The University of San Diego's index of leading economic indicators continues to show slow but steady economic growth in the coming year.

California wind energy supporters are pleased that Congress turned back conservative headwinds and approved a one-year extension of tax credits for their industry.

San Diego's defense industry dodged a big hit thanks to the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Despite a season-ending victory over the Oakland Raiders, the San Diego Chargers today fired head coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith, and announced the search for replacements would begin immediately.

San Diego researchers have built a lot of small portable pollution monitors that will let people do real-time monitoring of dirty air.

Geologists and San Diego water managers are hoping to tap into an ancient underground river that might run under the ecologically delicate San Elijo Lagoon.

More than a hundred senior citizens in the Encinitas area got special care packages for the holidays on Monday.

The highest tides of the year in San Diego County could serve as a warning about the threat of climate change.

The San Diego County Water Authority is in the midst of a major pipeline project that will extend the life of underground water pipes in the San Carlos area.

San Diego's airport now has something it has never had before. International travelers will now be able to shop in a duty free store.

San Diego's economy could be in for a rough ride if the federal government can't avoid the fiscal cliff.

San Diego's rental housing market hasn't recovered to pre-crash levels, but low vacancy rates mean rents will likely continue their upward journey.

The San Diego housing market is showing signs of a revival. One indicator is the return of the first-time homebuyer.

The San Diego County Apartment Association says rents are cheaper today in San Diego than they were five years ago.

A union-backed group is expecting thousands of Wal-Mart workers around the U.S. to picket the nation's largest retailer on Black Friday, but it's unclear how widespread the effort will be in San Diego.

More than 147 million people are expected to be out looking for bargains as the holiday shopping season officially gets underway on Friday.

One of San Diego's leading economists predicts a gradually improving local economy next year and says the housing market may lead the way.

The number of small businesses sold in San Diego County already topped yearly sales totals from the previous three years. And there are still two months left in 2012.

The number of homes sold in San Diego County jumped by 31.3 percent in October, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices rose by 11.1 percent, a real estate information service announced today.

A San Diego researcher says reflective pavement may have an unexpected and unwanted side effect.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has a new job. The two term mayor will become CEO of the Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Bob Filner shares his plans as San Diego's next mayor in a KPBS interview. Carl DeMaio concedes in a wistful press conference.

Democrat Dave Roberts, Solana Beach deputy mayor, leads Republican Steve Danon, chief of staff to Rep. Brian Bilbray, (R- Solana Beach), by a slim margin.

A recently-released report measuring the economic security of the nation's households finds the recession is beginning to loosen its grip.

A retired San Diego architect hopes returning his Eagle Scout badge will add to the building crescendo of opposition to a long running Boy Scout policy. This past summer, the Scouts reaffirmed their opposition to accepting openly gay members.

A survey of the nation's top housing markets showed another gain in home values in August.

Mission Bay's Paradise Point is a laboratory for national security training this week.

A new report finds the nation’s technology industry created 100,000 jobs in the first half of the year. San Diego got more than its share of those new jobs.

Wildfires in 2003 and 2007 helped fuel an ongoing push to develop better and more sophisticated firefighting tools, but that drive has yet to squeeze out one fire detection method that has served firefighters for decades.

The average price of gasoline continues to retreat from the record high price set just a few weeks ago and some gas stations are already selling fuel for less than $4 a gallon.

San Diego researchers have published recordings of a Beluga Whale imitating human speech.

Halloween is scaring up lots of business at costume shops in San Diego this month.

A new report out this week finds San Diego's housing market is among the least affordable in the nation.

San Diego's average gas price dropped nearly three cents a gallon today, to $4.59.

California consumer advocates are piping up about a Texas company's plan to buy a major fuel refinery in Carson, California.

San Diego home prices hit a four-year high last month and home sales in the county ticked up.

Proposition 39 aims to change state tax law to raise money for green jobs and the general fund. Critics call it a tax hike.

Proposition 33 on the November ballot asks votes to change the way car insurance rates are calculated in California.

Four major California universities and a prominent civic engagement group are hoping to engage California voters before the November election.

San Diego gas prices continue to live in record territory today, but perhaps not for long. Fuel analysts think the price surge may be abating.

California voters are getting a chance to tweak the state’s car insurance rules when they consider the fate of Proposition 33.

San Diego gas prices are up sharply and one industry analyst thinks the region could see record setting prices at pump next week.

San Diego's Leading Economic Indicators held steady in August. The overall rating stayed the same as the month before.

San Diego County officials are reaching out to smart phone owners, in an effort to help them get the latest information during a major emergency.

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.

The latest report on the nation's fishing industry is more optimistic than it's been in years, and Southern California fisheries are enjoying their share of the bounty.

The people who created the California Online Budget Challenge are unveiling the federal version of the educational tool today.

Hot weather will drive into the region and park over San Diego for a couple of days, but the heat wave isn't expected to last long.

San Diego home sales hit a seven-year high last month and home prices here are the highest they've been in six years.

San Diego is home to a new center that will help researchers better understand the composite materials used to build airplanes.