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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.

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.

Despite the obstacles to building in Mission Valley, the community will likely keep growing, according to an 2019 environmental impact report that predicted that the neighborhood would add 50,000 residents by 2050.

Emo band Sunny Day Real Estate will perform live at The Observatory on Sun, Dec 11 at 7 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band Zoe will perform live at House of Blues on Tue, Dec 6 at 7 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The World Clown Association is bringing together all types of clowns for its 40th annual convention.

The Power of Passionistas is a three-day virtual event at which unstoppable self-identified women and non-binary people from the AAPI, Black, Disability, Indigenous, Latinx, LGBTQIA+ communities, and more, come together to discuss how their diverse groups are affected by the pressing issues women face today. Storyteller events, roundtable discussions and panels will be centered around the Power of Media, Power of Transformation, Power of Authenticity, Power of Knowledge and many more. The culminating event of the summit is the Passionistas Persist Awards. This year we will also be presenting awards in other categories to actress and original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" Laraine Newman, author and activist Soraya Chemaly, Rebecca Cokley, the first U.S. Disability Rights Program Officer for the Ford Foundation, Danay Escanaverino, an award-winning Latina serial entrepreneur, speaker and community builder and LAMIK Beauty Founder Kim Roxie. EVENT DATES: September 21, 2022 at 5 pm PST to 8 pm PST September 22, 2022 from 9 am PST to 7:30 pm PST September 23, 2022 from 9 am PST to 3:00 pm PST

Prices of homes in San Diego County edged up in April for the second straight month, but still remained below the prices of a year ago, the California Association of Realtors reported Thursday.

Just five months into the job, San Dieguito Union High School District’s superintendent has been put on administrative leave after making racially biased comments. Meanwhile, today is Earth day and there are clean up and environmental volunteer efforts and events planned all weekend. Plus, paid hands-on experience comes through a restaurant, urban garden and a catering company called MAKE Projects.

San Diego Media Advisory WHO: San Diego SparkleS Foundation, Inc. WHAT: Children’s Benefit Fashion Show & Luncheon WHEN: Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 10:30-Noon WHERE: Hyatt Regency La Jolla Contact for Interviews: Vonnie Madigan at 916-799-8900 Join us at an Inaugural Children’s Benefit Fashion Show & Luncheon on September 12 at Hyatt Regency La Jolla, 10:30 - 1 p.m. Meet San Diego DA Summer Stephan, event keynote speaker. Summer has been at the forefront of protecting children in our community According to the FBI, San Diego is ranked among the 13 worst regions in the United States for human trafficking, with as many 8,000 victims each year. SparkleS Foundation works in collaboration with others locally and internationally to support at-risk children in San Diego; and orphans in Ukraine and Armenia displaced by war. Proceeds from the SparkleS Foundation Children’s Benefit Luncheon & Fashion Show will be shared among the AMMA Orphan Fund, ECF Children’s Fund, Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition & Ukrainian Orphan Children. Fashions provided courtesy of Macy’s Fashion Valley. Created in 2022 in San Diego, California, SD SparkleS Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit dedicated to support children in danger of being trafficked and/ displaced by war. Sparkles FN can be reached at P.O. Box 676067 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067/858-945-3034. SOCIALS: Facebook Twitter Instagram