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SANDAG's bold vision to expand railway service in the region is facing new headwinds in the wake of the recent midterm election.

Veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin spent years covering China. In a new book, they untangle how China built its formidable digital surveillance apparatus.

Come grow with us! North County African American Women’s Association, Sisters Soaring To New Heights Women’s Conference promises to equip you in becoming your best self! This multi-generational conference is designed to help participants center growth energy on self! It will create spaces for you to explore your mental, emotional, professional and financial health. You will experience with your community sisters how to increase your overall wellness, develop leadership skills, explore your entrepreneurial skills, and see you anew! The goal of this conference is to provide you with a space for community building, networking, and creating ally relationships with women and teens. You will be inspired, empowered, and engaged in meaningful conversations and activities on your personal and professional journey to self care and self actualization. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Wednesdays@7 presents The Torres Cycle - Wilfrido Terrazas Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at 7 p.m. Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Purchase Tickets: music.ucsd.edu/tickets General Admission: $15 UC San Diego Faculty, Staff, Alumni: $10 Students: Free with ID Watch Livestream: music.ucsd.edu/live The Torres Cycle (2014-2021) by Wilfrido Terrazas is a music ritual which honors and celebrates the seven cardinal directions: North, South, East, West, Above, Below, Center. It comprises seven compositions for diverse instrumental ensembles which incorporate improvisatory and spatial strategies to ask fundamental questions about location, orientation, belonging, and seeking sanctuary. The Torres Cycle invites humans to engage in processes of reconciliation between us and the places we inhabit and their histories. The Torres Cycle was released as an album by the New York-based label New Focus Recordings in April 2022. Check out the album: https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/wilfrido-terrazas-the-torres-cycle/

1-3 p.m. Visioning A World Without Rape Culture CSUSM Student Workshop Whether or not you are a survivor of child sexual abuse, 100% of us were raised in rape culture. In this workshop, we will hear excerpts from the "Mirror Memoirs" audio archive, in which Black, Indigenous and of color LGBTQI child sexual abuse survivors respond to the questions of what healing, justice and a world without child sexual abuse would look like. Participants will also engage in somatic exercises to stay centered in their bodies and use a variety of art and journaling-based prompts to add their ideas to the "Mirror Memoirs" toolkit.  5:30 p.m. Keynote "Mirror Memoirs" is a national storytelling and organizing project intervening in rape culture by uplifting the narratives, healing and leadership of LGBTQI Black, Indigenous and of color survivors in the movement to end child sexual abuse. Founded by nationally recognized survivor activist Amita Swadhin in 2016, the project has grown from an audio archive of 60 survivor storytellers across 15 states to a national organization with 650 members and a growing network of accomplices. Amita will share some of their own journey to becoming an abolitionist and engaging in the work to end rape culture as their life's work. Finally, they will share some of the lessons from the Mirror Memoirs audio archive, the rationale behind the organization's intersectional, abolitionist approach and an invitation into its membership network. 

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development.

Note: Though this class is offered as part of the Certificate in Poetry, there is no pre-requisite to join this class. All students, members, and nonmembers are encouraged to enroll. The students in this workshop will delve into the more formal forms of poetry styles; their histories and contemporary usage. We will continue to discuss the design and organization of complete books of poetry, both the chapbook and the full book. OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this workshop, you will have: Become familiar with the syllabic forms, prose poems, sonnet, pantoum, short poem, villanelle and sestina Dissected the different approaches to poetry book organization Read and analyzed two books of poetry Presented to the class the results of research on one book of poetry WEEK 1 Introduction to Poetry Four, review tips for evaluating a book of poetry, poem critique, workshop etiquette. Poetry Forms-syllabic poems (haiku, Hybum, Landay, etc.) Homework: begin to pick/order your books. Each student will choose two poetry books to study. Take home writing prompt. WEEK 2 Prose poetry, the short poem Read and critique workshop WEEK 3 The sonnet, the Pantoum Read and critique workshop WEEK 4 The villanelle, the sestina Read and critique workshop WEEK 5 Discussion and student presentations on poetry book structure. Each participant will choose two books of poetry and complete the analysis of both the poems and the structure/organization of the books, submit, by week 5, a one to two page analysis of the books and be ready to give a short presentation about the findings to the class of one of the books. Poem prompts will be given each week with the anticipation that the participants will generate new work. Participants are expected to actively participate in the read and critique portions of the workshop. Certificate Discount If you buy all five of the workshops in the certificate separately, the total cost amounts to $900. If you purchase all five of them as a package, you will receive a 20% discount and will only pay a total of $725. This discount is only good for members. Enroll in Package Disclaimers Please note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. If you enroll in this class less than 24 hours before it begins, please either send us a message or email us at programs@sandiegowriters.org to request your link. Please be advised that it is best to register at least a week before the start of a class to help our instructors prepare and ensure that it does not get canceled or rescheduled. Policies regarding registration, refunds, cancellations, etc. can be found on our policies page. If you would like to provide feedback regarding this class, please feel free to complete an evaluation form.

10th Annual Taste of Mission Hills features 31 participating purveyors of delicious tastes! Includes FREE Old Town Trolley Transportation! Experience an evening of palate pleasing tastes in Mission Hills, one of San Diego’s premiere dining destinations. Our Restaurant Owners, Chefs, Cheese Mongers, Baristas, Bakers, and Ice Cream & Popsicle Makers will create preparations sure to captivate your taste buds. From international to local, thirty-one (31) participating purveyors of delicious tastes, including long established and very new arrivals in Mission Hills, and even a recipient of the prestigious 2021 Michelin Plate award, will be featured at the 10th Annual Taste of Mission Hills happening on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m. And, included in the price of each TASTE ticket is trolley transportation to within steps of each participating venue. The more than 5 mile taste route includes West Lewis Street, Ft. Stockton Drive, Goldfinch Street, West Washington Street, Reynard Way and India Street, and promises the 10th Annual Taste of Mission Hills will be the best ever! Taste of Mission Hills is hosted by the Mission Hills Business Improvement District and it is the annual fundraiser for this non-profit organization. This year’s Title Sponsor is US Bank, Mission Hills branch whose generous donation supports the growth of the event and helps keep ticket prices low. Old Town Trolley service is being offered freely to TASTE ticket holders again this year due to generous TASTE Trolley sponsorships from John Ealy owner of Harley Gray Kitchen & Bar, and Hailey and Merritte Powell owners of La Puerta Mission Hills. The nine (9) trolley stops are listed on the back of each ticket. Every fifteen minutes a trolley will pick up and drop off at each designated TASTE trolley stop. On event night, please look for the TASTE trolley stop signs. Generous Good Neighbor sponsorships have been provided by Brad Wise Chef and Owner of Cardellino and Lazy Acres Natural Market – Mission Hills. Ticket Information: In addition to purchasing online, you may purchase tickets in-person in Mission Hills (Cash or Credit* accepted) at four locations including: •US Bank, 610 West Washington Street •DixiePops, 301 West Washington Street •Backbone Floral, 910 Fort Stockton Drive •Lewis Fay Kitchen Collective, 1620 West Lewis Street Only 600 tickets will be sold. Purchasing in advance at one of the above four locations will allow ticket holders to avoid needing to pick up tickets at WILL CALL on the date of the event. *Tickets purchased with a credit card will include a small processing fee.

Sometimes we find belonging in the most unexpected places. And sometimes, we find it buried deep in our own histories — in our own family legacies, as Patty Krawec did.

This weekend in the arts: Experimental electronic music at Bread and Salt; Shellie Zhang at ICA San Diego North; "Modern Women" at San Diego Museum of Art; the San Diego Symphony's "Noel Noel"; "The Nutcracker" in Balboa Park; and The New Pornographers at the Belly Up.