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Join HONU SUMO Club and Maximum Effort Foundation on Saturday, February 24 starting at 9 a.m. for a day of sumo, music, food and meeting neighbors and making new friends. The 2nd Annual SoCal Sumo Open is a FREE event that will be held at the City Heights Performance Annex at 3795 Fairmount Ave. on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Kumeyaay people (San Diego, CA). In 2023, HONU SUMO Club & Maximum Effort Foundation held its first SoCal Sumo Open. JJ Jones, Co-Executive Director of Maximum Effort Foundation, was the first Black person in history to organize a sumo tournament in San Diego. Over 60 wrestlers competed in front of more than 200 spectators and fans. Join us as we make history again! HONU Sumo Club and Maximum Effort Foundation dedicate each SoCal Sumo Open to San Diego’s Japanese community of the past, present and future. We honor the Japanese community across all timelines for continuing to share sumo, judo, kendo and other sports from Japan with our community and the world, for their resiliency and love as they still practiced sumo, even while being incarcerated, in internment camps and after being released, with threat of imprisonment due to racism, and for continuing to be in solidarity with oppressed people everywhere. For more information about the 2nd Annual SoCal Sumo Open, if you are interested in practicing sumo or learning more about HONU SUMO Club and Maximum Effort Foundation, visit our instagram at @HonuSumo.

The California legislature is starting a conversation about how to reunite communities that were divided by freeways. For Assembly member David Alvarez, the issue is personal. Alvarez grew up in San Diego's Barrio Logan, one of the most polluted communities in California. He's now chair of a special committee dedicated to correcting the kind of racial and environmental injustices his family has faced for decades.

They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."

On March 28, we will kick off Balboa Theatre’s 100th anniversary celebration with a special Gala performance led by acclaimed pianist, playwright, and actor Hershey Felder! You’ll hear (and sing along with!) 100 years of famous American music - Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and more. Shy singer? Don’t worry, Hershey will guide the audience and ensure everyone feels welcome to fill the theatre with song! Before Hershey takes the stage, experience the majesty of our historic theatre organ, played by renowned theatre organist Ken Double. This evening will be a heartwarming celebration of American music, San Diego, and of course, the beautiful Balboa Theatre. All net proceeds from the evening will benefit the Balboa Theatre Grant Fund, which offsets performance and shared service costs for local non-profits utilizing the theatre. Contact Abigail Buell at abigail.buell@sandiegotheatres.org or call 619.615.4172. For more information visit: sandiegotheatres.org Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

MiraCosta College vocalists host the top solo singers from San Diego County in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Musical Theatre and Commercial Music categories. Auditions for students of all levels take place during the day and culminate with an afternoon showcase of dynamic solo performances by the winners from each category. Daytime auditions are also open to the public. Concert held in the Concert Hall (Building 2400), Oceanside Campus. For more information visit: miracostatheatre.universitytickets.com

North County’s best night market. Presented by Viridian Productions and hosted at Local Roots Kombucha on the 3rd Friday of every month. Live Music | Family-Friendly | Dogs Allowed | Free Parking Treat yourself to a spectacular selection of eats and treats, with over 20 vendors including Pizza, Burgers, Sushi, Donuts, Chick’n Sandwiches, Dumplings, Loaded Fries, Gyros, Tamales, Wings, Noodles, Cookies, Empanadas and so much more. The Vista Vegan Night Market is located at the Local Roots Boochyard, the perfect evening destination for families and friends to gather and enjoy food, drinks and live music. This beautiful indoor and outdoor venue features several seating areas, billiards and other games, a stage and cozy fire pits. This is a rain or shine event. PARKING: There is a free parking lot onsite and free street parking nearby. Learn more: https://www.viridianproductions.com

The Coronado Historical Association invites you to the next lecture of our popular Wine & Lecture series. Richard Carrico, a well-known local historian, has a story to tell. Actually three tragically true stories of young women, one only a child, murdered in San Diego within four months of each other in 1931. San Diego’s sunny image as a beach town with quiet suburbs had a dark undercurrent of femicide. Join Richard Carrico as he discusses his new book, Monsters on the Loose, and examines the tragic murders of three such young women; Louise, Virginia, and Hazel. Over the course of the discussion, you may even find out if Richard has managed to solve one or more of these historic, true crime mysteries. If you have any questions please email info@coronadohistory.org or call (619) 435-7242. About the Author Richard L. Carrico| U. S. Army veteran, writer, and educator grew up in San Diego and has always felt close ties to the land and its people—past and present. He is a well-respected scholar, public speaker, and researcher who has made significant contributions to understanding local Native American culture and modern history. Richard has won several awards for his research and writing. Richard’s work has appeared in more than 30 professional journals and he is the author of four non-fiction books. He also has authored stand-alone chapters in four academic books. In the southern California region, Richard is regularly called upon by print and visual news outlets on a wide range of topics including early to modern history and archaeological discoveries. Between 1975 and 2000 he was cited in more than one hundred news articles including Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Diego Union.

The U.S. already faced shortages in its health care workforce, then the pandemic spurred even more doctors and nurses to retire or leave hospital jobs. Filling those vacancies is a challenge.

Seven Chilean men face federal charges related to a string of burglaries at the homes of six high-profile athletes. NFL quarterbacks Pat Mahomes and Joe Burrows were among the targets.

Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear that lives will be lost as health care programs are cut.