. NPR found that pollution is concentrated near places where people of color live.
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