Tijuana is hosting a showcase of creativity and innovation for the world to see. It's called the Tijuana Innovadora 2012.

Questions about evacuation plans, whether it was a gamble to restart the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station and more technical queries were posed Tuesday night at a public meeting held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Dana Point.

A new water report out from the Equinox Center focuses on water efficiency and conservation in single family homes in San Diego.

Pharmaceutical drug trafficking has become so lucrative that Mexican drug cartels are trying to get in on the action. As prescription drug abuse among adults and teenagers rises, San Diego's U.S. Attorney is concerned about the associated rise in violence.

A community initiative on the importance of restoring respect and civility to our civil discourse takes place in San Diego this week.

Marketplace Money's Tess Vigeland examines the tradeoffs and choices San Diego's poor have to make when it comes to spending.

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

Six million people in California are eligible to vote but are not registered. Gov. Brown signed a batch of bills aimed at promoting voter access in California which will affect San Diego County voters.

A new report introduced to a U.S. Senate committee contends the steam generators at San Onofre are in much worse shape than publicly acknowledged. This comes just weeks before Southern California Edison, which runs the plant, is expected to submit a letter to federal regulators outlining the root causes of the tube failure.

Qualcomm is one of the largest employers in the city. The high-tech communications firm holds its sixth annual QWISE initiative today to reach out to women and girls here and around the world to encourage them to enter science fields.

San Diego Unified School District has led the way when it comes to serving up healthy school lunches. With this year's new guidelines from the federal Hunger-Free Kids Act, SDUSD is stepping up to the plate.

A joint effort between San Diego county and city, CalFire and SDG&E to share technologies to aid in fighting wildfires was unveiled today.

San Diego and Baja California officials took a major lobbying trip to Washington D.C. last week. The main agenda topic was the impact on San Diego of threatened across-the-board federal spending cuts due at the end of this year.

Former Oklahoma Governor and San Diego resident David Hall writes about the most infamous part of his life and discusses the current political scene.

The budget signed this summer by Gov. Jerry Brown cut more than $500 million from California courts. The first round of cuts to San Diego Superior courts have now taken place.

More than 60,000 people in San Diego county are dealing with Alzheimer's disease. We look at support and resources available for families as a caregiver conference is held this weekend.

Clean energy for San Diego's low-income neighborhoods. We look at a poll that finds community members in south San Diego would spend more to have clean energy in their neighborhoods.

Steven Osinski, a marketing lecturer at San Diego State University, explains what the Apple win over Samsung means for consumers.

As the Republican National Convention gets underway, political science professor Carl Luna explains what the convention and the party platform mean to San Diegans.

Falling off the fiscal cliff. A new report looks how San Diego's economy could be affected if Congress and the White House fail to act on automatic tax cuts to federal spending set to kick in at the end of the year.

News that Southern California Edison is laying off 730 employees at the San Onofre nuclear power plant has many questioning what the future holds for the idle plant. Both reactors have been offline since January, when leaks were found inside tubes that carry radioactive water through the steam generators. We take a look.

An SDSU professor has found a high-tech way to keep kids in school. We hear about this new software, where it's being tested and when it could be used in San Diego.

California has some of the least restrictive regulations in place when it comes to payday lending, those short-term, high-interest loans with payments taken out of your next paycheck. A new study looks at who is borrowing, from where and why, plus a warning to those looking to borrow online.

San Diego is known for great weather, beautiful beaches and its laid-back lifestyle. Two women are working to make San Diego also known for its year-round public market.

Starting today, young undocumented immigrants in San Diego County are eligible for legal status under a new federal program that allows immigrants who arrived in the United States as children to stay in the country legally for two years. We hear from a local student who is applying and an immigration attorney.

Gardening expert Nan Sterman joins us to talk water conservation and keeping your lawn green. Plus, Nan will address all your gardening questions in a live chat after Midday Edition from 1-2 p.m.

An advocacy group is calling for a reduction in what San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison customers are being charged because they have continued to pay to support the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station even though it has been shuttered since January.

Fresh fruit from South America will continue to flow through San Diego's port if a new lease deal is approved on Tuesday. We'll look at the deal and what it means to San Diego.

The Tule Wind Project got the green light from San Diego County Board of Supervisors. We look at the energy project slated for San Diego's East County and hear from those for and against.

The heat is on for at least the next few days, and it's the first real test of our ability to survive heavy demand on the power grid with San Onofre nuclear plant offline.

Going into an electronics store with a school-age child this month could be like going into a plug-in wonderland. There are so many smartphones, tablets, e-readers and assorted other gadgets to choose.

Last week, news organizations in San Diego received a press release from the U.S. attorney's office that turned out to be a hoax. The creation of that hoax was inspired by a workshop hosted by the San Diego Museum of Art.

When does a casual political discussion at the workplace cross the line? Can your boss urge employees to donate to a political campaign, or can your pastor tell you how to vote? We take a look!

The director of Counseling & Psychological Services at San Diego State University says no mental health screening is done on incoming students.

Governor Jerry Brown last week endorsed plans for an underground water delivery network that he hopes will end the state's water wars.

Actor Robert Redford has teamed up with his son Jamie to film a new documentary, “Watershed,” about issues facing the Colorado River system. He talks to KPBS about the dangers he said the river faces.

While the 19th annual International AIDS Conference is underway in Washington D.C. this week, local researchers are making progress in their HIV research as well.

Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday in La Jolla after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

His hair dyed orange-red and a dazed look on his face, the man accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage at the opening of the new Batman movie appeared Monday in court for the first time.

San Diego's LGBT community has a lot to celebrate this year, especially since the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. But there's confusion over whether military members can march in uniform in this year's Pride Parade.

Caitlin Rother, an author and former reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune, has created considerable controversy with her new book, “Lost Girls,” which describes the murders of two North County teenage girls.

Southern California Edison today released data on its newly installed steam generator tubes. It showed most of the tubes that were repaired were below the wall-thinning limit.

San Diego will host the 25th annual Stand Down for homeless veterans this weekend. The three-day event will provide services such as food, shelter, clothing, health screening and VA and Social Security benefits counseling.

Community advocates in the border neighborhood of San Ysidro fear U.S. government plans to inspect cars before they leave the U.S. will cause more congestion and pollution.

The San Diego City Council voted 6-1 to approve the Plaza de Panama plan for Balboa Park, one of the options to get cars out of the center of the park. We hear about the plan and when construction could begin.

Health care reform is already full steam ahead in California. It will affect everyone -- whether you have health insurance or not. Employers are beginning to take stock of how the Affordable Care Act will affect them. What they decide will affect employees. And, what options will thousands of San Diegans who can't currently afford health insurance have?

This weekend, Mexico will elect a new president. Does the outcome of the election across our border affect us here in San Diego? We take a look.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that left many of the elements of the Affordable Health Care intact also removed enforcement mechanisms, so the impact of the decision is unclear, a San Diego State University professor said.

One in five sexual assaults at Marine Corps bases last year were reported in San Diego County. We take a look at what's being done to combat MST and hear from a California legislator trying to change the way abuse is reported.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors are poised to approve $1.5 million to help private property owners appeal the county’s new General Plan.