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Westbrook's one-woman show, "Shelter" explores homelessness.

In a 3-1 vote, California's transportation regulator allows self-driving car companies to expand their programs in the state — despite opposition from police and fire departments.

Día de los Muertos at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Nov. 1, 2022 The California Center for the Arts, Escondido welcomes the community to celebrate the 27th Annual Día de los Muertos celebration. It’s an opportunity to gather together as a community to honor and remember our loved ones. The festivities include altars available to personalize, dance performances, craft tables, music and an artisan craft market. Free admission Visit: ArtCener.org or call 800-988-4253 California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Facebook

Join us for the San Diego Decameron Project Anthology Book Launch at the Central Library. Inspired by "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio, written in 1348 during the Black Death (1346-1353) in Europe and Asia which killed 75 to 200 people, local San Diego County authors were invited to submit previously unpublished stories for the San Diego Decameron Project. Date | Monday, March 21, 2022 at 6:30pm Location | San Diego Central Public Library Register here! Visit the link below to access the 100 winning stories including performances of the top 10. As with the original "Decameron", the 100 stories have been published in a book that will forever document for future generations how San Diegans coped during the Covid-19 pandemic. For further information on this event please visit the website: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/san-diego-decameron-project-anthology-book-launch

Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. AND NOW WE RISE is a portrait of Samuel Johns, a young Athabaskan hip hop artist, founder of the Forget Me Not Facebook Group for displaced people in Alaska, and activist for a cultural renaissance as he heals from his own legacy of historical trauma.

It’s been a rainy week in a rainy December, and tonight another storm is expected to arrive in San Diego County, bringing even more precipitation. Plus, a new investigation by the New York Times took a closer look at the growing network of paid experts, doctors and researchers used to defend police departments when a person dies in police custody. Also, state and local water agencies are moving forward with a massive ground water rescue plan. Then, experts say more parents are reporting declining mental and physical health since the start of the pandemic. Throughout the year, we profile San Diegans making a difference. We revisit a piece about a high school student who is a member of the San Diego Unified School Board. And a piece on a Poway man who relocates rattlesnakes. Lastly, a new book of essays by local writers, "Reclaiming Our Stories in the Time of COVID and Uprising," chronicles how San Diegans' lives have changed due to the pandemic and increased calls for racial justice.

Come learn about how the Mission Valley Friends of the Library support our mission! This meeting is both in-person and on Zoom. If you would like a Zoom link so that you can participate, please email MissionValleyFriends@gmail.com. Audience: This event is recommended for adults. Children are welcome!

Nearly $19 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding will go to 28 local entertainment venues, theaters and museums throughout North County San Diego and South Orange County, it was announced Monday.

On Wednesday, the streets around the San Diego Convention Center were already flooded with fans who are here for the year’s biggest pop culture get-together.

From the organizers: Teros Gallery presents FLOURISH: a celebration of the generative nature of AAPI Heritage Month through multi-disciplinary art from across the Asian diaspora. This show is a celebration of heritage, culture, care, and solidarity showcasing the abundance of Asian American & Pacific Islander creativity despite all odds and the fertility of communalism that allows the culture to permeate. Opening reception: Saturday, May 28 from 5-9 p.m. at Pixley's Oddities. Featured artists: Tarrah Aroonsakool @yungyokouno Lilia Calip @bruce__bogtrotter Jules De Guzman @gentle.them Thao Huynh French @thaofrenchart Chesiree Moanamaliealoha Katter @moanamaliealoha Colin Choy Kimzey @sco.lin jon lardizabal @jon.lardizabal Goldie LaMoar @goldie_el Maya Grace Misra @mayapapaya07 Carmela J Prudencio Carolyn Ramos @somaramos Nhuy Reid @nhuyreid T. Jay Santa Ana @tjaysantaana Camille Simard @angrysoundgrrrl Kat St. Aubin @st.aubin_k Kim Sweeney @kimswny Flyer by @goldie_el Related links: Teros Gallery on Instagram 'Ghidorah Lives': A Love Letter To Organizers Past, Present And Future (KPBS feature)