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Balboa Park features succulent plants from around the globe. Some are strikingly beautiful in their symmetry while others are alien looking, as if from another planet. Each has found hundreds of similar and unique ways to thrive in arid environments where most life forms are unable to survive. This tour will examine the clever adaptations and beauty of the many fascinating forms. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

In the heart of the park, but tucked away from the main thoroughfares, are unique landscaped areas brimming with a rich variety of beautiful plants often overlooked by park visitors. These hidden nooks combine little-known park history with one-of-a-kind floral specimens. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

Balboa Park’s tree canopy features trees from around the world that have monument status in the State of California. These “Guinness Book of World Records Flora” are frequently noted in online lists of amazing trees. This tour will point out their unusual features and provide background on some of their uses in their countries of origin. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

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Join us at Mantra Sukha Tea Lounge on December 28 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a heart-centered evening of reflection, release, and intention as we prepare to welcome the new year. Guided by herbalist Haylee LaCroix, this gathering offers space to consciously close the chapter of the past year and envision what you wish to call forward in the one ahead. The evening will include drum healing, a hawthorn plant meditation, and time for community connection, creating a grounded and supportive container for inner listening and renewal. Hawthorn, a plant long associated with the heart, protection, and transition, will guide us as we soften, release, and set intentions rooted in clarity and care. This gathering is open to all and no prior experience is necessary. Come as you are, bring a journal if you wish, and allow yourself to be held in ritual, sound, and community as we step together into what’s next. Mantra Sukha on Facebook / Instagram

The community is invited to Seaside Center for Spiritual Living’s 24th annual New Year’s Eve Ceremony, a magical event to welcome 2026 in joy and peace. Dissolve what you want to release for 2025 and set powerful intention for 2026 in a supportive community. Available on Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. Registration is appreciated but not required. You can find the Zoom link on the registration site: https://seaside.breezechms.com/form/NewYearWaterCeremony2025. Appropriate for teenagers through senior citizens. Contact Rev. Dr. Christina Tillotson at christina@enhancing.com for more information. Seaside Center for Spiritual Living on Facebook / Instagram

George and Lennie are migrants with a dream; a dream of a better life, a place where they can belong, where Lennie feels safe and George can be somebody. But this is the Great Depression, not many dreams come true in a time where a few have plenty but most have nothing. When the friends take a job on a farm in Salinas, tragedy unfolds leading to a heart-breaking decision. A story of enduring friendship, John Steinbeck’s classic novel is more than 85 years old, but with themes of economic migration, racism and prejudice, it remains a parable for our times. DIRECTOR: Teri Brown PRODUCERS: Cydney King & Nancy Roger CAST: John Carroll, Nicolas A. Castillo, David R. Crowell, Tom DeLorenzo, Aion Harrison, Steven Jensen, Tom Kilroy, Knight Padilla, Michael Rodgers, and Alyssa Salacup "Of Mice and Men" contains adult themes, language and racial bias. This production is best suited for those over the age of 13.

Based on a proposal by Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson- Remer, the board directed the chief administrative officer to send a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture administrator calling "for the immediate release of the (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) contingency reserves and use of existing federal transfer authority to sustain food benefits for families during the federal shutdown," along with waiving a required timeline for reviewing the letter.

Just 17% of the state's consumers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in the first quarter of 2025, up from 15% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and unchanged from a year ago, the California Association of Realtors announced Friday.

See The Roots perform live on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 at 7 p.m. at The Magnolia Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. *Times and support acts are subject to change* All Ages Welcome Tickets purchased from third-party outlets cannot be verified by our box office. If you have any issues with a third-party purchase, you must contact the third-party outlet directly. Purchase your Premier Parking in advance to SAVE! $10 in advance and $20 day of show. Join us for our Plaza Pre-Party 30 minutes before doors on our outdoor patio. Get early admission to our plaza, lobby, and taco stand with freshly made nachos, elote corn, specialty cocktails and more available for purchase! https://www.magnoliasandiego.com/ The Roots on TikTok / Facebook / Instagram