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Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The race for San Diego’s City Council District 2 seat will be one of the most competitive local races in the June primary. Meanwhile, results are in from San Diego’s most recent point in time homeless count. Plus, the Carlsbad 5000 race returns to San Diego this weekend.

Ticketed In-Store Book Signing with Veronica Roth, in discussion with Cindy Pon This ticketed event (limited to 200 people max) will consist of a 30-minute discussion with author Veronica Roth and Cindy Pon, a question and answer section, and lastly the book signing portion for anyone wanting personalizations or signatures/personalizations of their personal items (only 3 items per attendee that are not copies of "POSTER GIRL" can be signed/personalized.). All the stock we will have available of Veronica's will already be signed. Only those with tickets may attend the event. TICKETED EVENT Your purchase of "POSTER GIRL" will come with a presigned copy of the book and an attendee ticket for the event. This ticket does not guarantee a seat, as seating will be limited. Please arrive early to avoid standing for the event. *Veronica will only be able to sign/personalize no more than three (3) books/items that are not copies of "POSTER GIRL" per customer during the signing portion. No posed pictures during the signing portion will be permitted, but candid photos are allowed.* How to Order a Signed/Personalized Book from Veronica Roth if you're not attending the event: Add "POSTER GIRL" or any of Veronica's available backlist of books to your cart. At checkout in the "order comments" box write "signed only" or to whom your book should be personalized (i.e. "To: Ms. Galaxy"). Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, will not be permitted. Orders must be placed by 12 p.m. on the day of the event (October 24). Please call the store if you wish to purchase a book, or add/alter personalization to an existing order, after this time. Attending from out of state? Put the store's address (3555 Rosecrans St, Ste 107A, San Diego CA 92110) as the "shipping address" when checking out to activate the pickup option! About the Authors VERONICA ROTH is the #1 NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author of the Divergent series (DIVERGENT, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT, and FOUR: A DIVERGENT COLLECTION) and the Carve the Mark duology (CARVE THE MARK, THE FATES DIVIDE). DIVERGENT received the 2011 Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY’S Best Book of 2011, and was the winner of the YALSA 2012 Teens’ Top Ten. The trilogy has been adapted into a blockbuster movie series starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James. "CARVE THE MARK" published in January 2017, debuted at #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list, and remained on the list for eighteen weeks. "THE FATES DIVIDE", the second installment of the Carve the Mark series, also debuted at #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list. She is a board member of YALLFest, the biggest YA book festival in the country, and YALLWEST, its sister festival. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and their dog, Avi, whose adorable existence is well-documented on Instagram. CINDY PON is the author of the young adult sci-fi and Andre Norton finalist "WANT", as well as the fantasy duologies "SILVER PHOENIX" and "SERPENTINE". She attended Revelle at UCSD and fell in love with San Diego as an undergrad. In her free time, she works on her bench press and deadlifts, loves watching movies and indulging in delicious pastries and desserts. Mysterious Galaxy is her favorite bookstore. About "POSTER GIRL" "WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT". Sonya Kantor knows this slogan—she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation. Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked in the Aperture, a prison on the outskirts of the city. And everyone else, now free from the Insight’s monitoring, went on with their lives. Sonya, former poster girl for the Delegation, has been imprisoned for ten years when an old enemy comes to her with a deal: find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime, and earn her freedom. The path Sonya takes to find the child will lead her through an unfamiliar, crooked post-Delegation world where she finds herself digging deeper into the past—and her family’s dark secrets—than she ever wanted to. Social Media Veronica Roth: Facebook & Instagram Cindy Pon: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Please join us to hear from Owen Gaffney, a global sustainability analyst, writer, and head of media at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. This talk will be a wake-up call, a call to action, and an antidote to despair! There is no charge for this online event but you must register in advance: Our speaker will discuss “the state of the planet’s health” from a scientific point of view. We will gain an understanding of where humans have and have not exceeded the capacity of the planet to support life, as illustrated in the book "Breaking Boundaries" which Owen co-authored with Johan Rockstrom. This book surveys the latest thinking in planetary science as published in the peer-reviewed Nature and Science magazines. We will also learn about Owen’s latest book, "Earth for All", which will be published on September 19th. A collaboration with five other authors, it uses a unique analysis to answer the question, “What is required for all of humanity to have a good life within planetary boundaries”? Owen will take us through the five extraordinary turnarounds needed to achieve this goal. There will be time for questions from the audience.

Across social media, headlines this week said that single use coffee pods may be more climate friendly than other ways of making coffee. That may not be the case, based on the science.

Journalist Leon Neyfakh and hip-hop commentator Jay Smooth explore Jackson's staying power despite allegations of child sexual abuse. They call the series a "social history" rather than a biography.

The book “Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change” explores how artists use their creative practices to raise consciousness, form communities and cause social impact through new technologies. Tactical media artist xtine burrough, who presented in the Context Exhibit Series at Kellogg Library in 2018, returns to campus to discuss the new anthology of socially engaged artists’ writings that she co-edited. Book contributor and artist Kim Abeles will discuss her environmental and community-based artworks. Lucy HG Solomon, a CSUSM professor and chapter co-author, will moderate a panel about the artists’ relationships to community and technology. *satellite location with mini exhibit in the Arts Building foyer Co-sponsor: University Library, #CSUSMLibrary

This Labor Day, grab a buddy and head to Oceanside to enjoy a “Friends with Benefits” offer at Mission Pacific Hotel’s newly reimagined The Rooftop Bar, complete with a fresh and elevated aesthetic, San Diego surf breaks inspired cocktails, light bites and shareable plates, and a new programming-centric ethos, including regular wellness offerings and a new weekend DJ series. On Monday, September 5, bring a friend, buy a drink, and your friend gets a drink for free! DJ Aye Will will be spinning from 1 – 4 P.M., followed by Mass Appeal from 4 – 7 p.m. The Rooftop Bar will enforce a 21 years or older door policy. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Ariana Brown is a queer, Black, Mexican American poet with 13 years of experience writing, performing and teaching poetry. Her work focuses on Black relationality, queer kinship and imagining a world where Black girls are free. She is the author of the poetry collections “We Are Owed” (2021) and “Sana Sana” (2020). She is a 2014 national collegiate poetry slam champion who owes much of her practice to performance communities led by Black women poets from the South. Drawing on her lived experience and her research, Brown will trace her attempts to recover Black girlhood not just for herself, but for other Black girls too. Combining storytelling, poems and dialogue, this artist talk is an opportunity to hear from Brown about how her identities and politics shape her writing. The event will take place online via Zoom. Follow on social media! Twitter + Instagram

Florida, Missouri and West Virginia announced they're pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, the only system states have to share voter registration data.