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Exposure Skate, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in north county San Diego, is hosting a free learn-to-skate clinic for women and nonbinary adults 18 and up on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. at Encinitas Community Park. This monthly program, “Sesh(E)” features free skate instruction from local Olympic and pro skateboarders as well as opportunities to participate in acts of service. This month, the Exposure will be collecting canned goods to donate to the Community Resource Center’s Food and Nutrition Services. Registrants will get the chance to win raffle prizes Arbor Skateboards, Garden of Life, Proud Source and HydroFlask. For more information visit: exposureskate.org Stay Connected on Social Media Facebook / Instagram

National Fentanyl Awareness Day Carlsbad Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92011, 6 to 7:45 p.m. Did you Know: Social Media: Drug Trafficking Threat How it Works: Drug traffickers have turned smartphones into a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy, and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other dangerous drugs. In just three steps, deadly drugs can be purchased and delivered to your home just like any other good or service. ONE-STOP SHOP Drug traffickers advertise on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube. These advertisements are in disappearing, 24-hour stories and in posts, which are promptly posted and removed. Posts and stories are often accompanied by known code words and emojis that are used to market and sell illicit and deadly drugs on social media. These code words and emojis are designed to evade detection by law enforcement and by the preset algorithms used by social media platforms. Remember: One Pill, Can Kill On May 9, please join us for a Community Educational and Outreach event. National Fentanyl Awareness Day, May 9 Hear Keynote speaker San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. Listen to impacted families share their Parent Story; Karrie G., Parent of Erik; Parents Rita and Dave P., Parents of Jake, followed by Claire H., an 18-year-old survivor of a Fentanyl overdose, who will share her life changing story. Experts from the legal and educational fields will provide insights on how to help our youths deal with the ever-changing world of today. You will not want to miss these life-changing, lifesaving lessons for helping our young people today. Questions: Bob Elliott, NCADD-SD, 858-414-4262 (text ok) or bob@ncadd-sd.org National Fentanyl Awareness Day is on Facebook

A new state law aimed at criminal justice reform is allowing some inmates to request resentencing, but the county district attorney’s office says it's causing problems. In other news, the city of San Diego’s ambulance provider is again under scrutiny for response times and staffing levels. Plus, we have details on two new special exhibitions opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego this week.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Thursday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Extraction, water displacement, and climate change have impacted food sustainability in Indigenous communities, and the combination of these challenges has also affected cultural sustainability. A Diné woman travels from the Navajo Nation to a Quechuan community in Peru to see how they address these issues in their region. The program tells the stories of Indigenous people across the world and shows viewers how their communities are working together to address some of the many challenges that the world faces collectively.

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding World™ escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort™. It all ends here.  See the movie with the soundtrack performed live by the San Diego Symphony. Wizarding World and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23) Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The New York congressman entered his plea to a growing list of charges in federal court and a trial was set for Sept. 9, 2024. He also faces an effort by fellow Republicans to oust him from the House.

The temporary truce that collapsed early Friday followed seven weeks of fighting in Gaza sparked by simultaneous attacks on southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.

Stream now on YouTube. Jefferson, a New Orleans based filmmaker focuses her lens on Greenwood in this latest historical documentary. Noted as America’s “Black Wall Street,” the neighborhood predated Oklahoma’s statehood and, as the most prosperous African American district in the nation with thriving Black-owned businesses, was seen as a promised land for Black Americans. The decades-long prosperity came to a sudden halt in the summer of 1921 when white Oklahomans attacked Greenwood’s businesses and residents, wiping out the community in a deadly, three-day massacre.

San Diego police have released almost 100 records of officer misconduct, but a third are missing what discipline the officers received. In other news, a new leader will soon take command of San Diego’s Salk Institute. Plus, we have details on the San Diego Latino Film Festival as it marks a major milestone this year.

The ethics report released Thursday blasted George Santos, a Republican from New York, for committing widespread fraud and theft. He says he won't seek a second term.