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@chizpa.bsky.social
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library worker, hiker, lapsed folklorist, paleta hoarder El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz #FlowerReport 🌱

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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#FlowerReport Lilies
Light pink lily with deep purple edging and ring around center and yellow center Yellow lily with orange speckles
Four orange lilies Yellow and deep pink curly-petal edges
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The line at 8:30am to buy one jar of honey from Jardin du Luxembourg apiary. Only available one day a year
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Friday #FlowerReport Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Friday #FlowerReport Maine-et-Loire
Cluster of purple bellflowers against cement wall Three giant pink hibiscus  squeezing through red metal fenceRose of Sharon (hibiscus) with white and pink stripped petal, five dark red interior splotches, & light yellow centerMany tiny reddish-pink valerian flowers
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Exhibit at California Museum in Sacramento examines decades of the federal government’s deportation campaigns against Mexican immigrants even while it recruited millions of these farmworkers and rail workers to fill labor shortages californiamuseum.org/help-wanted-...
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Help Wanted / Leave Now: "Operation Wetback" & The Revolving Door of Mass Deportation - California Museum
This bilingual exhibition examines how generations of Mexican farmworkers, miners, and others were recruited to sustain U.S. industry, only to face mass expulsion during times of economic anxiety and ...
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Friday #FlowerReport
Iochroma cyaneum 'Burgundy Wine' shrub with cluster of purple-magenta tubular blossoms Yucca hanging down onto sidewalk—about 6ft of cream white blossomsTwo hibiscus flowers —yellow and red with deep red centerCallianthe picta (Abutilon pictum) also known as redvein abutilon, red vein Indian mallow, redvein flowering maple, redvein Chinese lanterns

yellow to orange-red bell shaped flower with dark red veining
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 19/08/2026
Turn the Volume Up! at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University highlights the activism of everyday people who have confronted injustice. The show examines how protests and collective action can create and inspire social change
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‘Jim Crow must go’: the artists and everyday heroes who fought injustice – in pictures
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A gem 🎥
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Map & listing of open and closed (aarrgh) restrooms at Mission Bay www.sandiego.gov/sites/defaul...
Map of Mission Bay, San Diego with (too many) red dots for closed restrooms, green dots for open restrooms List of closed restrooms—some of them new/remodeled recently List of open restrooms
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Friday #FlowerReport purples
Cluster of violet-colored Jacaranda flowersSix blue morning glory flowers (Ipomoea indica)Agapanthus (African lily) flowers of various shades of light purple
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“You’re getting a double whammy,” the longtime civil rights lawyer replied. “They’re hitting you twice, physically & psychologically” The slur is so vile—predicated on violence by law enforcement, unlike ethnic jabs that insult food or culture—that it has never crossed over into mainstream English
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404 Media @404media.co · 31/07/2026
Google Earth's new AI feature lets anyone fabricate inaccurate satellite imagery, from making it look like a place has been drone striked to manifesting a nuclear plant in Iran. What could go wrong? @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/google-earth...
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Friday #FlowerReport yellows
Yellow oleander flowers (Cascabela thevetia)Huge sunflower starting to wiltGroup of Palo verde yellow flowers with red centerYellow rose with lighter, almost white outside petals
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“I was always asking myself,” says Saar, “‘Can I get away with this?’” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Enough about her legacy. At 100, Betye Saar just wants to keep making art in L.A.
As Betye Saar turns 100, she's more interested in creating new work than reflecting on her legacy as one of America's most groundbreaking artists.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The pilot study was able to predict five collapses at least several hours — sometimes even days — before they happened. “It was surprising how good the data turned out to be, and how consistent it was for these types of landslides that we were monitoring,” www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Scientists crack the code on predicting California's deadly cliff collapses
Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that it is possible to predict a coastal landslide hours, sometimes days, before it happens.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“It’s like an anti-displacement strategy, in which you are empowering the community to steward the land — but also make decisions on what happens in the land,”
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#FlowerReport pinks
Three pink lilies (Crinum moorei or amaryllis moorei) in full bloom and one about to open Cluster of crepe myrtle pink flowers (Lagerstroemia indica) surrounds by various greeneryDark pinkish flowers and grey leaves of an  Echeveria (succulent)Many Pinkladies or pink evening primroses (Oenothera speciosa)
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open Sept. 22 in Exposition Park and offer free annual passes to South L.A. residents in 90037 zip code Residents can register for passes at: lucasmuseum.org/lm37 www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Lucas Museum to give free annual passes to South L.A. neighbors, host community preview day
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will give free annual passes to South L.A. neighbors in the 90037 ZIP Code.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Tremendous enthusiasm, less ads, and along with Cantor’s ‘gooooooooool’ there’s ‘El árbitro dice que no hay tiempo para más’ which always makes me laugh
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 03/07/2026
California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'
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California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'
State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
San Diego River greening #missiontrailsregionalpark
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Chicano Park Boulevard’ street signs installed today, starting at Crosby Rd near Chicano Park on the Bay “For more than 30 years, the Chicano Park Steering Committee has fought to correct the name of the street that borders the heart of our community” www.insidesandiego.org/chicano-park...
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‘Chicano Park Boulevard’ Street Signs Installed in Barrio Logan
Signs officially identifying Chicano Park Boulevard in Barrio Logan were installed today, marking the conclusion of a community-led process to rename the street formerly called Cesar E. Chavez Parkway...
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Friday #FlowerReport purple-magenta edition
Epiphyllum or orchid cactus large magenta flower with pale yellow stamen in center Myrtle-leaf milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia) blooms of purple and white with various greenery in backgroundCluster of purple bougainvillea flowers
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
American Payasos: Culture Clash's End Times, Grand Performances, 350 So Grand Ave, LA on Saturday, June 27th, 6-10pm Free with reservations: www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-cl... www.grandperformances.org/events/cultu...
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AMERICAN PAYASOS! Culture Clash’s End Times Cabaret — Grand Performances | Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Culture Clash returns to Grand Performances to present Culture Clash American Payasos: End Times Variety Cabaret.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Before new policy, Park Serv had template available for each park to write own crisis comm guidance, could tailor to staff & circumstances … including policy of “Maximum Disclosure, Minimum Delay” giving details to media as quickly as possible once info confirmed to avoid public speculation or panic
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Fahrenthold reported that the reflecting pool was refilled before Greenwater Services could install a permanent water purification system, which raised the risk that it could become clouded with algae
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Join in the celebration of the renaming of Chavez Pkwy to Chicano Park Blvd, Sunday, June 21, 10am-2pm
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Through July 6, residents & tourists can download the California State Parks Historian Passport for free, allowing access to more than 30 state historic parks through end of 2026. To download a free pass at ReserveCalifornia.com www.latimes.com/travel/story...
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Now you can visit dozens of state historic parks for free through 2026. Here's how
Californians can download a Historian Passport for free on ReserveCalifornia.com and use it for unlimited visits to participating parks.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Palm portal
Two large side-by-side palm trees, with mostly dried fronds, form a circular opening to the water on mission bay
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Fútbol is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr. on view @LACMA Fútbol is Life meticulously recreates historic moments from women’s and men’s soccer in miniature with gum wrappers, glue, paint, and other materials laist.com/news/los-ang...?
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He's been making 1-inch soccer players out of gum wrappers since age 10 — see them at LACMA
Fútbol Is Life meticulously recreates historic moments from men’s and women’s soccer... with miniatures.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Friday #FlowerReport
African hemp or African linden (Sparrmannia africana) in the mallow family Malvaceae. Clusters of white flowers with red & yellow stamensMagenta-purple bougainvillea 
Erica versicolor with tubular flowers of red with yellow endsAfrican or blue lily (Agapanthus praecox)
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Dataland, a 25,000-sq ft immersive, environmental, generative, multisensory AI arts museum, opens June 20 in Gehry’s Grand LA with rainforest journey using biometrics, scent, sound & light to transform how visitors experience nature and technology
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Tyler Nordgren @spaceart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Organ Pipe Cactus commissioned me to design this poster to celebrate their new dark sky status. www.spacearttravelbureau.com #art #spaceart #astronomy
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Friday #FlowerReport Matilija poppies aka fried-egg flowers (Romneya coulteri) are here!
Matilija poppies
Large white crinkled petals with yellow stamen cluster and gray-green leavesTwo Matilija poppy flowers and two buds…one beginning to bloom w/ white bursting through top of budClose up of one Matilija poppy flower—large white wrinkly petals with yellow center
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
#FlowerReport Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Clusters of light purple sand verbena flowers on sandy path Dudleya lanceolata, Southern California dudleya commonly known as liveforevers (succulent)Two yellow mariposa lilies (Calochortus luteus), endemic to CaliforniaMexican campion (Silene laciniata) five bright red petals each divided into long, pointed lobes, appearing fringed
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Hospital of Emotions"-- immersive art scene temporarily occupies 4 floors of former hospital, May 27 - July 31. 45,000-sq-ft exhibition includes the work of more than 70 artists organized into emotional departments including grief, fear, hope, joy, & sadness. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Get a first look at the immersive art taking over 80 rooms in a shuttered downtown L.A. hospital
A new immersive art project in Los Angeles is set to occupy the shuttered St. Vincent Medical Center, turning a site in transition into a large-scale environment organized around human emotion.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
So, to recap: Castro lied to the FBI. He lied to his fellow ICE agents. He lied to medical personnel. His lies cast him as the victim rather than the aggressor and resulted in Aljorna and Sosa-Celis being charged with a crime he knew they didn’t commit
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Criticizing the status quo is necessary — but waging a campaign of humiliation isn’t how to heal L.A.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Poll na bPéist /The Wormhole (Serpent’s Lair). Rectangular sea pool formed by erosion of limestone. Surrounding area just as stunning
The rectangular wormhole
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
St Stephen’s Green #FlowerReport
Orange and yellow tulip a smattering of small yellow flowers and vibrate green leaves Clusters of small red Hawthorn flowers Large violet ornamental onion bloom (Allium)Pink and white Columbine flowers
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Happy to see they decided to restore and restock this lovely free little library after vandalism incident a few months ago #freelittlelibrary
Free little library in shape of Viking ship Free little library Viking ship upright with bench
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Alma del Barrio ballet folklorico on the Kiosco next. 56th Chicano Park Day Commemoration
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
56th Chicano Park Day Commemoration today 10-5 (takeover April 22, 1970)
Early crowds admiring lowrider cars on Logan AveThree members of the Chicano Park Steering committee in the Kiosco welcome crowd This year’s Chicano Park Day shirt
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
a powerful measure of hope is driving force...not the quality of the art that matters nor power to galvanize immediate change, rather artists doing their duty, acting like citizens, assuming a real republic still exists & people are still open to ideas & change www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Column | Guerrilla art is flourishing in Trump’s Washington
Anti-Trump street artists and anonymous collectives are using an old protest technique in Washington: Sending messages into the void.
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
San Diego City Council Item S510 – Rename the Existing, 0.8-mile-long street “Cesar E. Chavez Parkway,” from Commercial St heading southwest to Crosby Road, as “Chicano Park Boulevard” Action item passes unanimously 9-0-0
Chicano Park murals Coatlicue (Susan Yamagata and Michael Schmitt) and Chicano Pinto Union (Tony de Vargas)Chicano Park mural depicting the land takeover in 1970. At the base of pillar is memorial to the 4 people killed in 2016 crash Kiosco in the center of Chicano Park with green, red, white colors of the bandera mexicana
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
San Diego City Council Item 330 – Amending San Diego Municipal Code §21.0104 to Rename “Cesar Chavez Day” to “Farmworkers Day” Approved unanimously (9-0-0)
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Protect Arts and Culture from Devastating Budget Cuts www.artsandculturesd.org
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Arts+Culture:San Diego
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Melt ICE, 2026, by Katie Ruiz. Cyanotype on cotton cloth with crochet & rug-tufted flames Group exhibition ‘Instruction for Unrest: Art against Complacency' at Art Produce Gallery, 3139 Univ Ave San Diego through 5/14/2026 www.artproduce.org
3 cyanotype on cotton cloth showing ice melting, ‘no más muertos’ & f3ck ice.  Also 3 crocheted & rug-tufted flames of deep red, orange & yellow at bottom
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Lost Federico García Lorca verse discovered 93 years after it was written verse was found on reverse of a manuscript of one of the Tamarit poems – Gacela de la raíz amarga – which flamenco singer & Lorca enthusiast Miguel Poveda bought from a German antiquarian. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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Lost Federico García Lorca verse discovered 93 years after it was written
Eight-line poem found on the back of a manuscript sheds light on Spanish poet’s preoccupation with time
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Annie @chizpa.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys on view 4/18-8/9/2026 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (@mcasandiego on IG) 130 works by 37 artists including Jerome Lagarrigue, Jordan Casteel, Nick Cave, & Mickalene Thomas shown here
Jerome Lagarrigue (born Paris, France, 1973) ‘Battle for Area X’ 2015 oil on linenNick Cave Soundsuit, 2016. Mixed media Jordan Casteel ‘Fallou’ 2018 oil on canvas
Portrait depicts Fallou Wadje, a clothing designer Mickalene Thomas, "Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires," 2010 
Rhinestones, acrylic, & enamel on wood panel
A monumental mixed media painting covers entire museum wall
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