On Opening Night of the Met’s 2008–09 season (and later seen on Great Performances At The Met), Renée Fleming dazzled audiences when she sang the final scene of Strauss’s wise and worldly meditation on art and life. Now she performs the entire work, in which the composer explores the essence of opera itself. Joseph Kaiser and Sarah Connolly also star; Andrew Davis conducts.

Family members of the USS Boxer crew are anxiously awaiting the week’s end, as the Navy announced today the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group will arrive in San Diego on Friday.

Supervisor Dianne Jacob questions the ability of state regulators to oversee the project’s safety.

The California state budget is getting hit by two separate lawsuits – including one from school districts and superintendents for $2 billion.

A San Diego group fighting for same sex marriage equality is asking the city attorney to drop trespassing charges against them. They delivered a petition with more than 2,000 signatures Wednesday.

The growth of the renewable energy industry in Imperial County has, so far, been an empty promise. But things may be changing as there is noticeably more construction. And at least one job training program wants cash in on the promised boom.

Advocates for the developmentally disabled are suing the state, claiming it has underfunded services for some 245,000 Californians.

The economy is affecting many San Diegans forcing some to take to the streets.

California regulators on Tuesday temporarily grounded helicopters working on construction of a nearly $2 billion transmission line east of San Diego after a newspaper found that two accidents went unreported.

The recent economic down turn has impacted not only businesses and individuals but also non-profits and arts institutions. Today we consider how some of San Diego's arts organizations have been dealing with the recession.

The Public Utilities Department is reassessing its reliance on SDG&E to provide backup power to municipal water facilities.

Fundraisers are optimistic they will meet their goal by the end of the year, though they have a long way to go.

Starting next week, the State of California will start sending San Diego County thousands of prisoners who, till now, were locked up in state prisons or supervised by state parole officers. County Supervisors have approved a plan to try to free up enough jail space to house them all.

In the latest twist to Washington's immigration debate, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider some deportation rules.

The deadline for San Diego Unified seventh through 12th graders is next week.