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In her return to short stories, the Interpreter of Maladies author returns to fiction that powerfully conveys her characters' efforts to navigate geography and culture to find a place in the world.

Take charge of your heart health! Join us at TrueCare’s family-friendly Love Your Heart Health Fair, in partnership with the County of San Diego and Live Well San Diego. TrueCare’s Love Your Hearth Health Fair, in partnership with the County of San Diego and Live Well San Diego, will feature FREE blood pressure checks and blood pressure monitors (while supplies last). The community health fair will also offer a wide range of wellness resources for a healthy heart tailored to families and individuals of all ages. There will be fun, interactive activities for kids and free food boxes with fresh produce (while supplies last), alongside TrueCare’s mobile unit with flu vaccines (while supplies last). Additionally, San Diego’s Blood Mobile will be on site to accept blood donations. The fair will present an opportunity to access a variety of resources, including health insurance enrollment assistance, resume reviews by TrueCare’s human resources team for anyone interested in working at TrueCare, and a voter registration booth. No-cost children’s dental screening, and HIV and Hepatitis C tests will also be available. Love Your Heart is an annual event in which organizations join together to educate the community on heart health. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure and don’t know it, because most of the time there are no obvious symptoms. This event helps people understand what their blood pressure is and what the blood pressure numbers mean. As a recognized Live Well partner, TrueCare is hosting this free public event for the entire community to celebrate Love Your Heart Week and American Hearth Month in February. Attendees can meet several of TrueCare’s friendly medical and dental providers and team members who are passionate about ensuring health care for all. Community partners participating with TrueCare at the event include Live Well San Diego, San Diego Blood Bank, Migrant Education, California State University-San Marcos, Mathru Krupa, and Southern Care Resource Center. For more information, call (760) 736-6777 or visit www.truecare.org/events. About TrueCare | TrueCare is a community-based health center serving North County San Diego and South Riverside with comprehensive, quality health care services. TrueCare champions health care for all, making their services available to everyone regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. They offer a sliding scale of low to no-cost care for self-paying patients who qualify, along with flexible payment options. TrueCare also accepts a wide variety of health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, Medicare, and some commercial health plans. For over 50 years, TrueCare has remained steadfast in its commitment to patients, their families, and its communities. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to delivering a superior and compassionate health care experience to more than 64,000 patients every year, reducing barriers and increasing accessibility to quality care. TrueCare serves its communities in San Diego and Riverside Counties through 21 health centers and WIC offices, providing primary care, pediatric, women's health, behavioral health, dental, chiropractic, acupuncture, podiatry, and cardiology services. In addition, TrueCare offers many other community support services such as mobile care, transportation to clinic appointments, insurance enrollment assistance, weekly food distributions, and integrated nutrition education, starting with breastfeeding. For more information, please visit here.

Director Matthew Vaughn explains the inspiration behind "Argylle."

The annual march, part of Jerusalem Day, a national holiday, regularly inflames Israeli-Palestinian tensions. This year those tensions were even higher because of the war in Gaza.

In collaboration with Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) and the San Diego Asian Film Festival, join us on Free Third Thursday, February 15 for a film screening of "Wisdom Gone Wild" by Rea Tajiri. "Wisdom Gone Wild" is a vibrant and tender cine-poem. Rea Tajiri collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia. Made over 16 years, the film blends humor and sadness in an encounter between mother and daughter that blooms into an affectionate portrait of love, care, and a relationship transformed.  Refreshments will be available for purchase from The Kitchen.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / YouTube. After decades of relative stability, the U.S. energy revolution is beginning to shift the dynamics of the energy market. Once dependent on the Middle East for much of its energy, the U.S. is now producing more of its own - potentially freeing America to pursue a new foreign policy in the region.

Join the Women's Museum of California on May 25 for a book talk with San Diego Women Hall of Fame inductee, Maria Garcia. Maria Garcia is an educator, writer, Chicana activist, retired elementary school principal, and historian. Her current book titled WE MADE SAN DIEGO tells various stories about Latinos that contributed to the history of San Diego. The book took five years to write and is an oral history of various aspects of the community. The book tells of community activists who have worked to affect social issues. Date | Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 6pm Location | San Diego History Center Purchase tickets here! $10-$20 Join us at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park to listen to Maria talk about her new book, her inspiration to write it, and learn about the impact Latina women have made in San Diego. Refreshments will be provided. Seats are limited so please purchase your ticket ahead of time. For further information on this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-talk-we-made-san-diego-by-maria-garcia-tickets-328400102547

Spending time outside in scorching weather can put you at risk of heat stroke or exhaustion. Here's what to watch out for and how to stay safe.

A mobile medical clinic offering mental health care has sought to help Palestinians dealing with war-related anxiety, especially vulnerable communities, such as Bedouin tribes.

Encore Sundays, June 1 at 8 p.m. - June 15, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV / Seasons 1 - 9 are available to stream with KPBS Passport! Season 10 premieres Sunday, June 15 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV! It’s 1961 and times are changing in Grantchester. Will has begun to seek new challenges elsewhere, while Geordie and Cathy deal with an independent Esme being free in a dangerous world. It’s not long before Reverend Alphy Kottaram arrives as the new vicar, immediately enchanted by the glorious village. But will the locals ever be able to accept him as one of their own?