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Decades of fighting abuse from the San Diego Police Department's vice squad took their toll on Kata Pierce-Morgan's mental health. But she found ways to heal herself through art — specifically by producing shows for San Diego International Fringe Festival. She joins sex worker-activists who've turned to Fringe to use art to advocate.

Closing reception: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 9. The Hill Street Country Club is thrilled to announce the opening of "Safe Haven, Dark Corners," a powerful solo exhibition by South Bay San Diego artist Vanessa Rishel. The show will run from September 21st to November 10th, with a special opening reception on September 21st from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Vanessa Rishel's latest body of work delves into the complex realms of the psyche, utilizing soft focus dreamscapes to explore the inner workings of identity and self-perception. "Safe Haven, Dark Corners" showcases Rishel’s unique approach to painting, where childhood trinkets, plushies, and anime aesthetics become models for her evocative scenes. This method imbues her large scale monochrome oil paintings with a sense of theatricality and emotional depth. The exhibition features "Insomniac Dreamscapes," a series that incorporates baby angel figures and elements of storytelling akin to comics and teen angel art. These elements are deeply intertwined with real anxieties and the quest for self-acceptance. Rishel invites viewers into a liminal space where memory, inner child, and personal trauma confront everyday harsh realities. Her work serves as both a refuge and a medium for exploring existential themes, encouraging introspection and dialogue about mental health and personal identity. Visit: https://www.thehillstreetcountryclub.org/new-events/c8hyj4z3lc78abs7saaeftgfxz6rk2 The Hill Street Country Club on Instagram

Santa Monica College started the first community college program to train people for much-needed jobs in homeless services. But will its first cohort be its last?

Elon Musk says he'll cut back his work with the federal government to one to two days per week. He said demand for Teslas is still strong, despite protests and plunging sales.

A jury concluded that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who had argued that an error in a 2017 Times editorial damaged her reputation.

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. We have a conversation with Tarell Alvin McCraney, the acclaimed playwright and screenwriter whose work includes the Academy Award-winning film "Moonlight" and the powerful play "Choir Boy." We also sit down with Tiffany Nichole Greene, the Resident Director of "Hamilton: An American Musical."

San Diego has a new official flower, following the City Council's unanimous vote today to replace the non-native carnation with the native western blue-eyed grass.

Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost.

Google's ad monopoly is like a "big Wall Street bank owning the New York Stock Exchange," Rohit Chopra, former Federal Trade Commission commissioner told Morning Edition.

As part of the Getty Foundation’s PST: Art and Science Collide, La Jolla Historical Society presents "Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work," a retrospective exhibition about the work of husband-and-wife team of Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison, who were among the earliest and most notable ecological artists. "California Work" revisits the Harrisons’ groundbreaking ecological concepts through re-staged performance artworks, drawings, paintings, photography, collages, maps, archival documentation of large-scale installations, and unrealized proposals for real-world ecological solutions, presented across four San Diego venues: La Jolla Historical Society; California Center for the Arts, Escondido; San Diego Public Library Gallery; and Mandeville Art Gallery at UC San Diego. Sept. 19, 2024 - Jan. 19 - Noon to 4 p.m. Opening Reception at La Jolla Historical Society: Thursday, Sept. 19, 5-7 p.m. La Jolla Historical Society on Facebook / Instagram