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San Diego’s Stealth Government: Read the Fine Print
By Kate Callen Political troubadour Pete Seeger had an apt formula for comparing education and experience: “Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get when you don’t.” For decades now, San Diegans unschooled in reading the fine print have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to painful experience: the public […]
Homeowners and Residents Across the State Protest SB10
By Danna Givot From San Diego to Mt. Shasta, homeowners and their representatives are speaking out against the state legislature’s ill-conceived effort to eliminate single-family zoning. I’m adding my voice to that tidal wave of opposition because I’m convinced that SB 10 also presents an ethical and probably indefensible legal problem for our elected officials. […]
Homelessness – No Quick Fix
This past month, the Mission Hills Business Improvement District (MHBID) was the lead organizer of a forum on homelessness: the cause, effects, and options for addressing this growing issue for San Diego, and all its respective communities. Present for this event was Mayor Todd Gloria, Councilman Stephen Whitburn, and people from the City and County […]
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents its 74th Season
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, is pleased to present “The Impossibly Possible Season.” All of the upcoming shows will celebrate how hope makes all things possible. Executive Director James Saba, Artistic Director Desha Crownover and the entire production team are very excited to welcome back Junior Theatre students for live performances […]
Mission Fed ArtWalk Returns to Little Italy Celebrating 37 Years
Mission Fed ArtWalk returns with an in-person event to the streets of Little Italy with a weekend-long premier of arts and culture event on Saturday and Sunday, October and October 3.This year marks 37 years of the premier fine arts festival bringing visual and performing arts to the historic San Diego community. Locals and visitors […]
Kids Fashion Week Announces Call for Models
By Aubree Russell, Director of KFW Network Southern CA The Kids Fashion Week Network (KFWN) in Southern California is over the moon with excitement at being able to finally work with kids here on the west coast. As we all know, this past year has been extremely difficult for children and their families. That’s why […]
Cabrillo National Monument to Host Meet and Greet with 12 Youth Science Communicators
Cabrillo National Monument, located at 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive in San Diego, will host a meet and greet with 12 girls (ages 9 to 16) from EcoLogik STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) summer day camp at the Visitor Center from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021. The EcoLogik Project is a free STEM summer day camp at Cabrillo National Monument for girls, […]
Local Artist Offers a Glimpse of What Could Be
Disestablishment overturns the traditional and expected museum experience. Local San Diego artist John Raymond Mireles shares photographs of remote and staggeringly beautiful sites that have recently had their US National Monument status revoked, opening the sites for mining and drilling, and invites the public to take part in destroying images of these landscapes. Disestablishment opens Saturday, […]
Write Out Loud Announces 12th Annual TwainFest
Founded in 2007 with a commitmentto inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience, Write Out Loud announced the 12th Annual TwainFest. Twainfest will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, August 21. This year, Write Out Loud’s Twainfest takes place in the brand new location of Heritage County […]
Cygnet Theatre in Old Town Begins Live Performances
Cygnet Theatre is pleased to announce its joyful and overdue return to in-person performances starting in September 2021. Audiences are set to experience a season of hope, redemption and humor beginning with the long-awaited return of the Tony award-winning musical “La Cage Aux Folles” with book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. The stellar musical received […]
