The San Dieguito Lagoon may be teeming with wildlife in a few years. The lagoon near the Del Mar Fairgrounds is now open to the Pacific Ocean. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce tells us it's a major milestone in the effort to restore the wetlands.

A new study finds the majority of special education students in San Diego schools are being segregated from the rest of the student body. That's one of the problems researchers found in the district's special education program. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee picked up an endorsement Wednesday from former GOP candidate Duncan Hunter.

A state court judge in San Diego has upheld new state rules requiring election workers to recount ballots in 10 percent of precincts when elections are close.

Senator Barbara Boxer today released documents from an Environmental Protection Agency internal briefing. They show that EPA staff had recommended allowing California to have its own motor vehicle emissions standard. In Washington Jodi Breisler reports from Capitol Hill.

The Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday; we agree and disagree with the Academy's choices. We also talk about ‘There Will Be Blood,’ the new Woody Allen movie ‘Cassandra's Dream,’ a documentary called ‘War/Dance,’ and a family movie called ‘The Water Horse.’

The Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday; we agree and disagree with the Academy's choices. We also talk about ‘There Will Be Blood,’ the new Woody Allen movie ‘Cassandra's Dream,’ a documentary called ‘War/Dance,’ and a family movie called ‘The Water Horse.’

Delegates to the national party conventions are a hot commodity this election year. Despite winning the popular vote in Nevada, Hillary Clinton came away with one less delegate than her Democratic rival Barack Obama. Now the candidates have their sights set on Super Tuesday and the large number of delegates that states like California hold. We discuss the delegate process in the 2008 election year.

Tomorrow, over 700 students from Southern California, Mexico and South Korea will meet on the USD campus to discuss global warming. We talk to two students who will be addressing their peers about the role teens can play in this hot topic.

The San Diego Chargers' bid for the Super Bowl ended on Sunday, but the search for a new stadium pushes forward. We speak to Chargers spokesman Mark Fabiani about what Chula Vista residents think about the team's ambitions.

Schools serving San Diego's poorest students will not get extra federal funding this year. The San Diego Unified school board rejected a plan that would have changed the funding levels at those campuses. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

A new Field Poll shows John McCain and Mitt Romney battling for first place in California's GOP presidential primary. Former frontrunner Rudy Giuliani virtually dropped off the radar. KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps joins us now with details.

The San Diego Chargers will launch more studies into the feasibility of building an NFL stadium in Chula Vista. The mayor of Chula Vista says she is more focused on negotiations for a new Convention Center. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

The San Diego Unified school district stands to lose $70 million in state funding as a result of the Governor's proposed budget cuts. District officials are telling parents and teachers to prepare for the worst. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.