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Join us for a delightful afternoon and book launch, “All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents” with poet and artist Jane Muschenetz. “ Written with humor and heart during the pandemic and the Russian invasion of her home country of Ukraine, Jane’s debut poetry chapbook is a poetic exploration of life as an outsider, our fraught relationship with societal norms, and our common humanity. Ukrainian-born, Russian-speaking Jew, Jane (Yevgenia!) Muschenetz was granted asylum in San Diego as a refugee from the USSR when she was 10 years old. Jane Muschenetz on Facebook / Instagram

Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers.

Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday.

Nancy Worlie is the chief of strategic projects at KPBS.

Class #723 Friday, May 19 | 1 - 3 p.m. | $35 Grossmont Learning Center - Located in the mall across from Barnes and Noble Age 50 + Renowned singer-songwriter: Gregory Page takes time away from his international tour to grace San Diego Oasis with his haunting and illuminating songs. And opening the show is local singer-songwriter Peter Bolland. Join us for two hours of folk music heaven as acoustic guitars, soaring voices, and songs of love, longing, and memory take us all on a journey deep into the landscape of our own hearts. Gregory Page on Facebook / Instagram

Heat impacting inland areas will peak Wednesday and Thursday ahead of potentially widespread rain brought on by Tropical Storm Hilary that could drench most of the region early next week.

North County’s newest hospital is preparing to open Wednesday with Kaiser’s San Marcos Medical Center.

Slap on your roller skates, pump up the glitter, and get hip to the muses in "Xanadu," the laugh-out-loud musical stage adaptation of the 1980 film, starring Olivia Newton John. This Tony Award-nominated, hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitation’s others set for you, is the rare musical with a big heart, an even bigger funny bone, and a tongue stuck firmly in its cheek. “Probably the most fun you’ll have.” - The New Yorker Book by: Douglas Carter Beane Music and Lyrics by: Jeff Lynne & John Farrar Director: Jason Blitman Choreographer: Allison Bibicoff Music Director: Richard Dueñez Morrison Rating: PG-13 For more information visit: sdmt.org/shows/xanadu

San Diego is now among the highest-cost metro areas in the nation.

The special election will go to a runoff, according to a KPBS race call.