San Diego’s Fire Chief is retiring next month. Fire Chief Tracy Jarman has been with the San Diego Fire Department for 25 years. She’s served as chief for the past three.

The urban inspired dance company Culture Shock San Diego teams up with local graffiti artist Pose 2 on a theatrical dance show about life as a graffiti writer.

"As Time Goes By," one of the most popular and enduring British series on public television, starred Dame Judi Dench as Jean Pargetter and Geoffrey Palmer as Lionel Hardcastle, former lovers who reunited after 40 years. This two-part special picks up a few years after the original series left off.

Seniors in San Diego County tend to be healthier than older Californians living in other parts of the state. A new report reveals how local seniors are faring in 17 different health measures.

A San Diego company has begun marketing a non-invasive test for lead exposure.

A state judge has ruled the city of San Diego must remove the seals from the Children's Pool in La Jolla. But as KPBS reporter Katie Orr explains, the city says getting rid of the animals won't be cheap.

Having a child with a disability can pose many challenges for families and society. We'll talk with an advocate for children with disabilities about how to incorporate disabled kids into family life as well as after school, social and recreational programs.

What are the political ramifications of the California Supreme Court's ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage? And will the U.S. Supreme Court soon have its first Hispanic justice? We'll get analysis on these two important legal issues.

How will stability and peace be achieved in the Middle East? We'll talk with Israel's ambassador to the UN about her country's role in the region.

On Monday, June 1st, the chamber group Camera Lucida gives a rare San Diego performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, along with Franz Schubert's String Quintet in C major. Camera Lucida is a unique chamber ensemble and collaboration between the San Diego Symphony and the faculty of UCSD's Music Department. We'll talk to two of its founding members.

Governor Schwarzenegger is calling for new cuts instead of borrowing from Wall Street, as he'd originally proposed.

North Korea threatened military action Wednesday against U.S. and South Korean warships plying the waters near the Koreas' disputed maritime border, raising the specter of a naval clash just days after the regime's underground nuclear test.

A tobacco tax hike may be on the table in Sacramento, where state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to grapple with a massive budget deficit. Supporters of the idea say it won't be an easy sell.

Moments after President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the expected partisan scripts kicked in. Competing ads have been launched on Web sites and television touting competing versions of Sotomayor's judicial history.

Korean-born, New York-based filmmaker So Yong Kim draws on her own childhood experiences for Treeless Mountain (opening May 29 at Reading Gaslamp Stadium Theaters). You can listen to the KPBS Radio feature or read the extended interview.