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The nation's food supply continues to be plagued by outbreaks of bacteria like salmonella and E. coli. Safety concerns are prompting some consumers to turn to organic and locally-produced food.

A bloody riot at the California Institution for Men in Chino left dormitories in shambles, and sent 175 inmates to the hospital. The race-fueled riot was the latest example of the problems that currently exist in the state's overcrowded prison system. We speak to an SDSU professor, and the founder of the Second Chance program about what can be done to fix California's correctional system.

California's film industry has been hit hard as other states lure production crews with enticing tax credits. Hollywood's biggest prop house went out of business last week. Now the studio where Citizen Kane was filmed is up for lease.

While there seem to be a few positive signs for the San Diego housing market, experts agree the downturn has been unprecedented and perhaps just the beginning. The most recent good news comes from a report that shows home values grew on a monthly basis for the first time in three years. Prior to May, home prices had been in steady decline since July 2006. The bad news is it only grew by 0.4 percent, and the housing market usually has some sort of upswing in the spring or summer.

The U.S. unemployment rate slid back to 9.4 percent in July, dipping slightly for the first time in 15 months and signaling that the recession may be easing.

A panel of federal judges has ordered the state to reduce its prison inmate population by 40,000. The judges scolded the state for not complying with previous orders to fix the prison health care system, and reduce overcrowding.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell slightly in July for the first time in 15 months and signaled that the recession may be easing, according to the Labor Department on Friday. Employers cut 247,000 nonfarm jobs in July, shedding jobs at the slowest pace in nearly a year.

Three weeks ahead of Afghanistan's presidential and provincial votes, some 35 million ballots are being shipped by plane, truck and even donkey to warehouses in the provinces. But the threat of Taliban-related violence means not every Afghan who wants to vote will be able to.

The Academy that trains all San Diego’s police officers and sheriff's deputies has added more role playing to the schedule. Role play sessions let trainees explore levels of force that might be appropriate in real life situations. This is important, especially since many recruits come from a military background.

Congress and FDA officials agree that food distributed in the United States needs to be monitored more closely. In a global economy, the effects of contaminated food can quickly spread far and wide.