It is not yet clear how much of the federal stimulus package will end up benefiting local projects. But Mary Lewis, chief financial officer for the City of San Diego, says the amount available for construction projects is not huge.

"Fired Up" (opening February 20 throughout San Diego) is a movie about these two guys, Nick (Eric Christian Olsen) and Shawn (Nicholas D'Agosto), that are all about the girls. They decide that this year they don't want to go to football camp but to cheer camp instead. They figure that there are 300 girls there along with four gay guys, which means they can have as many girls as they want and not worry about rejection or consequences. Crazy things happen between Nick and Shawn: one falls in love with a girl while the other still has his head in the game. These two find a way to turn love and lust into an art form. They know exactly how to be the perfect guy for each girl. When Shawn finds what he believes to be "the one," he loses interest in all others and then truly falls in love with cheerleading. He thinks that because the girl likes it so much then he should too. When Nick says it's time to ditch the girls for an awesome party with the guys, Shawn just can't bring himself to do it. This tests their friendship and ultimately proves they are the best of buds. Then the guys perform in the competition to bring the film to an end.

What I'm about to tell you, I've told very few people. It's about my mother and the Canadian health care system. She died last summer. It was an excruciating four days in the hospital.