Officially the San Diego Fire Department’s plan to save money by limiting the use of some fire engines hasn’t impacted too many cases. But the plan’s impact is proving a difficult thing to measure.

This weekend, the San Diego Opera will present one of the most anticipated (and famed) productions of the season - "Romeo and Juliet." But for now, it's still dress rehearsal, and Culture Lust contributor Meredith Hattam got to peek inside.

We don't yet know why a Toyota Prius accelerated out of control in San Diego on Monday. But auto safety experts say they do know what drivers should do if it ever happens to them. Shift into neutral.

A new community clinic designed to treat developmentally delayed children is open for business in Logan Heights. The clinic offers a wide array of services, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

The San Diego City Council and Mayor Jerry Sanders were given mostly below-average grades in a report card this week based on environmental issues. It's the first time 11 San Diego environmental groups have worked together to evaluate the elected officials. And the groups are not happy with the politicians' grades.

A plan to outsource San Diego's information technology support services to a private company based in Los Angeles County was advanced today by a committee to the full City Council.

Oscar did not pick “A Prophete” (opened March 5 at Landmark’s Hillcrest Cinemas) as its Best Foreign Language Film, although out of all the nominees I saw it was the most deserving. You can listen to our discussion of the film on the Film Club of the Air.

Making his "Great Performances" debut in December 2005 with his first solo-TV special "Caught in the Act," the multi-Grammy winning phenomenon Michael Bublé returns to public television with "Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden," capturing the star in trademark, high-octane performance. Recorded at New York City's famed arena, concert highlights include a show-stopping collection of Bublé's hits as well as selections from his newest album, "Crazy Love."

"Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" is for any woman, of any age, who wants to change her relationship with her body, inside and out. The content of the show is based on the updated and revised fourth edition of the book of the same title (release date by Random House: May, 2010) – the same book that shot to the top of the NY Times best-seller list back in 1994, and remains THE reference book for women's health which incorporates Northrup's original mind/body approach to the female body.

Our critics will weigh in on the 2010 Oscar ceremony, Tim Burton's latest "Alice in Wonderland," the cinematic event that is the "Red Riding" trilogy, and one of the most critically celebrated films of 2009, "A Prophet."

What's the latest news on the health care debate taking place in Washington, D.C.? And, what kind of hardships are local uninsured and underinsured people dealing right now? We discuss the national health care debate, and its impact on San Diego.

The California Coastal Commission Wednesday decides whether a temporary rope barrier at the La Jolla Children's Pool should be removed.

The deaths of 17-year-old Chelsea King and 14-year-old Amber Dubois have spawned a local movement to lobby for a law to lock up sexual predators for life. But legal experts say those laws are already on the books. The courts are not enforcing them.