San Diego is the first city in the nation forced to review its campaign contribution limits after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. A Republican Party suit prompted the city council to double the money political parties can spend on city candidates.

San Diego is an international gateway for child sex trafficking and one of the top cities in the nation for child prostitution, according to law enforcement officials. Community leaders are holding a sex trafficking forum Tuesday night in Imperial Beach to educate the community about the growing problem.

The sentencing hearing for the admitted killer of teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois was moved up two weeks to May 14, a spokesman for the District Attorney's Office announced today.

The San Diego County Grand Jury says the city’s Ethics Commission should be more independent. In a report released today, the grand jury also recommends the County form an Ethics Commission.

San Diego County Supervisors used eminent domain laws today to take two pieces of property they say are needed to complete county projects.

Baja Calfiorna's Governor says he's changed his mind. He will not use potentially toxic FEMA trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina to house people who lost their homes in the Mexicali earthquake.

Former San Diego singer-songwriter Greg Laswell has a new album out on May 4th called "Take A Bow." A music video for the song "Take Everything" is out today.

The most anticipated movie of 2010 (Iron Man who?) opens in San Diego on Friday. The documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" is the work (maybe!) of anonymous British street artist, Banksy. Check out this trailer for the film.

Culture Lust contributor Megan Burke lets us in on San Diego's best-kept musical secret.

This past Saturday, the San Diego Shakespeare Society held it's 5th Annual San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival in Balboa Park. Hundreds of students performed selections from the Bard. Here are some highlights.

The violence of this month's big Baja California earthquake was captured in scientists' video of tiny fish that live in a deep Mojave Desert cavern.

The executive at the center of the government's fraud suit against Goldman Sachs told lawmakers Tuesday that the complex financial product at the center of the suit was not purposely designed to fail.

Long-time peace educator Colman McCarthy joins us to talk about bullying and violence in schools and why teaching children about peace is vital.

Diabetes has become a global epidemic, with more than 200 million people estimated to be suffering from the disease around the world. We discuss the factors have led to the growth of diabetes, and what can be done to prevent the disease from spreading.

Second time is the charm for Republican state Senator Abel Maldonado. After months of delays, the state Senate finally confirmed Maldonado to fill the vacant post of lieutenant governor for the remainder of the year. We speak to John Myers about the politics behind Maldonado's nomination, and about the latest news on the governor's race.

The San Diego Unified School board will decide today whether high school students who take an Advance Placement class should get an automatic boost in their grade.

The CEO of Goldman Sachs and other executives from the Wall Street powerhouse are coming before Congress 10 days after the government accused the firm of fraud.

A magnitude-4.7 earthquake was recorded about 18 miles west southwest of El Centro early today.