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Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Indigenous Foods and Native Subsistence: Living off the Sustainable Landscape,” featuring Richard Carrico. He will detail how for thousands of years, the Kumeyaay people of San Diego County were more than simple hunters and gathers. Instead, they developed a healthy sustainable cuisine based on native plants, seafood and land animals. Richard Carrico, a Warner Springs resident and wine maker, is a lecturer in the Department of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University and an adjunct professor in the Behavioral Sciences Department at San Diego Mesa Community College where he teaches anthropology. In addition to more than 30 publications in professional journals, Richard is the author of Images of America Series: Ramona; Strangers in a Stolen Land: The Indians of San Diego County from Prehistory to the New Deal and History of the Wineries of San Diego County. He has also authored stand alone chapters in three academic books. Date | Saturday, January 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Location | San Diego Central Library This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit chsandiego.org/public-meetings.

Layoffs across the tech sector often leave immigrant workers with a narrow window to either find a new job or leave the country. This is the story of an AI specialist who was laid off from Instagram.

This was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.

Visit the new Comic-Con Museum for half-price admission in San Diego Museum Month! From February 1 through February 28, residents and visitors are invited to enjoy San Diego County museums, historic sites, gardens, zoo/aquariums and more. For the past 50 years, San Diego Comic-Con has created one of the biggest, most popular conventions of its kind in the world. But the organizers of Comic-Con wanted to do even more to recognize fans and spread the magic of Comic-Con. They created the Comic-Con Museum, a place where fans can come together to celebrate the things they love, not just for a few days each summer, but all year long. A place where the public can learn about areas of art and pop culture of which they may not even be aware. A space where everyone is included, where old fans and new can enjoy the passion, creativity, and imagination of Comic-Con, while learning about science, technology, art, storytelling and much more! Get your Museum Month Pass today! The Museum Month pass is available for free at all Macy’s store locations in San Diego County. Guests can use their Museum Month pass to visit as many museums as they would like. Regular admission rates: General admission: $19.95 Student admission: $14.95 Child admission (ages 4 – 12): $11.95 Child admission (under 30: Free Military admission: $15 Senior admission: $14.95 For more information, please visit sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/museum-month or call the Museum at (619) 546-9073.

Electric cars can help reduce climate change, but they are costly. Some commuters in the city say e-bikes are the best way to get around.

Fleet Week San Diego returns to the Broadway Pier and welcomes the public to meet active service members and tour military vehicles.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Alice in Borderland Season 2, and the films Aftersun, After Yang and Jeanne Dielman.

Premieres Tuesdays, April 19, 26 and May 3, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. This three-part documentary series is a deeply researched investigation of what scientists, corporations, politicians and the public have known about climate change for decades and the many missed opportunities to mitigate the problem.

The world's population continues to grow, but at a slower rate as people have fewer children. The U.N. predicts it will not reach 9 billion for another 15 years.

Global leaders are negotiating about how to cut greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible. Scientists say every passing day, and every tenth of a degree, makes a big difference.