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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM), is happy to be offering classes in person at the San Marcos campus Extended Learning Building, and classes online via ZOOM as well. We're kicking off our fall term on Monday, September 8, with an awesome variety of classes. We welcome you to explore our offerings and our fascinating Destination Learning Trips as well. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State University San Marcos provides adult learners (50+) with college level courses free of tests, quizzes and homework. Lifelong Learners come together simply "for the pure joy of learning". This program recognizes that an active mind fosters an overall sense of well-being, improves memory, increases self-confidence, and promotes independence. Connect with others who share your interests and remain intellectually active and socially engaged. Check us out at www.csusm.edu/el/olli or call (760) 750-4020 for more information or to register. We look forward to seeing you in classes or on Zoom! Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUSM on Facebook

Travelers with upcoming travel plans can expect to see fewer flights to many major U.S. cities. The Federal Aviation Administration reduced traffic across 40 airports starting Friday to ease the load on the nation’s air traffic controllers.

First, life is in limbo for some San Diegans as they try to navigate choppy political and economic conditions. Next, a new California law will require certain local governments to translate public meeting agendas. Then, the number of students graduating from San Diego Unified prepared for college or career is at a 8-year high.

The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.

Since he first floated the idea on a podcast this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been the face of a plan to redraw California’s congressional lines to favor Democrats.

Kick off your week with the best Monday yet at Societe Brewing, San Diego’s favorite brewery! Caitlin from Grainbakers leads a spent grain breadmaking class, with craft beer flowing and creative energy in the air. At the close of the brewer’s day, we will use the brewery's fresh spent grain to make beautiful whole-grain artisan bread. Guests will make the Grainbakers Spent Grain Artisan Bread Dough. Once created, you can customize your bread by adding various flavors from our spice selection.* This class will have many selections, including: - Dark Chocolate & Cherry - Cheddar, Jalapeño & Bacon - UBE Cardamon and Spice (Purple Sweet Potato) - Honey Sea Salted Whole Wheat - Rosemary and Sea Salt - Cinnamon Raisin - Holiday Fruit & Nuts - Cranberry Orange Walnut** - Cardamom & Raisin - Cheddar, Jalapño & Bacon Class includes: - Lecture and hands-on instruction to make artisan spent grain baked bread - Recipe and instruction guide - Super fun mixing session to make your dough - One bread in its first rise, ready to bake at home - Extra spent grain for your freezer and recipes to make more bread VIP / FAQ: You will bake your bread at home. Participants must be 18 or older and have a ticket. Please wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. You are WELCOME to invite a friend to wait for you while you’re in class. You can have dinner together before class, and then they can doomscroll some social media over a pint while in class. Grainbakers on Facebook / Instagram

On September 4 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hello Mazda of San Diego is hosting a test drive event at James Madison High School as part of its Be Moved Drive Program. This program is designed to deliver substantial donations to individual schools and their unique programs through dealer-hosted test-drive events. The San Diego community ages 18+ with a valid US driver’s license are invited to ride and drive a Mazda vehicle to earn a $50 donation for James Madison High School - up to $10,000! The funds will benefit the school’s Automotive Technology Program, helping students discover what inspires them so they can do more of what moves them. Education plays a crucial role in empowering students, and this program is one way Mazda is investing in students and uplifting the community. James Madison High School focuses on preparing students for a specific trade or occupation. The students in this pathway can apply and extend concepts studied in their math and science classes to the automotive technology industry in the school’s state of the art eight bay automotive shop. The Mazda Be Moved funding will help pay stipends for student internships with their local dealers. They will also use the funds to purchase shop shirts and a series of patches for each certification that students can earn. Walk-ups are welcome, register on site during the event. James Madison HS is located at 4833 Doliva Dr, San Diego, CA 92117.

The "American Idol of ballet" or "ballet Olympics" comes to San Diego from November 7 - 9. Hundreds of talented dancers (ages 9 - 19) will audition for Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in hopes of receiving scholarships to top schools and companies worldwide. Auditions travel city-to-city around the world to scout these future ballet stars -- San Diego is among the first stops of the season! Free for the public to watch online through YAGP social media/website! Instagram and Facebook About YAGP: Youth America Grand Prix is the largest global network of dance. YAGP fulfills its mission of dance education through scholarship auditions, master classes, alumni services, and performances. Over the past 26 years, $5 million has been awarded in scholarships to the world’s leading dance schools, with up to $450,000 now awarded annually. Since YAGP’s founding in 1999, over 200,000 young dancers – ages 9 to 19 – of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds have participated in YAGP's international workshops, audition classes, and dance awareness events. Today, more than 12,000 young dancers audition annually. 450 YAGP alumni are now dancing with 80 professional companies around the world, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet and many others. Over 100 of these alumni are soloists and principal dancers. Larissa Saveliev founded YAGP after training and touring with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, before moving to the United States in the early 90's. Visit: Youth America Grand Prix Competition

For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.