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First, the San Diego City Council approved two years of water and sewage rate hikes. Then, it’s been three months since the city of San Diego began clearing encampments alongside roadways, we bring you the latest on that effort. Next, UC San Diego researchers found that some satellite communications were being beamed towards Earth unencrypted. Plus, the National City Public Library now offers a bit more than just books.

President Trump recently embraced kei cars, tiny vehicles that are popular in Asia but hard to get in the U.S. Kei car enthusiasts are delighted — but doubt whether much will change.

Now in its fourth year, the hugely popular Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert Series welcomes new audiences to The Conrad with free programming, shining a spotlight on local artists. No tickets are required; free reservations are requested in order to keep a head count, at www.theconrad.org. Fall 2025 Courtyard Concert Series: Peter Sprague Trio Friday, October 17, 2025 • 4:30 PM Multi-award-winning musicians Peter Sprague and Danny Green return to The Conrad with one of their frequent collaborators, Mackenzie Leighton. Described by San Diego Troubadour as “world-class,” Sprague and his ensemble of jazz greats will perform a lively program of head-bopping grooves, improvisations, ballads, and more. David Spitzfaden Band Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • 4:30 PM Three-time San Diego Music Awards nominee David Spitzfaden is bringing his high-energy band to The Conrad. Praised by San Diego Troubadour for his artistry, this noted musician and his dynamic ensemble will perform a genre-spanning set—from blues rock and R&B to funk and jazz fusion. Steph Johnson Quartet Friday, November 21, 2025 • 4:30 PM Steph Johnson is an award-winning artist whose music blends jazz, soul, funk and blues, a regular performer throughout Southern California and the Western United States. When she’s not working on music, she directs her creative energy towards Voices of Our City Choir—a group she co-founded and the focus of the 2018 award-winning documentary “The Homeless Chorus Speaks,” which aired on PBS. The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert Series will return with more exciting performances in the spring. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Experience a journey of solo flute pieces spanning different cultures and times with musician Pam Vliek Martchev. She will be featuring the flute, alto flute, and piccolo, as well as composers like Marin-Marais, Bozza, Karg-Elert, and more. Pam Vliek Martchev served as principal flute with the Boulder Philharmonic in Colorado for 10 seasons, and has been a guest principal flutist of the San Diego Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, Reno Chamber Orchestra, California Chamber Orchestra, and Long Beach Opera. She has been featured on many chamber music series such as La Jolla Summerfest, Art of Elan, Jacaranda, Chamber Music Unbound in Mammoth, Blanco Performing Arts in Texas, the Tannahill Arts Festival in Scotland, Le Salon de Musique, Bruman at UCLA, Dilijan, and LACMA Sundays Live. She is currently a member of the woodwind quintet Presidio Winds. You may have heard her on movie soundtracks, CD recordings, television specials, and in the San Diego pit for broadway shows such as King and I, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and My Fair Lady. A native of Long Island, NY, she began attending the Manhattan School of Music pre-college program at age 12, and continued another four years for her Bachelor of Music - her primary teachers were Harold Jones and Linda Chesis. During her student years, she won prizes in many competitions, was a soloist with the Long Island and Massapequa Philharmonic, and was featured on WQXR’s Young Artist Showcase. She has been a guest teacher at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC); University of Oregon, Eugene; University of Nevada, Reno; and Manhattan School of Music. Her students have auditioned successfully for conservatory degrees across the country, top prizes in national competitions including the NFA High School Soloist, the National Youth Orchestra, and CA All-Southern and All-State ensembles. She is a Haynes Artist, and is the flute professor at San Diego State University, Pt. Loma Nazarene University, the University of San Diego, and San Diego Summer Music Institute (SDSMI) Coronado Public Library on Facebook / Instagram

Celebrate the opening of Slime Kitchen's new location in Chula Vista, CA (San Diego). Slime Kitchen offers an immersive slime-making experience where people of all ages can create personalized slime in a fun, hands-on environment. The first 50 attendees will receive a complimentary slime surprise! Visit: Slime Kitchen Chula Vista Grand Opening The Slime Kitchen on Instagram and Facebook

A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, compassionate journalism can do, and why the work remains as urgent as ever.

Several events across San Diego County will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

A major conflict has been over how much each basin must cut back their use of the overtapped river, to close the ever-growing gap between dwindling supply and ravenous demand.

Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral in Sydney on Thursday for a 10-year-old girl who was gunned down in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.

Investigators say the former president and first lady exerted undue influence on the conservative People Power Party to nominate a specific candidate during a 2022 election.