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A group of community organizations has tried to calculate the cost of foreclosures to San Diego. They've recently released a report, and they are advocating for a new ordinance to protect property values.

With the oldest of the boomers turning 65, eventually most will be looking to sell their houses. Changing tastes in housing could make that more difficult, but fears of a "generational housing bubble" may be overblown.

Corn can be made into ethanol, so why not kudzu, the non-native weed that grows at will throughout much of the southern U.S.? A high-school senior in Tallahassee, Fla., is working to turn kudzu into fuel.

The tax system is broken, President Obama said during his State of the Union address. Some companies pay no taxes at all, he said, while others pay among the highest tax rates in the world. Obama is only the latest government CEO to call for a fairer system.

San Diego Weekend: Valentine's Day, Snakes, and DJ's

Often referred to as the "Julia Child of Mexico," British ex-patriot Diana Kennedy has been exploring the world of Mexican cuisine since she moved there in 1957. Her newest cookbook, Oaxaca al Gusto, focuses on the traditions of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

The San Diego Unified School Board decided Tuesday evening how they’re going to pick a new superintendent and when it should be done.

Home is where the heart is. It's probably also where a ton of brown marmorated stink bugs are right now, crawling out from behind photos, covering your windows and dropping into your hair. Help may be on the way, in the form of a parasitic Asian wasp.

Teenage girls who have a baby are at high risk of having another child while they're still young. Planned Parenthood has a program designed to help teen moms finish school and delay additional pregnancies.

Alaya Dawn Johnson's new young adult novel, The Summer Prince, is set in post-apocalyptic Brazil, in a giant pyramid-shaped city ruled by queens with a combination of technology and ancient, bloody sacrifice.