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Charlie's first week at the public high school finds him getting his head dunked in the toilet, receiving a beating from the school bully, and pretty much ignored by everyone else. But Charlie (played with ferocious energy by Anton Yelchin) has a resilient spirit. He's determined to make friends and find a way to be popular at school. But the route to popularity that he chooses is an unconventional one.

& ldquo;Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18."

A military judge in California says prosecutors can not ask CBS News for unaired interview footage of a marine charged in the massacre of civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Erik Anderson of member station KPBS in San Diego has details.

Veterans and their families dealing with the stress of war and deployment might benefit from an increase in San Diego County mental health services. County officials held a forum in Oceanside to consider how to supplement services provided by the VA. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Californians who come out to watch dogfights will face tougher penalties, if one state lawmaker has his way. Marianne Russ reports.

A marine research facility on the UC-San Diego campus is in danger of falling into the ocean. The federal agency that operates the lab wants money to build a new one. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has more.

Think of Alzheimer’s as a big mountain of a problem. If scientists could climb this particular mountain easily, none of us would slip away into the crevasse of lost memories. But we do, in ever larger numbers, and as yet, no one knows why.

Barack Obama's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is riding a 10-state winning streak, while Hillary Clinton's campaign is conflicted about how to slow Obama's momentum. The San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum released a report this week, and it says the County's first priority should be to establish a regional firefighting agency. And, the races for San Diego Mayor and City Attorney are starting to heat up.

Listen to the best musical interludes heard throughout the week on These Days. This week's picks include tracks from Beastie Boys, Earl Thomas, and The Album Leaf.

San Diego is a hotbed of ideas in science and medicine. Some of the nation's most successful biotech companies are here. When those companies want fresh ideas, they often turn to the young minds at UC San Diego. It's "Engineer's Week" on campus. KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps visited an "extreme science fair," and he has this report.

Earl Thomas and members of Ike Turner's old band, Kings of Rhythm,