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Peaceful protest in downtown San Diego focuses on Donald Trump, Elon Musk
‘It’s terrifying, the direction we’re heading in’ San Diegans protest against Musk, Trump San Diegans marched Sunday in support of many causes and in a joint protest against one: what they see as the rising tide of fascism in the federal government. By Roxana Popescu | roxana.popescu@sduniontribune.com | The San Diego Union-Tribune and Blake Nelson…
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Report finds increase in attempts to ban books | KPBS Public Media
By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Andrew Bracken / Producer, KPBS Midday Edition Published September 19, 2022 at 4:03 PM PDT A new report from the American Library Association found a rise in the number of book banning attempts throughout the country. To help counter the trend, libraries this week are commemorating Banned Books Week,…
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The Verge’s guide to San Diego Comic-Con 2022’s best film and TV panels – The Verge
San Diego Comic-Con’s back with a vengeance By Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 15, 2022, 4:17pm EDT After two years of being canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego Comic-Con’s coming back this year with a vengeance and a sizable stack of announcements, trailer drops, and early screenings of some of the entertainment industry’s most…
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William Shatner to Unveil Documentary About Himself at SDCC 2022 – Variety
By J. Kim Murphy, June 30, 2022 William Shatner has offered his stamp of approval on a new documentary about his life from Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures. The pair of production companies announced the documentary Thursday. “For years I’ve had people approaching me to do a documentary about my life, but I turned…
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Good Morning, San Diego!
My personal tribute to the beautiful city of San Diego (California, USA), where I’ve had the pleasure to live for almost 15 years. All the scenes in this video were captured around sunrise over a period of four months, from August to November of 2014. Shot entirely using a GoPro HERO3 Black Edition camera (1080p,…
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Reflections: NewsLib and News Librarians on 9/11.. Archives at Internet Archive
By Michael McCulley aka DrWeb, Retired Librarian The above screenshot shows the “September 11th Resources” page, archived on the Internet Archive at the Source 1 link below. “This page is a collection of resources related to the events of September 11, 2001, as complied by Jessica Baumgart, Jennifer Jack, and other contributors. Links will open…
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Best Seafood Restaurants in San Diego: Oceanfront Spots to Eat At Now | Thrillist
It doesn’t get any fresher than this. By Mary Beth Abate, Published on 8/12/2021 at 4:03 PM There are approximately 2,792 different seafood restaurants in San Diego, according to statistics that we just made up. With 70 miles of coastline in San Diego County alone, along with Baja California and the whole Pacific Northwest, San…
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San Diego will re-open final 10 library branches by September, fully restore hours by June – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Post-pandemic re-opening has been delayed by decision to replace 170 hourly jobs with positions with benefits By David Garrick, July 13, 2021 5:40 PM PT SAN DIEGO — All of San Diego’s 36 library branches will re-open by September and overall branch hours across the system will return to pre-pandemic levels by next June, head librarian…
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No. 1 challenge facing San Diego city libraries: inequity, consultants say – The San Diego Union-Tribune
New library master plan will likely recommend prioritizing larger branches in south San Diego to boost community use By David Garrick, June 4, 2021 5 AM PT SAN DIEGO — Library branches in the southern and southeastern parts of San Diego are typically smaller and lack space for events and meetings, compared to branches in the…
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Baseball lifts San Diego’s spirits. Can it revive a pandemic-stricken U.S. economy? | Reuters
By Daniel Trotta, Chris Canipe, and Howard Schneider May 6, 20218:09 AM PDT It was Saturday night in downtown San Diego, and J Street near the Petco Park baseball stadium was bustling. Fans of the hometown Padres, many decked out in team gear, packed the bars and restaurants with more waiting in line and happy…
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Happy ending for Warwick’s bookstore as local investors step in to save the day – The San Diego Union-Tribune
With the store facing an uncertain future, investors bought the building that houses it By John Wilkens, May 2, 2021 5:55 AM PT Warwick’s calls itself the oldest bookstore in America continuously owned and operated by the same family. This is its 125th year in business, the last 70 of them in a building on Girard…
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The Underwater Library at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
For decades, the Scripps Oceanographic Collections have amassed millions of marine organisms and geological samples that continue to yield scientific discoveries The Scripps Oceanographic Collections are the largest university-based oceanographic collections in the world. It is comprised of the Marine Vertebrate, Benthic Invertebrate, Pelagic Invertebrate, and Geological Collections. Photo by Oriana Poindexter. By Chase Martin,…
