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Airs Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

Public officials and faith leaders in San Diego are urging the governor to sign a measure that would ban alcohol sales at self-service checkout counters. A recent test of local retailers shows the current system isn't foolproof.

The Ecke Ranch in Encinitas is famous for making poinsettia flowers synonymous with Christmas. The historic property may soon be sold to a non-profit foundation.

Today, some young people in Bolivia have mixed feelings about carrying their babies in traditional bundles, known as aguayos. They want to be considered more Western, or "modern," and would rather push strollers. But it's causing tension with their mothers, who say they're abandoning indigenous tradition.

Digging into the financial backgrounds of Alvarez and Faulconer

The shooting death of a 2-year-old girl in Kentucky at the hands of her 5-year-old brother has opened up yet another debate about gun control.

Students and advocates against drunk driving press message of safety, caution to student revelers.

For years, federal programs for seniors and those that help kids have been on a collision course.

"If it's not me, who's it going to be?" asks Colorado school cafeteria manager Kathy Del Tonto. After serving processed foods in her cafeterias for years, she realized that reducing childhood obesity can begin with her. She now has the lunch ladies making 95 percent of meals from scratch.

The Bush Administration is trying to damp down Congressional reaction to Thursday's New York Times report that the Justice Department approved violent torture techniques for detainees held by the United States.