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Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

The head of the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to allow Elon Musk's DOGE team to help find "further efficiencies" at the mail agency. But the agreement limits DOGE's access to USPS employee records.

The banned words include: women, disability, bias, status, trauma, Black, Hispanic communities, as well as socioeconomic, ethnicity and systemic.

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN: A Farewell to 530 South Coast Highway Awake Service: December 14th, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Burial Site Programming: Begins January 2025 Gallery hours are 12-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday (Holiday hours may vary) From the organizers: OCEANSIDE, CA — Something about this cycle of gentrification feels permanent, like the tide has turned and will never recede. For generations, Oceanside was the city to come back to—a sanctuary where the rhythm of life was steady, the waves welcoming, and roots ran deep. But now, for many generational renters and working-class families, the city has become unrecognizable, slipping further away with each passing year. In collaboration with artist Marisa DeLuca, Hill Street Country Club invites the public to honor and mourn the Oceanside we once knew. Our exhibition and community gathering, What Goes Up, Must Come Down, reflects on the loss of affordable housing, familial spaces, and cultural authenticity in the face of aggressive gentrification. About the Artist: Marisa DeLuca is an Oceanside-based artist whose work delves into themes of home, displacement, and identity through mixed media, including painting, sculpture, and photography. A recent graduate of San Diego State University, Marisa’s art bridges the deeply personal with the universal, offering a lens into the transformative moments of her own life while reflecting on broader social changes. Her practice is rooted in memory and materiality, often using repurposed and site-specific found objects to tell stories of resilience and loss. Marisa’s recent works have focused on familial spaces and the erasure of community identity, exploring the psychological and socioeconomic impact of displacement on those most vulnerable to the sweeping changes of gentrification. Solo Exhibition by Marisa DeLuca: As part of the farewell programming, Hill Street Country Club is proud to present a solo exhibition of Marisa DeLuca’s work. Titled “What Goes Up Must Come Down”, this collection reflects on the impermanence of home and the emotional landscape of leaving a place behind. The exhibition, running from December 14, 2024, til Escrow Closes, will showcase Marisa’s poignant mixed-media installations and oil paintings that capture the tension between lost futures and the inevitability of change. An Oceanside Transformed: As Hill Street Country Club faces displacement from its beloved home at 530 South Coast Highway, many farewells are tied to California’s Ellis Act, which allows property owners to evict tenants in order to "withdraw" properties from the rental market. This policy has been increasingly exploited during the pandemic to issue no-fault evictions, often under the guise of minor renovations. Between 2020 and 2023, California saw a 40% rise in no-fault evictions, with cities like Oceanside disproportionately affected as landlords sought higher returns from an influx of wealthier residents. Policies originally designed to provide flexibility for landlords now serve as catalysts for widespread displacement, uprooting families, artists, and small businesses. Marisa and Hill Street share a profound connection to this transformation. The pier fire and subsequent renovations, a poignant metaphor for the city’s prioritization of tourism and affluence, parallel the displacement of its long-standing community pillars. Looking Ahead: During the Burial Site Programming beginning in January 2025, Hill Street Country Club will share its future plans and vision for supporting Oceanside’s creative community. As we transition to a new chapter in Barrio Logan, we remain committed to Oceanside’s artists, audiences, and the legacy of fostering cultural engagement. Hill Street will continue beloved programming such as the Oceanside Zine Fair, High Tea Music Festival, and Gentry Fries, ensuring these initiatives remain rooted in the city. We also aim to explore new opportunities, including land acquisition for a permanent community art center near the coast, offering studio spaces and a creative hub for future generations. Our commitment is steadfast: to amplify local voices, preserve authentic storytelling, and provide spaces for creativity and connection in Oceanside, even as the city evolves. A Funeral for the Oceanside We Knew: Join us on December 14th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, for an awake service celebrating what once was. This gathering will honor the memories we’ve created in this space: the laughter, the art, the collective dreams that gave life to our gallery and community. 14 Years of Labor, Love, and LegacyHill Street Country Club has been a beacon for Oceanside’s creative community for 14 years, providing an accessible and authentic space for artists and neighbors to connect, create, and thrive. As we commemorate our contributions to Oceanside’s cultural landscape, we invite you to reflect with us on the power of community art spaces and the cost of their loss in the face of gentrification. Hill Street Country Club thanks you for being part of this journey. Let us celebrate the Oceanside that shaped us, even as we prepare to move forward. Together, we honor the past and embrace the future, knowing that every ending seeds a new beginning.

The World Food Programme, a U.N. agency and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is facing cuts in its budget that experts are describing as "unprecedented."

Local wineries generated $51.7 million in gross sales last year, a 5% decline from 2023. However, sales were still more than double what they were in 2016.

Morning Edition's First Amendment series looks at the cost of speaking out or staying silent in the scientific community, amid pressure from colleagues or officials in Washington.

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “The History of San Diego As Seen Through a Wine Glass,” by Richard Carrico, at 10:30 am November 16, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. Anthropologist, historian, and perhaps most importantly, wine maker, Richard Carrico will take the audience back through more than 240 years of wine making in San Diego County. We will have answers to these questions: who made the first wines; what and where was the first commercial winery; and is it true that at one time San Diego County rivaled Sonoma in wine production? What was the role of our indigenous people in the wine industry? In a well illustrated PowerPoint presentation, Carrico will stress how wine history is a clear reflection of our county’s history as a whole. Today we are experiencing a renaissance of wine making and once again, San Diego County is poised to take its place among the wine growing regions of the United States. Richard L. Carrico, award winner writer, educator, anthropologist and wine maker, is a retired lecturer in the Department of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University and lives in Warner Springs. His research has made significant contributions to our understanding of the local Native American and Hispanic cultures. He is also a principal in his firm Recuerdos Research where he serves as a consultant to local Indian tribes, government agencies and private firms. He has a master’s degree from San Diego State University in both History and Anthropology, and has completed classes on wine making at UC Davis. Richard’s books will be available for sale and signing during a tasting after his presentation. Visit: chsandiego.org/

Lydia Millet's characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author's talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.