After celebrating Veteran's Day, KPBS interviewed some local veterans about what the holiday means to them. The editor's discuss problems with getting services for veterans.

KPBS examines what the historic health care reform bill may mean for local San Diegans.

KPBS Envision Host Joanne Faryon highlights some of the key issues discovered during the two-month investigation into food.

Voice of San Diego reporter Liam Dillon explains the situation with the San Diego Chargers and a new possible downtown site.

Americans are eating more fish these days, and half of it is farmed fish. The demand for fish has caused an explosion in fish farming and a search for new sources of fish feed.

Taking a cue from "What the World Eats," a book written by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio, students at High Tech High International have been investigating what San Diego eats.

KPBS Investigative Reporter Joanne Faryon traces your beef from the cattle ranches to the feed lots to your dinner plate.

Dr. Steve Macko, a professor at the University of Virginia, can reveal what a person's diet consists of by measuring isotopes in hair. He's found that most Americans' hair reveal diets high in corn, because so much of our food system relies on corn and high fructose corn syrup.

Joanne Faryon, KPBS reporter and host of Project Envision, talks about how our increased meat consumption influences the food chain and our health.

Envision San Diego is tracking down your dinner. We want to know what's on your plate, where it came from and how it got there.

The unemployment rate is nearly 9 percent in this county. People are losing their jobs and their homes. That's making a growing number of San Diegans homeless, hungry and desperate.

Signs of the times are showing up in lunchrooms at San Diego schools. At one elementary school, enrollment in the free and reduced lunch program has increased dramatically. Joanne Faryon tells us why.

San Diego scientists are close to figuring out why our bodies age and why old age is the leading cause of disease. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has the story.

More than half of all bankruptcies filed in the United States are triggered by medical bills. Evidence the system takes its toll financially. But are we healthier in the U.S. than Canada? We took a look at a very common disease caused by an even more common condition…diabetes and obesity. The statistics tell us we’re the fattest nation in the world. And it’s making us sick – even blind. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has more.

There are diabetics in San Diego County going blind because they don't have health insurance and can't afford to see a doctor. They are among nearly 400,00 uninsured people in the county.

What I'm about to tell you, I've told very few people. It's about my mother and the Canadian health care system. She died last summer. It was an excruciating four days in the hospital.

The county has the lowest food stamp participation rate in the country. But many eligible people don't apply. KPBS Producer Megan Burke and Reporter Joanne Faryon prepared this report on why local families are going hungry rather than applying for food stamps.

If the housing bubble was the best of times -- Americans feeling rich with equity and flush with credit -- this may now be the worst of times. The real estate market has crashed, foreclosures are commonplace and credit card debt is catching up to the country. We are being forced to examine how we spend money – especially money we don’t have. In this KPBS and Envision San Diego special, reporter Joanne Faryon introduces us to people who couldn’t stop spending and experts who say we’re addicted to shopping.

If the housing bubble was the best of times -- Americans feeling rich with equity and flush with credit -- this may now be the worst of times. The real estate market has crashed, foreclosures are commonplace and credit card debt is catching up to the country. We are being forced to examine how we spend money – especially money we don’t have. Consumer spending is down – the sharpest drop in almost 30 years. We may finally be exhausted from trying to keep up with the Joneses. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon introduces us to people who couldn’t stop spending and experts who say we’re addicted to shopping.

Fewer people in San Diego are getting by financially because of the mortgage meltdown, lack of good paying jobs, rising cost of food, gas and rent. In fact, it takes people in San Diego County twice as long as the rest of the country to double their standard of living. Four percent of the people in the county make 20 percent of all the money, the bottom 20 percent make four percent of all the money. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has more.

The sunshine tax has long been our justification for higher prices and lower wages here in San Diego County. It’s nearly always 70 degrees and sunny – so you pay more to live here and you get paid less.

Did you know that average wages in 1972 were 30 percent higher in the county than the nation? A SANDAG study revealed that local wages haven't kept up with inflation. In 2005, the county average was only five percent higher than the national average. And to top it all off, San Diego County is one of the most expensive places to live in the country.

Only one in three people in San Diego County who qualify for food stamps actually receives them. The county has the lowest participation rate in the country, according to a report by a non-profit group in Washington, D.C. The Food Research and Action Center looked at food stamp participation in 24 urban centers in the country. Joanne Faryon has more.

KPBS News has learned the California Air Board has been under-estimating greenhouse gases from San Diego County landfills. Landfills create methane gas – 21 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Joanne Faryon has more.

Green yard waste from recycling bins is being buried in county landfills by the ton. It’s happening in several communities in San Diego County. It’s legal. In fact, the state of California calls it recycling. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has more.

About one-third of everything dumped here at the Miramar Landfill is construction waste. More dry wall, concrete, wood, metal. It’s all the stuff left over from house remodels, demolitions, and new construction of homes and buildings. About 300,000 tons of it. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has the story.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the fastest growing segment of the population is over 85 years old. In the past 30 years, the number of Americans over 85 has tripled. And the number of people who are 100 has doubled in the past decade. This longevity comes with a price. At age 85, you have nearly a 50 per cent chance of developing Alzheimer's. Joanne Faryon tells us more about what the diagnosis means.

San Diego Democrats gathered in Hillcrest to watch election results. Party officials preached unity, but the crowd was clearly divided into two camps. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon was there.

I'm at the Eagles Lodge in Hillcrest where San Diego Democrats have gathered to watch election results. Less than two hours after polls closed in California, people here got a good idea of how their state voted. The announcement of a strong Hillary Clinton lead sent many Barack Obama supporters out the door -- taking their Obama signs with them.

About 250 people have gathered at the Eagles Lodge in Hillcrest. Tonight, this hall was playing host to San Diego’s Democrats. They’re watching results from local and state polls.

How many times have you done this…(drop mail in blue box). Or this (put mail in box and raise flag) Or maybe just left your mail in the box an extra day or two. Well, you may want to think twice about how you send and receive your mail.

Thousands of people living in San Diego are losing their homes because they can’t afford to make their mortgage payment. Many more are months behind on their payments. Chances are if it’s not you, it’s probably one of your neighbors. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has more.

Fire has chased more than 500,000 people from their homes. Many stayed with friends and family, others scrambled to check-in to hotels and motels. Some chose to sleep in their cars. And then there are thousands who have nowhere to go, other than evacuation shelters, where they sleep on cots in gymnasiums and community centers. Reporter Joanne Faryon spent some time at the Chula Vista Evacuation Center Tuesday. She found people filled with gratitude and hope.

If you look outside your front window, chances are you'd see a lot of green lawns -- especially if you live in the suburbs. But in a climate with little rain, and hot dry summers, should we be seeing green? Joanne Faryon has more.

A San Diego environmental group says voluntary water conservation is not working. San Diego Coastkeeper says the city needs to introduce mandatory water rationing. Joanne Faryon has more.

President Scott Peters says it's time to start looking at ways to conserve water because of concerns over California's water supply. And he's going to start in is own backyard. The water bills of the Council President were made public in a media report last week. His water usage was eight times higher than the typical user. KPBS Radio's Joanne Faryon has more.

San Diego's city attorney says it's time to resurrect the city's controversial “toilet-to-tap” water plan. Mike Aguirre says San Diego's water supply could be in jeopardy because of a federal court order restricting the flow of water to southern California. KPBS's Joanne Faryon explains.

Project Censored, a Sonoma State University initiative, looks at the stories mainstream media ignores: the news that doesn't make The News. The group says the media self-censors itself, and large-scale PR firms are the fountainhead of much of our news. Joanne Faryon has more.

This morning, we bring you a short essay of the life of a young man who suffered unimaginable hardship, but whose faith and courage lead him to America. Anyoun Mou Anyoun, 27, one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” died in a car crash on his way home from work on a Friday night, more than a week ago. Joanne Faryon tells us more about Anyoun and the life he made for himself in San Diego.

Migrant workers are slowly making their way back to tomato fields in Carmel Valley. Last fall, more than a hundred men were forced from their camps in McGonigle Canyon following protests from local residents and the Minutemen. As Joanne Faryon tells us, the men are quietly returning to work.

The growing season is underway. That means undocumented migrant workers are back, working in the fields and living in the canyons of North County. Full Focus reporter Joanne Faryon spoke with a psychologist and volunteer who's brought boots, blankets and food to the men for a decade.

Tonight, we continue our special abortion series. We are focusing on a Supreme Court decision which upheld a ban on a specific abortion procedure dubbed “partial birth abortion. Monday, we told you how that decision changed the dynamic of the abortion debate. It legitimized a faction of the anti-abortion movement that believes women are often the victims of abortion. Today, the other side speaks out.

Today, we continue our series, Choice and Regret: A Look into the Current Abortion Debate. In part one of our series, we told you about a faction of the anti-abortion movement that believes most women regret their decision to have an abortion. Now, the other side of the story. Joanne Faryon introduces us to a San Diego woman who became pregnant when she was a teenager.

In this special series, Full Focus examines a subject that's not easy to talk about -- abortion. At current rates, one in three women will have had an abortion by the time she is 45 years old. But despite its far reach, it remains a subject stigmatized, secretive, and fraught with emotion. KPBS Reporter Joanne Faryon has more.

Today, KPBS begins its series into a difficult subject. Abortion. In April, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on a second trimester abortion procedure called partial birth abortion. In its decision, the court also suggested some women may regret their abortion. Reporter Joanne Faryon introduces us to a long-time anti-abortion activist in part 1 of our series, Choice and Regret: A Look at the Current Abortion Debate.

California leads the nation in Indian gaming revenue; that's according to a new report released today. The Indian Gaming Industry Report was compiled by a Los Angeles consulting firm. The report says California's Indian run casinos generated $7.7 billion in revenue last year. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon is here with the details.

Take a detailed look at one of the largest contributors to the city's landfill: construction and demolition waste. The stuff leftover from your kitchen remodel, to the tons of stuff that's generated every time a building is torn down and another constructed. We begin with a trip to the dump.

A developer wants National City to use eminent domain to acquire a building that now houses a community center for disadvantaged kids. The city must now decide whether to use its power of eminent domain. The community center says it won't give up without a court battle.

The strained relationship between Mayor Jerry Sanders and City Attorney Mike Aguirre turned into a stand-off today. Full Focus reporter Joanne Faryon is here with more.

San Diego County Officials are cracking down on under-age drinking. But it's not just the minors they're going after, it's parents too. KPBS Reporter Joanne Faryon is here to tell us more.