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Tickets on Sale Now for 25th Annual Tea & Tonic
Featuring Activist, Author, and Founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement, Tarana Burke San Diegans will have the opportunity to hear activist, author, and founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement, Tarana Burke speak on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Center for Community Solutions’ 25th Annual Tea & Tonic. CCS’ signature fundraising event brings together business and corporate […]
Dirty Politics Continues from City Hall
If you haven’t seen the recent malfeasance being initiated by Mayor Todd Gloria’s appointed officials, here’s what you should know. There are three guys who appear to be a part of a team effort to create chaos by targeting communities with false campaign literature, coercing family members to initiate lawsuits, and wastefully funding these efforts. […]
Gotta Have Heart Art Show
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and a local nonprofit is celebrating the season of love through a variety of artwork. St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is hosting theGotta Have Heart art show from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, February 9at the gallery in […]
The Bigger Picture: Guaranteed Income for the Future of San Diego
In 2022, Jewish Family Service of San Diego rolled out San Diego for Every Child Guaranteed Income Project – the first of its kind in the region – which provides direct cash assistance to those in need. To share the moving stories of those impacted by this pilot program JFS has created “The Bigger Picture: Guaranteed Income for […]
Villa Musica Receives Prebys Foundation Grant
Prebys Foundation recently announced that it has awarded 147 grants totaling $30,607,625 in its four program areas: Visual and Performing Arts, Youth Success, Healthcare, and Medical Research to organizations throughout San Diego County. Villa Musica, San Diego’s Community Music Center is thrilled to be the recipient of a $150,000 grant from the Prebys Foundation. Dr. […]
A National Poetry Recitation Competition for High School Students
The Poetry Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, managed in California by the California Arts Council and regionally, by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture in association with Write Out Loud, presents Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition for high school students. San Diego Regional Finals take place at 5 p.m. […]
Election Progress for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
By Jim Bates Having recently returned to San Diego on January 15 from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, where I served as an International Election Observer, I was startled by U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s assessment of Bangladesh’s 12th Parliamentary elections. He described them as neither “free” nor “fair” and pointed out a “low […]
Live, Learn, Love, and Celebrate!
By Jamaal Jackson, President, Mission Hills BID and Assistant Vice President| Branch Manager US BANK Mission Hills February is filled with noteworthy reasons to celebrate. Let’s begin with the celebration of National Black History Month, dedicated to acknowledging the significant impact that Black individuals and communities have had on our nation’s history, culture, and progress. […]
Over 320 Units of Blood Collected at Padres’ Winter Blood Drive
More than 320 units of blood were collected at the San Diego Padres Winter Blood Drive, held this past month at Petco Park’s Lexus Premier Parking lot. All donors were gifted with a limited-edition Padres Winter Blood Drive T-shirt. “We are so thankful to the Padres and all of the donors who came out today […]
Two Horses Abandoned in the Tijuana River Valley Find Their Forever Home at Local Sanctuary
On November 21, 2023 an eleven-year-old gelding was found abandoned in a staging area corral in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park. On December 9, 2023 a second gelding, a twenty-five-year-old Appaloosa was found abandoned nearby. Neither horse had food or water. Fortunately, both horses were rescued by San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement. Both […]
