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La Jolla News Nuggets: 'Spring Forward'; demonstration targets UCSD; gazebo hearing; library hours; more

The La Jolla Village Merchants Association and La Jolla/Riford Library presented a “Spring Forward Storytime Scavenger Hunt” on March 13 in The Village, including a scavenger hunt at various merchants, stories read by library and Warwick’s bookstore staff, prizes and treats.

Someone San Diego Should Know: Marivi Soliven Blanco

Print Marivi Soliven Blanco, a San Diego-based award-winning author, often draws inspiration for her writings from her 20-year job as a Tagalog-English telephonic interpreter. Most calls pre-pandemic were regarding car loans, bankruptcy, immigration hearings and domestic violence. However, during the pandemic the calls focused more on unemployment, divorce court and hospital requested end of life interpretation for Filipino patients who had little, if any, chance of recovery. “They cling to the voice on the phone,” Soliven Blanco said. “I infuse words like Ate to bring them a feeling of familiarity during the difficult time. They put so much trust in the voice on the other side of the phone at the moment of duress.”