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Journalist Carter Sherman says that members of Gen Z are having less sex than previous generations — due in part to the political and social climate. Her new book is The Second Coming.

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.

The crackdown on the video game and its users is just the latest in what democracy and human rights advocates say is an erosion of Hong Kong's civil rights and freedoms.

**What: Live Jazz! **When: Every Thursday starting around 4 for 2 hours or so (subject to weather) **Where: Outside at 5626 Bloch St. San Diego (University City) 92122 **Seating is outside around the neighborhood or in your parked car. Bring your own chairs or a blanket. Picnicking and wine tasting are popular. Perfect for a jazzy happy hour. Dogs on leash are always welcome. Masks and other Covid protocols are at the audience’s discretion. **FREE for all ages; kids to seniors. **Who: Here’s the expanded collective of scoundrels (a.k.a. The Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Band): Saxophones - Greg Pardue Keyboards - Jack Hoffman, Chris Penny, Biz Nguyen or Max Zape Bass - Roy Jenkins, Mark Phelps, Mark Delin or Gedeon Deak Guitar - Alex Lopez Drums - Larry Friedman, Jack Hoffman, Mike Masessa or Gary Chun Trumpet & Flugelhorn - Jim Napier Vocals – Mark Phelps or Gary Chun (Plus additional guest musicians and vocalists) The music we play is classic jazz, standards, swing & blues from the Great American Songbook along with Latin & island styles like Bossa Nova, Samba, Calypso and Reggae plus we've even been known to funk it up. Most of the songs are classics by musicians & composers such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, the Beatles, Nora Jones, Sting, Grover Washington Jr. and many more. We know (or can fake) 100’s of songs and we’re always expanding the song list so you never know what we might pull out of our hat. We happily take requests if we know the song or have a chart. Songs are called out on the spot, arrangements can be on the fly and it’s never the same song list from week to week. Even the lineup of musicians changes slightly from week to week. It’s loose, it’s flexible & most of all it’s fun. Come join us and tell your friends! HISTORY of the FRONT PORCH PANDEMIC JAZZ JAM (2020-2025): "Back in April 2020, 3 long time professional San Diego musicians found themselves without any gigs or opportunities to play with other musicians because of the new Covid 19 Pandemic. Having gigged together in various bands for many years, on April 30, 2020 (UNESCO International Jazz Day); Greg Pardue (saxophones), Jack Hoffman (piano) and Roy Jenkins (bass) decided to try jamming outdoors on Greg's front porch where there was plenty of fresh air, a light breeze and room to observe the new concept of "social distancing". They had so much fun and the neighbors were delighted, so they decided to make it a weekly jam and invited a few friends to check it out because, being outside in San Diego with mild weather, it was relatively safe for an audience and the musicians even in the throes of the pandemic. Word got out about great live jazz every Thursday afternoon when public live music performances were almost non-existent. Several local TV stations checked them out and even interviewed Greg and the event garnered local and even a little international media coverage. During the first couple of years the band grew from 3 to 6 musicians in any given week and the audience grew to 30-50 people from all corners of San Diego county. There's also been other musicians and audience members from all around the US and Europe stop by to check it out while visiting San Diego. Word has really gotten out and it proves Jazz is truly an international music. Because the musicians are having so much fun, it has become a rotating collective of around 20 musicians from all over San Diego county and southern CA. And as the world has started to get a handle on Covid, the audience has also been having more and more fun. It's now become a regular "All Ages Jazz Happy Hour". Audience members bring picnics, have wine tastings and some bring their kids, dogs and bicycles. A weekly local running club now has the event on it's route. Another nice surprise has been on the academic side. USD Music professor, Dr. Angela Yeung, has made the Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Jam a class field trip every year since 2022. Thankfully the neighbors and the University City community have enthusiastically supported the weekly event since the beginning. Now April 30, 2025 marks the 5th Anniversary of the Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Jam and the musicians and audience are still having so much fun each week it shows no signs of stopping any time soon. In keeping with the regular Thursday afternoon schedule, their anniversary will be celebrated on May 1 (weather permitting). THE BASICS: San Diego Reader Best of 2021 – Winner - Best Local Band San Diego Reader Best of 2022/2023/2024 – Finalist - Best Local Band San Diego Reader Best of 2021/2022/2023/2024 – Finalist – Best Cover Band San Diego Reader Best of 2021/2022/2023 – Finalist – Best Neighborhood Event San Diego Reader Best of 2024 - Finalist - Best Place to See Live Music Outside

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The White House could appeal the injunction issued by the judge but the decision in a federal court is a setback for President Trump.

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MiraCosta College Concert Hall Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Tom “Bones” Malone, best known for his work with The Blues Brothers, David Letterman Show, and Saturday Night Live, is a trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Tom has written 2,700 arrangements for television and has performed on 4,400+ television shows, 3,000+ radio & television commercials, 1,500+ recordings, and thousands of live performances worldwide. Artists he has recorded and arranged for include James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Sting, Al Green, Whitney Houston, Tom Petty, Steely Dan, Chaka Kahn, Tina Turner, Miles Davis, Count Basie, and hundreds of others. In January 2024, MOJO performed with Tom at the JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference in New Orleans. Tom "Bones" Malone on Instagram Visit: https://miracosta.edu/events.html

This year is the 27th annual Mission Hills Garden Walk with the theme "A Garden Walk through Time." Each year different homeowners' gardens are open to the public. This year there are 12 gardens on the Walk. In many yards there will be musicians performing and watercolor artists painting. The first garden is at Grant TK - 8 school, where there is also a morning performance by the school's band and a Bazaar of San Diego artisans explaining and selling their crafts. Tickets are available online at www.missionhillsgardenclub.org Mission Hills Garden Club on Facebook / Instagram

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".