Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray today challenged his Democratic 52nd District opponent Scott Peters to four debates with a variety of formats, provoking a sharp response from the Peters campaign.

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Having left the Angeles National Forest one too many times to visit foothill communities, the bear known as Meatball is in quarantine today in the San Diego County community of Alpine.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS continues its longstanding tradition of showcasing the best of original American music. Experimental modern rock rules with Florence + The Machine and Lykke Li. Bluesy singer Florence showcases her LP "Lungs," while Swedish chanteuse Li highlights her LP "Wounded Rhymes."

AAA says more Californians will be traveling this Labor Day holiday weekend compared to last year.

California officials held a trial auction to test the state's new system for selling carbon credits Thursday. Starting this November some companies will be required to pay for their pollution emissions as part of California’s cap and trade system.

A bill that reduces the emphasis on standardized test scores in evaluating schools has passed the California Assembly and now moves to the Senate.

California lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on the pensions deal reached earlier this week by Governor Jerry Brown and legislative Democrats. The public has only seen the bill for a couple of days and reactions are just starting to come in.

Landmark's Ken Cinema turns 100 this year and as part of the celebration Landmark is hosting The Ken's 100th Anniversary Film Series that kicks off tomorrow morning at 11am with "Intolerance." Watch for my video feature about the Ken tonight on Evening Edition.

San Diego women’s groups are rejoicing today with a parade celebrating the anniversary of a landmark Constitutional amendment.

Mayor Sanders and other city bigwigs touted the extension of Green Line and $720 million in transit improvements.

California would devote the $20 million found hidden in a state Department of Parks and Recreation special fund to keeping all parks open under a bill approved by the state Senate.

The job Army Spc. Ryan McIntosh is doing this week requires a uniform of a different sort. McIntoch, who lost his leg two years ago in an Afghan land mine explosion, is working as a ball boy at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City.

Join conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the renowned Vienna Philharmonic under the stars in the magnificent gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace. Vienna Ballet dancers join the orchestra in celebration of the world of dance in music by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Richard Strauss. The concert also features performances of Debussy’s “La Mer” and the Austrian favorite “Wiener Blut” (“Viennese Blood”) by waltz king Johann Strauss.

The University of San Diego Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate's Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County rose 0.3 percent in July over the previous month, the ninth monthly advance in a row.

One of the major stories of the week that perhaps you haven't heard, is a record-setting ice melt at the Arctic. A Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist will tell us what that indicates about the rate of climate change.

The United States Marine Corps has sent 200 of its troops to Guatemala in an effort to combat Central American drug trafficking.

The long weekend brings a slew of live music and theater options for you to enjoy, before or after your backyard barbeque.

Two Australians who were members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan today.

The second night of the Republican convention was an orchestrated buildup for Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan.

A Navy investigation into the collision of the San Diego-based USS Essex with another vessel in May finds 'chaos' aboard the Essex, caused by a lack of clear direction from the bridge, was to blame for the accident.

A 7-year-old Texas boy who died while vacationing in San Diego with his family last month died of a flesh-eating bacterial infection, the county coroner's office announced today.

A flotilla of more than a dozen tall ships will enter San Diego Bay today as the San Diego Maritime Museum's 2012 Festival of Sail gets under way.

Debate about what to do with San Onofre has been focused on safety issues. But looking ahead, state regulators are focusing on a cost benefit analysis.

Four San Diego County bus drivers may have fallen ill from eating drug-laced goodies provided by a fellow worker.