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Three Chicanx poets and authors from San Diego and Los Angeles from FlowerSong Press are reading this Saturday, July 9 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble Carmel Mountain . Collectively, these poets and writers have performed their poetry around the world, sold over a thousand copies of their books, had their work published in dozens of literary journals and newspapers, performed at nearly a hundred colleges and universities, have been taught at a handful of colleges and universities and have engaged in powerful work to uplift and transform their communities. The FlowerSong poets and authors who will be reading: • Sonia Gutiérrez, "Dreaming with Mariposas" • Briana Muñoz, "Everything is Returned to the Soil/Todo vuelve a la tierra" • David A. Romero, "My Name Is Romero"

As part of the city’s action plan on homelessness, a fourth 'safe' parking lot opens in Clairemont. This location is the first to provide camper trailers for families experiencing homelessness.

The Hemlock Society of San Diego is excited to announce a hybrid meeting, both in person and on Zoom, featuring our special guest speaker, Dr. Lonny Shavelson, founder and chair of the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying ACAMAID. Dr. Shavelson has united providers of medical aid in dying from around the country. ACAMAiD also provides a patient-to-doctor referral system to connect eligible patients with doctors who participate in medical aid in dying. In the second half of our program, HSSD founder and board member Faye Girsh will talk about the history of The Hemlock Society of San Diego, the growth of the organization over the years, and her work in the right-to-die movement. Join us to celebrate HSSD’s 35th Anniversary! For those who wish to meet with us at Vision, we’ll be sharing a toast to HSSD’s 35th anniversary and the vital work that lies ahead of us in providing education on end-of-life options. If you prefer to join us from home on Zoom, you can receive the meeting link by registering here!

Thousands of high school students in the San Diego Unified School District can go online to vote this Thursday and Friday, to elect two new student members to the school board.

The San Diego Automotive Museum (SDAM) will be hosting its monthly Cars & Coffee community event on Sunday, July 17, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. This is an exciting way to get outside on Sunday at beautiful Balboa Park and see cars of all makes and models while enjoying coffee and donuts courtesy of Donald Sewell from GEICO. The community is invited to visit the museum during Cars & Coffee for a discounted admission price ($10 before 10am) or partake in the completely free event outside with coffee and donuts (while supplies last) for guests to enjoy while browsing the wide array of vehicles. The public is also invited to bring their own cars to display in the parking lot for other spectators to enjoy. Some exciting cars on display in the “Cars with Character Exhibit” include a Gotham police car, Speed Racer, the Ecto- 1 from the 2016 Ghostbusters Film, the Shag Mobile, and the Bat Cycle. This amazing new exhibit also includes Herbie, KITT, the Mystery Machine, and the Pizza Planet truck from Pixar films as well as a car from Jurassic Park. The San Diego Automotive Museum on Instagram + Facebook

Multi-Platinum songstress Alicia Keys will perform live at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU on Friday, September 9 at 8:00 p.m. With global record sales of over 75 million, Alicia Keys is one of the most successful R&B artists of all time. Her distinctive soulful vocal style and tremendous skill as a pianist have brought her monumental accolades not only in her native America, but also the rest of the world. Born in 1981, she began playing piano at the age of seven and by 11 was writing her own songs. Aged just 20, she catapulted on to the international music scene, where she has been a firm fixture ever since. Alicia Keys on Instagram + Twitter

A biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that elephant seals take multiple 10-minute naps underwater during their nearly 10-month foraging trips out to sea.

Community members are invited to speak to the developers and the transit agency at the Civic Center Community Rooms at 6:30 pm. Wednesday.

Premieres Friday, April 28, 2023 at 10 p.m. / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music, featuring performances by Herbie Hancock, David Sanborn, Shemekia Copeland, Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright, José James, Hiromi, Marcus Miller, Ravi Coltrane and more.

Beginning May 11, patients will no longer be able to use telehealth to access prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids and ADHD medications. KPBS wants to know how this change will affect impacted San Diegans.