This weekend in the arts: Contemporary Korean polychrome painting; San Diego Art Prize; a play about an "it girl" sex worker in 19th century England; haunted dance; spooky Shakespeare; Dìa de los Muertos; experimental bassoon; live music picks and more.
A new state law went into effect in January that requires law enforcement agencies to release records about officer discrimination, but most local police departments say they have nothing to report. In other news, new technology arrived at the border in Otay Mesa Tuesday, to deal with the long-time pollution problem from semitrucks entering Mexico. Plus, the Padres’ playoff series against the Philadelphia Phillies is bringing big money to local businesses.
The fallout continues after racist recordings of Los Angeles city council members were released earlier this month. Then, we’re seeing troubling signs of a bad flu season. Next, we continue our election coverage with a look at the 49th Congressional District race. And, we continue our series on mining for lithium in Imperial County. Then, we talk about pandemic learning loss and how San Diego Unified is responding. Finally, we get a taste of Write Out Loud's PoeFest which continues this weekend and next.
This PoeFest will be the fifth annual celebration of the macabre features works by Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Shakespeare and Robert Louis Stevenson.