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Whistleblowers alerted San Diego County about alleged poor treatment of employees in its public defender office in late 2020, before a multi-million dollar settlement. In other news, volunteers took to the streets to do the annual point-in-time count Thursday. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening around San Diego County.

You’ve heard of pickup games in basketball and baseball — but what about pickup sword fighting? It’s all in fun, with foam swords, and it happens every Saturday in Carlsbad.