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Navy officials will avoid incarceration in the latest twist involving the ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery scandal. Also, some financial assistance for child care centers will run out in the days ahead. And, an adaptive surfing event comes to Oceanside.

This weekend in the arts: Otherworldly sculptures, emerging artists, a public art legend, "whodunit" theater, jazz icons, letters to Shakespeare's Juliet and live music picks.

San Diego State University opened a new hub to get funding for environmental justice projects into the right hands. UC San Diego looks at the growing role of artificial intelligence in wildfire detection. Plus, a new program aims to help foster youth transition into the workforce.

San Diego County is reporting the highest monthly COVID-19 infections since March. In other news, if you’re planning a road trip for this weekend, you should pack some extra cash because demand is driving up gas prices. Plus, the San Diego Humane Society has an overpopulation problem, especially when it comes to dogs, so one local dog groomer is transforming dogs into walking works of art to help them get adopted.

A new graphic novel brings Buddhist stories to a younger audience. Plus, a look at the world premiere of a new musical and a local arts and culture festival.

A local author is out with the second book in her Gothic-inspired young adult fantasy series. Plus, a poetry collection about the Vietnamese-American experience. And finally, a look at the weekend arts calendar.

The first homeless shelter in Oceanside has opened its doors to residents. In other news, a San Diego-based developer wants to convert the city-owned office building at 101 Ash Street into affordable housing. Plus, we have details on some arts events happening in San Diego County this weekend.

In the early Twentieth Century, Anna May Wong was deemed too Chinese to play white roles and too American to play Chinese roles but that did not stop her from becoming an international icon. Cinema Junkie speaks with Yunte Huang, author of a new biography on the Asian American Actress.

The San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books is Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 at the University of San Diego campus, with dozens of author panels, readings, children's activities and booksellers.

Hurricane Hilary is packing wind and drenching rains that are expected to reach San Diego County this weekend. In other news, a marine charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in his barracks room was in a Camp Pendleton courtroom Thursday, for a preliminary hearing. Plus, DC is opening Blue Beetle this weekend, and positioning the film as the first Latinx superhero on the big screen from a major studio.