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San Diego County employee group opens nonprofit grant applications
The County of San Diego Employee Charitable Organization is accepting grant applications from local nonprofits through Dec. 7, with winners to be announced in April 2027.
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La Jolla Playhouse unveils six-show 2027/28 season
Artistic Director Jessica Stone's first fully curated season at La Jolla Playhouse features six productions, including two world-premiere musicals and a Silver Linings Playbook adaptation she will direct. Subscriptions go on sale Nov. 19.
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La Jolla's Rady family breaks ground on Salvation Army campus downtown
Ernest and Evelyn Rady joined the Salvation Army on Monday, Nov. 9, to break ground on the Rady Center, a 200,000-square-foot campus in downtown San Diego that will add temporary housing and services for people experiencing homelessness, with completion expected in 2028.
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La Jolla Music Society launches mariachi honor bands with free concert
La Jolla Music Society will debut two newly formed Mariachi Honor Bands in a free inaugural concert at The Conrad on Thursday, Nov. 5, featuring 32 young musicians selected from high schools and colleges across San Diego County.
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La Jolla Cove events raise $2.1 million for challenged athletes
The Challenged Athletes Foundation's San Diego Triathlon Challenge weekend raised more than $2.1 million across three days of events at La Jolla Cove, Scripps Park and La Jolla Country Day School, with the Tour de Cove stationary cycle-thon hitting a record $250,000.
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Bird Rock couple debuts children's book about missing socks
Robbie and Jess Gallo of Bird Rock release their first children's book, "Sneakers: The Sock Gremlin," on Nov. 4, with a public reading and sock donation drive planned for Nov. 17 at La Jolla Village Montessori School.
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La Jolla Institute launches $55 million fundraising campaign
La Jolla Institute for Immunology announced a $55 million fundraising campaign at its inaugural President's Awards Celebration on Oct. 23, with board chair Tom Tullie saying the five-year effort has already reached 80% of its goal.
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Surfrider report warns emergency seawalls erasing California beaches
The Surfrider Foundation's 2026 State of the Beach report warns that emergency seawalls installed after storms are quietly becoming permanent, eroding California beaches and cutting off sand supply, with the state earning only a C grade for its armoring policies.
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La Jolla Village Holiday Open House sets Oct. 30 merchant deadline
The La Jolla Village Merchants Association is recruiting businesses for its annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, Nov. 22, with an early bird participation fee of $150 for those who sign up by Oct. 30.
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Birch Aquarium launches Ocean Science Scholars for kids
Birch Aquarium at Scripps launches Ocean Science Scholars, a new Tuesday afternoon program for kids ages 6 to 10 running November through December at $30 per session, with registration open.
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UC San Diego graduates first physician assistant class of 30
UC San Diego's Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program graduated its inaugural class of 30 on Oct. 3, with the cohort logging more than 42,000 clinical hours and over 25,000 patient encounters, including 10,252 with underserved communities.
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Birch Aquarium team visits Mexico City to shape axolotl exhibit
A five-person Birch Aquarium team traveled to Mexico City to study axolotl conservation at Xochimilco Lake and UNAM, shaping the aquarium's bilingual exhibition The Axolotl's Garden, which opens Oct. 21 in La Jolla.