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Maxable, a team of San Diego-based Accessory Dwelling Unit experts, is set to host California’s first ever citywide ADU Tour and Expo on Saturday and Sunday, June 11 & 12 in San Diego. The two-day event will feature an Expo with speaker presentations on Saturday June 11 from 9-2 p.m. at Marston Middle School (3799 Clairemont Drive, San Diego 92117), and a citywide tour of ADUs throughout San Diego on Sunday, June 12 from 10-2 p.m. For Saturday’s expo, Maxable is bringing in a host of knowledgeable professionals in the ADU space to educate attendees on the latest regulations, budgets, planning, timelines and more. A number of licensed general contractors, architects, lenders and city officials will be on hand as well to answer questions. They include Michael Prinz, Program Manager at the City of San Diego; Jared Basler, known as “The Godfather of Granny Flats;” Seth Voiron, Founder & CEO of Design Appruv; Caitlin Bigelow, Founder & CEO of Maxable; Luca Brammer, Co-Founder of Proteus Homes, and Meredith Stowers of Cross Country Mortgage. Tickets for the Expo and ADU Tour start at $30. Maxable is on Facebook

Free concerts at noon every other Monday from fall through spring. No wonder the Mini-Concerts are the longest-running and one of the most popular classical music series at the library! The concerts feature both local and touring musicians, prize-winning students, university music faculty members, local chamber ensembles, and the repertoire also includes jazz, folk and world music. Violinst Kenneth Liao will perform the first half of the program unaccompanied, and his San Diego Symphony violin colleague Igor Pandurski will join him for the second half, but on piano. Date | Monday, April 11 at noon, doors open at 11:50 p.m. Location | The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library There are no physical tickets for these events. Seating is first-come; first-served. For more information, please visit ljathenaeum.org/events/mini-concert-2022-0411 or call (858) 454-5872.

In announcing the step, the CDC pointed to the surge in COVID-19 cases in China. The measure will go into effect on Jan. 5 for all passengers over the age of 2.

Some doctors in Texas are so worried about the abortion bans, they hint to patients with pregnancy complications, "I've heard traveling to Colorado is really nice this time of year."

The University Heights Historical Society is hosting two free webinars about the benefits and the process for historically designating your home. Now is an excellent time to think about historically designating your home not only because of Mills Act property tax benefits, but because of new state tax incentives for the rehabilitation of historic structures. Schedule • Thursday, March 24 – Amie Hayes, Senior Historic Resources Specialist with Save Our Heritage Organisation, will present Historic Designation: Facts, Process, and Benefits. • Thursday, March 31 – Doug Mengers, Senior Archaeologist/Historian with PanGIS, Inc., will present Historic Designation: Research and Report Preparation. Register here! These workshops are free and open to the public. Registration required. For more information, please visit uhhs-uhcdc.org/blog/free-webinars-on-researching-and-designating-your-historic-home or call (619) 297-3166.

Fox News stars, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, privately derided then-President Donald Trump's assertion he'd been cheated of victory in 2020, even as the network amplified such claims.

Based on an actual criminal case in France in which a Senegalese woman killed her baby daughter, Alice Diop's film is rigorous, powerful and crackling with ideas about isolation and colonialism.

Join I Love A Clean San Diego for our free Spring Cleaning workshop at the Encinitas Library. Come discover ways that natural cleaning products can reduce waste and save money. We’ll show you effective recipes for household cleaners, identify specific low-waste swaps, and review how to recycle right. You’ll also learn about resources for donating and recycling textiles, toys, and those other hard to dispose of items. Leave with the tools and ideas you need to live more sustainably and reduce what you’re sending to the landfill! Attendees are invited to participate in our Make and Take activity. Create your own all-purpose cleaner from our bulk items to start your zero waste journey with one entirely waste free product! In addition, attendees can bring in gently used items you were planning to donate and participate in the Swap ‘n’ Shop! Participants can exchange or donate those items, giving them a second life and keeping them out of the landfill. Some example items that have been brought to past workshops include clothes, nail polish, stereos, pet supplies, books, CDs, picture frames, kitchenware, Halloween costumes, etc. Date | Thursday, April 21 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location | Encinitas Library Register here! This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required to attend. For more information, please visit cleansd.org/event/spring-cleaning-workshop-4-21 or call (619) 291-0103.

Ken Block, an action sports legend who also co-founded Hoonigan Racing, died on Monday at 55 after his snowmobile fell backwards on a steep slope.

Cross-border COVID travel restrictions have kept Tijuana shoppers from visiting San Ysidro stores, which means a large number of businesses near the border have closed or have been struggling to stay open. Business owners are hoping that will change now that the travel restrictions at the border have been lifted. Plus: California’s economy is roaring back, food banks are battling rising food prices and more of the local news you need.