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NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.

First, following recent allegations made against Cesar Chavez, we’ll tell you how Governor Newsom and some San Diego local leaders reacted to the news. Then, the San Diego City Council passed a resolution defining antisemitism. Also, we’ll tell you about new guidelines set by the Encinitas Arts Commission and the impact they could have. Plus, the story of a local duo who just put out a children’s book centered around Persian New Year.

As a recording and touring artist, James Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years, while setting a precedent to which countless young musicians have aspired. Over the course of his celebrated songwriting and performing career, he has sold more than 100 million albums, earning gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1968. In 2015, he released "Before This World," the first-ever #1 album of his illustrious career. James has won multiple GRAMMY Awards, has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the prestigious Songwriters Halls of Fame and in February 2006, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences selected him its MUSICARES Person of the Year. He was also awarded the distinguished Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2012. In November of 2015, James was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor and in December of 2016 he received the Kennedy Center Honors, which are presented annually to individuals who have enriched American culture by distinguished achievement in the performing arts. In early 2020 he released "Break Shot," a deeply personal and authentic audio-only memoir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his newest album, American Standard, his 19th studio album, which earned him the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and gave him the honor of being the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades. Over the past few years James has toured extensively in Europe, Canada and the US as well as recent stops in Tokyo, Manila, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Please note: This is a rental event of The Rady Shell presented by AEG/Goldenvoice. The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert. James Taylor on Facebook / Instagram

Tiki Oasis is a five-night, four-day event including a world class concert, tropical cocktails curated by top mixologists, sunset luau dinner at the historic Catamaran Resort, fashion parades, late night suites soirées, vinyl disc jockeys, huge Tiki art exhibition, 40+ seminars about Tiki and Mid-Century style, design, and lifestyle, a bustling 150+ Tiki Marketplace full to the brim with artists, makers and traders, pool lounging, wedding options, and more! Tiki Oasis is the original and largest Tiki event in the entire world for lovers of Island Lifestyle and purveyors of Polynesian Pop! This year's theme is Psychedelic Tiki - Climb aboard a magic carpet and set sail on an odyssey through an orbit of far out sounds, pop art design, and vibrant, swirling colors to a kaleidoscopic Pacific Island where Tikis are draped in diaphanous paisley fabrics and enormous tropical flowers bloom with the scent of incense and peppermints. The clock has burst, and time has no meaning…Where have you landed? Welcome to the land of Psychedelic Tiki. Marketplace Hours: Ticket Holder Preview ONLY: Friday, August 7: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Saturday, August 8 & Sunday, August 9: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. View daily schedule here: https://www.tikioasis.com/schedule-26 Tiki Oasis on Facebook / Instagram

A new book from a San Diego author explores lessons learned from raising a child with autism, and why laughter is an essential tool for self-care through life's difficult moments.

District leaders said that while technology remains an important learning tool, excessive screen time and passive digital media consumption can "negatively impact attention, academic performance, sleep, social-emotional development, and overall student well-being."

Join The Forum Carlsbad for our Spring Art & Wine Walk on Saturday, April 11 from 2 - 5 p.m.! Stroll through the center to view artwork from visiting artists in participating shops and restaurants. And visit other local artists in the Creative Court, located by the escalators in between Abercrombie & Fitch and Ulta. In addition, we invite guests to stop by the Wine Garden near YETI for a complimentary wine tasting presented by JIMBO'S, San Diego's premier natural and organic foods grocer, complimentary bites from Mirabelle Charcuterie, Carlsbad's premier charcuterie company where ingredients are fresh, and JIMBO'S will be serving vegan Tahini Puffs. Guests can also listen to live acoustic music by the talented Marelle and watch Bella Bowman paint live near the Wine Garden, as well as take photos in the Wander Wagen near the Koi Pond. There will also be a Pressed Flower Bookmark workshop hosted by Wild Creative and Free in the Breezeway near the Koi Pond. Proceeds will benefit The Flower Fields Foundation. The Forum Carlsbad on Instagram

While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive.

A Social Network follow-up, the real-life origin story of the movie Rocky, and more movies our critics are looking forward to this fall.

According to state law, campus police can own military weapons to uphold safety as long as they report it to the public. However, not every college follows every part of the law, according to an investigation by CalMatters into all 148 public colleges and universities in California.