“Women in Engineering,” at Costa Mesa’s Hertzog Community Center from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m., gives students in grades 7 through 12 a chance to meet women working in engineering fields.
The rally Sunday morning was held at the UC Irvine flagpoles, where dozens of people turned out to hear words from Ocasio-Cortez and other local speakers and activists.
Although the event used to be semiannual, the pandemic put the brakes on in-person activities, making a 2019 poinsettia sale the last time before Friday the department had sold its wares.