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The Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia is visiting San Diego to take part in the annual Gandhi Memorial Lecture at UC San Diego. Ambassador Robert O. Blake Jr. is fresh from addressing the UN General Assembly and busy with preparations for the President Obama's first visit to India.

Bush set a 2025 target date for the U.S. to slow growth of greenhouse gas emissions, but remains leery of any plan that would hurt economic growth.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders joins us to talk about his revised budget proposal, and the recent deal to reform the retiree health care system. Sanders also discusses the push to expand the convention center, and efforts to build a new stadium for the Chargers.

How can the private sector help public universities facing difficult budget cuts? Cal State San Marcos President Karen Haynes talks about how the university has benefited from private partnerships during difficult financial times.

The San Diego City Council recently was given a list of almost 300 options to cut its projected $56.7 million deficit for next fiscal year. We take a look at the budget cuts menu, and discuss how politics will play a role in what's decided. Plus, we talk about the disagreement between the mayor's office and the city's independent budget analyst over the amount of next year's deficit.

Judge David Oberholtzer tossed out the latest lawsuit challenging Proposition D, the city's sales tax increase/financial reform ballot measure. We discuss the challenges Prop. D will face in November, and the impact it could have in San Diego if passed by voters.

The "magic number" of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination is 2,025. But neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama is close to that number. If that continues, the party's 796 superdelegates may decide the Democratic race.

Two buddies wanted to embark on the timeless American tradition of a cross-country road trip, but these days even the cheapest ways of traveling have become a bit of a luxury.

The Environmental Protection Agency has outlined a new effort to help protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary. And it targets the root causes of the trouble: runoff.

KPBS Reporter Sharon Heilbrunn examines the controversy over where the new Charger's stadium should be.