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Location: The Westgate Hotel – Haunted Regency Room, 2nd floor It’s time to celebrate witching season with a deliciously magical afternoon in the Westgate Hotel’s haunted Regency room. Come dressed in your most bewitching costume and we’ll serve our renowned afternoon tea complete with house-made pastries, savory tea sandwiches, gourmet teas, beverages, and a host of treats with a distinctly wicked twist. Photo-worthy activations will be present. The price includes a glass of champagne for adults and a take-home gift for children. Reserve early; seating is limited. Visit: Witches of the Westgate Tea The Westgate Hotel on Instagram and Facebook

Spend a lovely Valentine's Day afternoon listening to the beautiful music of the cello, featuring Peter Ko and Robert Bui. About Peter Ko: Praised as “particularly moving” (San Diego Story) and showing “extraordinary musicianship with unbroken focus … fierce and committed” (San Diego Union Tribune), Peter Ko is a San Diego based cellist, collaborating with musical artists such as Steve Schick, Joshua Rubin, Mark Fewer, and the Dover String Quartet. As a performer, his training and projects have taken him across the USA, Mexico, Canada, and Europe, performing in festivals such as soundSCAPE, SICPP, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, the Green Box Arts Festival, and Neofonía Festival de Música Nueva Ensenada. Peter currently serves as principal cellist for the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, has been featured with Yarn/Wire, Project [BLANK], and San Diego New Music. About Robert Bui: Robbie Bui is a versatile cellist, able to perform classical canon, pop improvisation, and contemporary avant-garde. He is grounded by an additional background in composition, and holds degrees from New England Conservatory and UC San Diego. Specializing in new music interpretation, he has been dedicated dozens of pieces as a soloist and chamber musician, and is recognized in ensembles such as East Coast Contemporary Ensemble, Palimpsest Ensemble, and Alinéa. Beyond cello, he’s a reliable pianist, good violinist, and not-so-good flutist. Beyond the stage, he works as the Patron Services and Office Manager of La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, and as a freelance portrait/event photographer. And beyond work, he learns languages, tailors clothes, cuts hair, and can make really great coffee.

The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.

Advocates warn Governor Newsom’s plan to freeze Medi-Cal access for immigrants without legal status could raise health care costs and reduce care for California’s most vulnerable.

DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.

A federal judge has dismissed Fox News as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against former anchor Ed Henry. Former producer Jennifer Eckhart alleges he sexually harassed and raped her.

This Halloween, La Jolla Shores Hotel is going full paws to the wall with a Howl-O-Ween event at its signature Shores Restaurant on Thursday, October 31 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are invited to bring their pups for a fun-filled celebration of the hotel’s new pet-friendly features, including the Canine Cuisine menu with options like the Hot Diggity Dog, Half Hound Hamburger, Good Dog New York Strip Steak, and explore other property amenities. Pups and their humans can enjoy an array of treats and prizes, including a chance to win a two-night stay at the beachfront hotel for the pup with the spookiest costume! To enter, pets must be in costume and participants should tag, like, and follow @theshoresrestaurant and @ljshoreshotel on Instagram. The first furry friends to arrive will receive a complimentary wag bag loaded with goodies from local pet brands including The Honest Kitchen, Scoops La Jolla, Aspen Dog House, and Woofpak Pet Kitchen. Visit: Howl-O-Ween The Shores Restaurant on Instagram and Facebook

Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's campaign against it.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors acting Chair Terra Lawson-Remer called on it take a stronger role in providing for residents — including possibly establishing a public bank to pay for affordable housing — in Wednesday night's State of the County Address.

A CalMatters investigation finds a dangerous shortage of defense investigators across the state.