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Self-Love Self-Portrait is a creative and empowering workshop designed to help participants reconnect with themselves through art. Through guided reflection, gentle prompts, and intentional observation, participants will explore identity, personal narrative, and emotional well-being while creating a self-portrait in drawing or painting. Led by artist and muralist Gloria Muriel, the session encourages self-acceptance, compassion, and curiosity, offering a safe, welcoming space for creative expression. No prior art experience is required — all levels are encouraged to participate. Learning Goals: • Cultivate self-love, confidence, and personal awareness through art • Introduce accessible drawing/painting techniques for self-portraiture • Create a supportive, culturally inclusive environment • Celebrate individuality, lived experience, and personal stories Thursday February 19, 2026 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free entrance. RSVP: elizabethb@casafamiliar.org The Front Gallery. . . . Autorretrato del Amor Propio es un taller creativo y enriquecedor diseñado para ayudar a los participantes a reconectarse consigo mismos a través del arte. Mediante la reflexión guiada, ejercicios sencillos y la observación consciente, los participantes explorarán su identidad, su narrativa personal y su bienestar emocional mientras crean un autorretrato en dibujo o pintura. Dirigido por la artista y muralista Gloria Muriel, el taller fomenta la autoaceptación, la compasión y la curiosidad, ofreciendo un espacio seguro y acogedor para la expresión creativa. No se requiere experiencia previa en arte; todos los niveles son bienvenidos. Objetivos de aprendizaje: • Cultivar el amor propio, la confianza y la autoconciencia a través del arte • Introducir técnicas accesibles de dibujo y pintura para el autorretrato • Crear un ambiente de apoyo e inclusivo culturalmente • Celebrar la individualidad, las experiencias vividas y las historias personales Jueves 19 de febrero de 2026 De 11 a.m. a 2 p.m. Entrada gratuita. Confirmar asistencia: elizabethb@casafamiliar.org Galería The Front. Gloria Muriel/Glow on Instagram

The new efforts are part of Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force. Several alleged fraud schemes have been prosecuted in federal health programs, and states have acknowledged it's a legitimate concern. But some have pushed back on the administration’s aggressive tactics.

Several lawmakers around the state — including L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn and state Senator Shannon Grove, who represents a large swath of the Central Valley — have called for César Chávez Day to be renamed “Farm Worker Day” in light of the allegations.

County officials released a report Saturday that found the average daily population at the center has increased by approximately 200% in recent years, and said the increase is raising public-health concerns.

David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who documented tragedy and hope, was killed in Afghanistan in 2016 along with NPR's Afghan interpreter and fellow journalist Zabihullah Tamanna.

A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Local archaeologist and historian Richard L Carrico will be joining us to talk about his latest book, El Presidio de San Diego; Excavating Southern California’s Lost City, where he uncovers San Diego’s first European settlement. Founded in 1769, the ruins of upper California’s first mission and fort lie buried beneath the landscaped hills in Presidio Park. Carrico’s extensive research on the presidio and its people include materials from Spanish archives housed in Mexico City and Berkeley, Kumeyaay oral tradition, and nearly a decade of archaeological excavation at the site - two seasons of which Professor Carrico himself directed. In this talk, he will delve into the men, women, and children who lived and died at the presidio. About the Lecturer: Richard Carrico is an Army veteran and award-winning author of non-fiction and historical fiction. He focuses on eclectic topics that vary from Indigenous people, Spanish colonial history, archaeology, and, most recently, true crime. Carrico grew up in San Diego, California and has travelled extensively in Mexico and France in search of archaeological sites. He taught history, anthropology, and Native American studies at San Diego State University for thirty years before retiring in 2024. Visit: Archaeology Lecture – Excavating Southern California’s Lost City San Diego Archaeological Center on Instagram and Facebook

Communities across the U.S. are turning small plots of land into highly dense forests that grow quickly. Turns out these forests have roots to a decades-old planting method that originated in Japan.

Months after shocking sexual abuse allegations against deceased labor leader César Chávez came to light, the city of San Diego replaced signs on the former César E. Chávez Parkway.

Nearly a third of California voters are undecided in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.