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A growing patchwork of moratoriums and potential bans are taking shape across the valley — even as more plans for new data centers come to light.

We take a look at some of the policies exacerbating the crisis, public health concerns and solutions on the ground.

The city of San Diego has a budget deficit. Meanwhile, new reporting shows that a tennis center is paying $50 a month for acres of beachfront property.

What would happen if a weaponized pathogen was inadvertently released on the world? A new book from best-selling author and investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen asks that question in "Biological War: A Scenario."

The Library's Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 9 to October 3. Each concert will begin at 1 p.m. in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 23, we will close out this year's Autumn Concert Series with Pei-Chun Tsai on the violin, performing classical and chamber music repertoire. This concert is free to attend thanks to the support of the City of Coronado and the Friends of the Coronado Public Library. Seating is first come, first seated and doors will open at 12:45 p.m. Pei-Chun Tsai of Tainan, Taiwan, began her musical studies at the age of four, and made her solo debut in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in 1997. She holds the first prize in the 1990 and 1992 Taiwan National Violin Competition, and was also a three time first-prize winner of the Tainan Violin Competition. She has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in Paul Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. Following their 1994 debut at the Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, she has toured with The Muse Piano Quartet in Taiwan with the sponsorship of the Formosa Chamber Music Society. Pei-Chun has participated in the Alfred, Encore, Yellow Barn, and Taos summer music festivals in the United States as well as the Holland Music Session in Amsterdam. In addition to her performing career, Pei-Chun is a devoted teacher- she holds a Suzuki Teaching Certificate from the School for Strings. As a scholarship recipient of The Julliard School, she was on the faculty of the Ear Training Department in Juilliard pre-college division. She has been on the teaching faculties of the Lucy Moses School, Suzuki on the Island and was the founder of the Suzuki program at Resurrection Episcopal Day School in Manhattan. At the Juilliard School Pei-Chun studied with legendary violinist Joseph Fuchs. In addition, she has studied extensively with Earl Carlyss, Daniel Phillips, Harvey Shapiro, and Sally Thomas. For her DMA in violin performance her dissertation was entitled “Richard Strauss’ Violin Writing in His Early Years from 1870 to 1898- The Influence of the Violin Sonata.” She has been a member of the San Diego Symphony since 2006 and plays on a 1910 violin by Alfredo Contino.

For some, cheesy horror films elicit eyerolls if not derision. For others, these films hold a campy, or even nostalgic, appeal. Few, however, see these films as critically brilliant or as culturally important works of art. With attention to films such as "Dracula’s Daughter" (1936), "Satan’s School for Girls" (1973), "VelociPastor" (2017), and "Amityville in Space" (2022), this talk proposes that in cheesy horror films we actually encounter substance and significance. This talk thus encourages broader ways of both enjoying and appreciating and otherwise approaching these films. Phillip Serrato (B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Riverside) is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. His research interests include gothic and horror studies, Chicanx literature, film, and performance, and children’s and YA literature. At the undergraduate level he teaches introductory surveys of children’s and YA literature as well as upper-division special topics courses such as “Cheesy Horror Cinema” and “Stranger Things.” At the graduate level he teaches seminars in Chicanx children’s literature, children’s gothic and horror literature and film, and the gothic literary tradition. He is currently at work on a number of research projects, including a book on gothic literature and media and another on Chicanx children’s literature. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/sv-hold-47493

Janine Haynes is an author, historian, and passionate storyteller with a deep love for San Diego and its fascinating past. Her interest in local history goes beyond the well-known landmarks and famous names—she enjoys uncovering the forgotten stories, unusual characters, mysteries, and hidden connections that helped shape the city. Janine will be signing her recent book - "My Paranormal Life - San Diego's History and Hauntings." In "My Paranormal Life: San Diego’s History and Hauntings," Janine shares her deeply personal journey of growing up an intuitive, struggling to understand experiences others could not see or hear, and eventually embracing the gift she once tried to hide. Her story leads into the historic streets of Old Town San Diego. This place has played an important role in her paranormal life since childhood, along with many other historic locations in San Diego. Here, documented history and centuries of local legend meet Janine's own unexplained encounters. She will read a passage, answer questions and give a tour of the very haunted Davis-Horton House. An appearance by "Kanaka Bill," the man who built the Davis-Horton House, will be on hand to give an interesting portrayal of his life as the visionary of early San Diego development. The Davis-Horton House on Facebook / Instagram

Paint Your Pumpkin! Come to the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House for a fun afternoon painting pumpkins for you to take home. All supplies included. $15 per person. Children, adults and everyone in-between are welcome! The Museum will be decked out in spookiness - your $15 includes a self guided tour of the museum. If. You. Dare! https://tours.gaslampmuseum.org/products/pumpkin-painting-at-the-gaslamp-museum The Davis-Horton House on Facebook / Instagram

The Library's Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 9 to October 3. Each concert will begin at 1 p.m. in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 16, we will have Irina Bessonova on the piano. This concert is free to attend thanks to the support of the City of Coronado and the Friends of the Coronado Public Library. Seating is first come, first seated and doors will open at 12:45 p.m. Russian-born Irina Bessonova is an accomplished pianist who has performed throughout Europe, Russia, and Ukraine. Winner of the “Lysenko Competition” in Ukraine, Irina has performed extensively in Ukraine as a soloist and has accompanied a number of famous Ukrainian singers, such as Victor Sportko, Lina Prochorova, and Tatiana Russova. Ms. Bessonova’s talent was recognized early: she began studying music at age four at the National Music School for Gifted Children. She received instruction from the famous pianist Ariadna Lysenko. She graduated from Kiev State Conservatory with a Master of Arts degree in Piano, Ensemble Performance, Accompaniment and Piano Pedagogy. Ms. Bessonova was employed by the Glier College of Music in Kiev, Ukraine, for 15 years where she served as a piano teacher and leading accompanist, until she moved with her family to San Diego in 2002. In the US, she has continued her career as a piano soloist, accompanist, and teacher. She performs regularly in San Diego and Los Angeles, often accompanying great singers such as the soloists Nikolai Gutorovich and Lydia Zacharenko of the “Musical Theater of Stanislavsky”; Aleksandr Agamirzov, laureate of New York Voice Competition; Susana Poretsky, a soloist for the Metropolitan and the San Diego Opera; and Larisa Tetuev, a soloist for the Israel Opera; famous violinist Irina Tseitlin, the winner of many competitions; and the famous cellist Gayana Mndolyan. She has also performed with the soloist of Frankfurt Society Orchestra, Serge Walter, the winner of the Wieniawski Competition. She has also worked with the Small Opera of San Diego as a recital accompanist, as well as participated in an International production of the Broadway Musical “Thief,” a production based on the music of the Russian composer Vladimir Shainsky. Mrs. Bessonova has also worked at the San Diego Academy of Ballet, and serves as a teacher and accompanist at the California Institute of Music of San Diego. Ms. Bessonova has participated in numerous concerts: Talents of San Diego (organized by the Russian community), Concert of Russian Romances and Songs, the California Foundation for the International Global Arts, City of Solana Beach, American German Society, the Polish Art and Culture Society of San Diego, and the Central Library of San Diego. Ms. Bessonova is a member of the Music Teacher Association of California (MTAC) and prepares students regularly for certified MTAC competitions and events. Her student, Ami Liu, became a winner of the International Piano Competition in San Jose, and went on to become a winner of the USA Open Piano Competition in Oakland.

"Luiseño People & Traditions: Living Our Heritage" Since time immemorial, the Luiseño people have lived in relationship with the lands, waters, plants, animals, and places of our traditional territory. Our culture is not something of the past—it is living, practiced, taught, and carried forward by each generation. "Luiseño People & Traditions: Living Our Heritage" invites visitors to learn about the history, culture, knowledge, and continuing traditions of the Luiseño people. Through stories, cultural materials, artwork, and traditional practices, the exhibit highlights the enduring connections between Luiseño people and the land. This exhibit honors Luiseños’ ancestors, celebrates cultural knowledge, and recognizes the generations who continue to live, teach, create, and carry our heritage forward.