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Sweetwater Union High School District Superintendent Jesus Gandara is under fire after questions have been raised about his use of a district credit card and other questionable management practices. The Sweetwater school board will hold a closed-session meeting tonight to discuss how to respond to the superintendent's actions. We speak to the Watchdog Editor for the San Diego Union-Tribune about their ongoing investigation into the district.

What group in San Diego County seems to be abusing the drug the most? We discuss whether there's a need for a task force to address oxycontin abuse.

You may love Balboa Park, but do you have any idea what it takes to keep it? What kind of decisions have to be made about Balboa Park, and who should get to make them?

Not only was there ice on my car this morning, for some reason KPBS is FREEZING today. Since there are greater forces setting the tone for the day, I decided to work with the theme.

On Dec. 1, 1948, the nation witnessed one of the largest funerals in U.S. history, for George F. Johnson. The owner of the Endicott Johnson Corp., at one time the country's leading shoe manufacturer, believed it was his responsibility to provide for workers' welfare. So he created what he called the Square Deal, which one welfare expert says is an anachronism today.

PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk's new book is The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights. It is being promoted as a "kinder, gentler" approach to helping animals in trouble. We ask her about the history of PETA, the controversy that continues to surround the organization, and what this new approach involves.

A decline in demand for durable goods tempered enthusiasm about strong personal spending and improved jobless numbers, causing retailers to worry that continuing economic concerns will put a damper on holiday shopping. Consumer spending rebounded in October, rising 0.7 percent.

Some moon craft house instruments from a handful of countries — an example of international scientific collaboration. But how valuable is science in the diplomatic sphere? Biologist Nina Fedoroff, former science adviser to both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, talks about her time in Washington.

The nation’s largest AIDS treatment organization is suing the maker of Viagra over its marketing practices. The Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation says Pfizer is illegally promoting Viagra

Tijuana-born artist Hugo Crosthwaite gives visitors a look at the fragility and beauty of humanity in his solo exhibition, Brutal Beauty: Drawings by Hugo Crosthwaite at The San Diego Museum of Art. He discusses what influences him as an artist on These Days.