Csi pleasure to moderate the panel on the new book ban list and its my honor to introduce you to this panel. I want to say by way of introduction, i am a proud veteran of the American Studies Program and its just too bad they didnt lead me to anything good in life. [applause] so you know, before we get started i just wanted to Say Something that you know this isnt really about looks. Its about our children and its about the freedom of thought and i just want to tell you that we are really blessed to have students here with us right now today. [applause] i wondered if you would all stand up for a second. Could you all stand up for a second . [applause] [applause] these are our children. Thats what its about. I want to introduce you to the editor of ban this , one of my favorite people in the world and somebody who is really doing the battle, Santino Rivera poet editor activist and as i said to the kids that we met earlier today, and this is a complement. He is an activist and i ask sant
It’s been four years since a gunman killed one person and injured three others in a shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. In other news, a former Chula Vista resident was arrested earlier this week, following an antisemitic incident that shocked the world. Plus, we have details on this weekend’s San Diego Book Crawl.
Two new bookstores are added to the roster of independent bookstores celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with a three-day "crawl" for local book lovers this weekend.