A California Assembly member is trying to salvage a program that provides day care and health services for about 35,000 frail adults.

The Jaycee Dugard case has inspired bi-partisan legislation that would change the way the state paroles some prisoners.

Dozens of people reported getting wind of a noxious chemical-type odor in numerous San Diego neighborhoods today, sending firefighters through the city in a fruitless search for the source of the stench.

A coalition of California clean energy companies is calling on lawmakers to renew two utility fees set to expire at the end of the year. Those fees are one percent on your electricity bill and 0.7 percent on your natural gas bill.

Health reform is supposed to greatly expand the Medi-Cal program in 2014. But a new report shows a lot of people who will be eligible for the coverage don't know it.

A possible solution has been found to a controversial plan by Caltrans to remove three crosses on state Route 79 near Julian.

Democratic Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg said he plans to focus on boosting the state’s struggling economy during the legislative session's last few weeks. But Republicans think the Democrats will also have to do some budget cleanup.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is calling for an overhaul to a California law that’s often seen as untouchable: Proposition 13, which limits property taxes.

County officials today reminded parents and other adults to keep a close eye on children as summer draws to a close, because the number of accidental drownings is up over last year in San Diego County.

Oceanside city council meeting is likely to be packed with people tonight, as the city council makes a decision on rent control. Thousands of residents have signed a petition to save some of the region’s most affordable housing.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders leaves today on a tour of NFL stadiums around the country to gather ideas for building a new Chargers stadium downtown. At the same time, plans for building an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles are becoming more concrete. Chargers Special Counsel Mark Fabiani will answer questions about the team's future in San Diego.

As gas prices rise, more people are turning to motorcycles and scooters as an economical mode of transportation.

Nearly 15 million children, or 20 percent of America's juvenile population, were living in poverty in 2009, according to a child welfare study released Wednesday.

Biologists are puzzled by the mysterious deaths of 104 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs in breeding tanks at a California zoo.

Executive Director David Kahn is leaving the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park after three years. He's being praised for the professional expertise he brought to the job, his fund raising abilities and for renewed interest in the venerable Historical Society. But his tenure also saw the worst of the recession, and tight budgets.

Seeking to jolt the economy, President Barack Obama will propose new ideas to create jobs and help the struggling poor and middle class.

There's Cabo San Lucas, the popular tourist destination, and then about 80 miles east there's Cabo Pulmo. That's where scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography discovered the unexpected.

As Gov. Rick Perry of Texas campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, he's promoting his record in his home state, which has created more than 265,000 jobs in the past two years.

A pair of 3-D films opened over the weekend. This Friday "Conan the Barbarian" and "Fright Night" will both open in 3-D. Here's a look back at how 3-D started and how San Diegans are reacting to the latest 3-D technology.

Wrenching images of the famine in Somalia, haunting memories of their own and a hope their efforts might lead to a more stable future keep the bright-eyed youth determined to help their motherland.