A bill by Assemblyman Marty Block, D-Lemon Grove, to have California State University system administrators appoint liaisons to serve as buffers between campus police and protesting students was signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Almost 80 years after the Great Depression, a presidential candidate is talking about implementing another public works program.

A San Diego recreation center is now capable of keeping the lights on, even if the rest of the electric grid is dark thanks to a combination of solar panels and batteries.

An email thread about a proposal to locate an NFL stadium at the site of the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal stirred up the San Diego mayoral race today.

The city of San Diego ended the most recent fiscal year with a $43.6 million surplus, following years of battling deficits, but future budgets are clouded by uncertainties, city financial staff reported today.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS continues its longstanding tradition of showcasing the best of original American music. Grammy-winners Coldplay, the modern-rock giants who have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, perform hits and selections from their newest LP, "Mylo Xyloto."

Home Post has featured quite a few surprise reunions recently, but how about a surprise proposal? This MCAS Miramar Marine won a contest that allowed him to surprise his girlfriend, a student at U.C. San Diego, with the proposal of a lifetime (we hope).

It took five years for San Diego to receive a settlement for the 2007 wildfires. But it’s taken less than four months for the city to decide how to use the money.

Albert Einstein's brain has been digitized and made available through an iPad app.

Explore “lucha libre” and its role in Latino communities in the United States and Mexico. Part circus and part athletic contest, the sport, famous for its masked wrestlers, provides a sense of “home” for new immigrants in the United States. It also continues to expand and build on its unique cultural tradition in countries where it enjoys enduring popularity. Simultaneously, lucha libre is contributing a lasting cultural idiom to America’s pop culture landscape.

The sister of former Camp Pendleton Marine Amir Mirzaei Hekmati is calling on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to free her brother, as the Iranian president visits the United States. Hekmati was accused of being a spy during a visit to Iran, and now faces a death sentence.

The Board of Supervisors today directed county staffers to work with billboard operators and community planning groups to explore ways to change the county's sign ordinance to allow digital LED billboards in unincorporated areas.

A nonprofit's survey found that additional voting requirements in 23 states could conspire to keep Latinos and other minorities from the polls.

Local arts and culture leaders weigh in on how a new mayor could make San Diego’s arts and culture community better.

Mayor Sanders announces he is backing Carl DeMaio as his successor, as a new independent poll finds a widening lead for candidate Bob Filner.

Among the 11 propositions on November's ballot are two that reverse or amend initiatives already approved by voters. As we face another roster of initiatives on the ballot this November, it's time to ask, who is composing these initiatives and is there a better way to do it?

The Pentagon is looking for participants for its new five-year study on how losing a loved one affects a military family.

Every four years, a group of the world’s finest young pianists takes the stage at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Amid the drama, beauty, nerves and excitement, they know one thing is true — the outcome there can change their lives. Through the eyes and memories of 15 gold medalists, this program follows the 50-year history of one of the world’s most prestigious music competitions. The retrospective includes historic footage and interviews with Van Cliburn.

Watch out American Idol - there's a new singing show in town, and the contestants know a thing or two about delivering the goods under pressure. ABC's new program "Troupe Stars" will feature only active-duty military and veterans as competitors.

The 2,851-acre Shockey Fire, which has claimed a man's life and destroyed 11 back-country homes in rural southeastern San Diego County, is expected to be fully contained today.

The CIA tells Pakistan in advance about "broad areas" where it intends to take aim at suspected terrorists with drone strikes and interprets the other government's silence and clearing of airspace as "tacit consent," The Wall Street Journal reports this morning.

Sheriff's officials were guardedly optimistic today that two veterans of their department will make full recoveries from serious wounds they suffered in a nearly 15-minute gunbattle with an alleged pedophile at an East County apartment complex.

What does U-T San Diego owner Doug Manchester have to gain from a new Chargers stadium at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal? A KPBS/I-Newsource Investigation.