We have details on San Diego County’s budget for the next fiscal year. It will be bigger than this year’s spending plan. In other news, UC San Diego students continue their encampment in support of Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas War. Plus, an original play about family, food and love is making its in-person debut at the Old Globe this weekend.
Students at UC San Diego have settled into their encampment of support for Palestinians in the Middle East, near the Geisel Library. And due to the protest, UC San Diego officials announced the cancellation of the annual Sun God Festival that was scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 4. The UCSDivest Coalition is demanding…
Four Chicanx poets and authors from San Diego and Los Angeles from FlowerSong Press are reading this Saturday, May 28 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., at Barnes & Noble Encinitas (Town Center, 1040 N El Camino Real Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024).Collectively, these poets and writers have performed their poetry around the world, sold thousands of copies of their books, had their work published in dozens of literary journals and newspapers, performed at hundreds of colleges and universities, have been taught at dozens of colleges and universities and have engaged in powerful work to uplift and transform their communities.The FlowerSong poets and authors who will be reading:- Sonia Gutiérrez, "Dreaming with Mariposas"- Matt Sedillo, "Mowing Leaves of Grass"- Briana Muñoz, "Everything is Returned to the Soil/Todo vuelve a la tierra"- David A. Romero, "My Name Is Romero"FlowerSong Press: Based in McAllen, Texas, FlowerSong Press nurtures essential verse from,