Good morning, Escondido.

Workers at Albertsons, Pavilions, Ralphs and Vons voted to authorize strike action after four months of stalled contract talks and will begin preparing for a possible strike Thursday unless companies meet the union's demands for living wages, affordable healthcare benefits and better staffing levels—negotiations are set to resume on June 25 after their contract expired on March 2.

Families in Escondido can honor Juneteenth by trying 19 ideas such as listening to music, reading books, watching shows, and cooking special recipes.

The holiday marks the day slaves in Texas learned they were free in 1865—an important moment in our history.

Vista Unified School District is using USDA funding to offer free nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks to children 18 and younger at five summer meal sites, including the Boys — Girls Club of Vista where 5- and 6-year-olds lined up on June 12.

The program continues weekdays until Aug. 8 — helping local families facing food insecurity.

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have collected ocean sounds for 15 years—using underwater microphones placed along the seafloor in the Southern California Bight—to study whale calls and link shifts in the marine ecosystem to climate events and changes in ship traffic since the 2008 recession.

Dog Dental Cleaning Clinic

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Pets Plus — Appointments required — Enjoy a non-anesthetic dog dental cleaning along with other veterinary services at this special one-day event.