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Pop rock band The Wrecks will perform live at House of Blues on Thu, Nov 17 at 7 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now on Vimeo. This Academy Award-nominated film features compelling first person accounts which reveal the physical, legal, and emotional consequences during the era when abortion was a criminal act. Remembrances include those of women who experienced illegal abortions, doctors who risked imprisonment and loss of their licenses for providing illegal abortions, and individuals who broke the law by helping women find safe abortions.

A new poll finds 80% of Gen Z youth feel anxious and overwhelmed about climate change. Also, San Diego is falling short of its goals to generate zero waste by 2040. Plus, students at Jacobs High Tech High in Liberty Station are using woodwork to learn about science and humanities.

Distillery Tours are currently available for private groups of 4-10 guests. Tours run Wednesday - Friday at 5pm and Saturday at 5pm & 6pm, and include a 45-minute educational experience and guided tasting of our current offerings. Travel past our distillery’s bright and airy tasting room to see how the You & Yours team produces its award-winning vodka and gin. Learn how founder Laura Johnson - one of the country’s few female distillers - uses a custom-built hybrid eau de vie still to transform top-notch raw ingredients into our flagship spirits. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Tuesdays, Aug. 13 - Sept. 17, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Historian Dr. Onyeka Nubia examines Victorian Britain from the perspective of different regions throughout the nation. This week: Travel through Edinburgh, exploring the city's Old Town and the first medical school in the country. Discover how overcrowding in Victorian Edinburgh led to disease, fires and building collapse, leading to the establishment of the New Town.

To help San Diego reach the 30 x 30 goal (protecting 30% of our area by 2030), the California Native Plant Society will be holding a delightful native plant sale on October 15th from 8 am to 3 pm, with many easy to grow natives that will spruce up your landscape. Our popular CNPS Fall Plant Sale is a great way to see native plants up close, talk to our native plant experts and purchase a wide variety of native plants for your landscape! The sale will be in Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado Courtyard adjacent to the Casa del Prado theater, located at 1700 Village Place. for more information, please visit the Cnps SD website: Come browse through the many native California species and cultivars. This will include native shade trees, native water wise shrubs, native seasonal flowers, native bunch grasses, bee friendly native ground covers, and native succulents. An open-air garden market will have local and state sourced seeds and bulbs and books for all ages. There will also be botanical shirts, and hats to show off your love of native plants. To make things more convenient, curbside loading and secure holding areas will be available. Gardening experts will also help you with answers to any questions you may have, such as, “Will this shrub make my pool look bigger?” or “Will this plant do well under my Eucalyptus tree?” Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A trio of lawsuits allege that JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank actively enabled Jeffrey Epstein to run a sex-trafficking ring for underage girls. A judge partially denied a motion to dismiss.

Patricia Velázquez spent her whole life listening to reggaeton. But when she was questioned about sexism in the songs, she began an investigation that would lead her to create something new.

Despite promises of reform, migrants in Tijuana struggle to find legal representation and live in fear of being robbed and assaulted in Mexico, say migrants and their advocates. Meanwhile, a San Diego City Council committee on Wednesday endorsed updated regulations for dockless scooters and bikes to crack down on unsafe riding and parking habits. Plus, what little is known about long covid is that it can be just as disabling for kids and teens as it is for older adults.

Join us for a party! Soroptimist International of Oceanside-Carlsbad in partnership with the Merrill Lynch Women’s Exchange will honor the achievements of several of our past Live Your Dream education grant awardees, as we dine and dance the night away in a beautiful outdoor setting overlooking the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and Pacific Ocean. You’ll enjoy great food, delicious wine and cocktails as well as live music by the popular local group, The Ride (https://www.facebook.com/TheRideBandSanDiego). You will have the opportunity to help other women realize their dreams by donating to The Giving Wall, participating in a Wine Pull or bidding on some fun items in our Auction. Follow them on social media! Facebook + Instagram