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Many Louisiana restaurants are worried that oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico will drive customers away -- even though the seafood is safe. Restaurant owners have sued oil giant BP, and they're spreading the word that they won't put unsafe food on their tables. Ewell Smith of the Louisiana seafood board says they're facing a "perception challenge."

Culture Lust contributor Andy Trimlett listened to all 150-plus bands playing in this weekend's local music fest, the North Park Music Thing. He survived, though he's still amped up and suffered slight hearing loss.

The Bush Administration is promoting another plan to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. It would expand voluntary efforts by major banks to modify loan terms for struggling borrowers. But housing advocates doubt the move will keep a large number of people in their homes.

Last year, the State of California began requiring police to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony. The practice was the result of voters passing Proposition 69 and is included in the Katie's Laws, but Katie's Law faces a court challenge in California.

We'll find out what turns an ordinary photograph into art by talking with curator Natasha Egan, judge of the sixth annual Art of Photography Show. The exhibit of 111 winning photographs opens this weekend.

What do you think should be done to ensure that DNA samples get tested at crime labs? Are you willing to pay more in taxes to fight crime through DNA testing? We discuss how the backlog of evidence may impact public safety in San Diego.

The growing U.S.-Iran confrontation has raised fears that a conflict could threaten the oil-tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Ships from the Persian Gulf carry 40 percent of the world's crude-oil exports to global markets.

A year after President Barack Obama's election, the White House is enlisting "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push the president's arts initiatives.

On the second day of Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama stuck to combative questioning while other Republicans remained tepid. Though Kagan did not fully reach the level of meaningful engagement she called for in an article 15 years ago, she did reveal some insights.