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President Bush spent a few hours in Liberia on Thursday, the last stop in a five-nation, six-day Africa tour. While in the city of Monrovia, the president promised to support development in Liberia, which was eviscerated during a brutal 14-year civil war.

Firefighters battled a wind-driven blaze that burned 1,750 acres of tinder-dry brush in a remote mountainous area east of San Diego. The fire, which injured one firefighter, was 5 percent contained as

Water rationing may be a part of San Diego's near future if the city's suppliers follow through on threatened cutbacks. Yet amid the prospect of shortages, officials say San Diegans are being denied m

From the Kumeyaay to Alonzo Horton to Ed Fletcher, the history of San Diego is tied to the search for a lasting water supply. We speak to KPBS producer Pat Finn about the history and politics of water

Are San Diegans paying too much for their water and sewer services? On Mon. Oct. 8, the city council holds a public hearing to discuss whether the city's water rates should be increased to pay for the

California cities were mandated by the state to have new water landscaping regulations in place by January 1. 2010. We discuss what these new regulations entail, what effect they will have on the state's water usage and which San Diego communities are in compliance.

Congress and the president were poised to resolve their monthslong dispute over funding for the war in Iraq after the House passed a $516 billion omnibus spending measure to fund 14 Cabinet agencies and troops in Afghanistan.

Sub-Saharan Africa still doesn't produce enough food to feed its own people. Millions of Africans are chronically malnourished, and the region has become perennially dependent on international food aid. Experts say a solution to Africa's overall food problems is still a long way off.

This week, a Superior Court judge barred City Attorney Mike Aguirre from proceeding with a criminal case against Sunroad Enterprises Executive Tom Story. Also, the hot weather in Southern California

How could a 3-inch, endangered fish jeopardize a large portion of San Diego's water supply? We speak to California Senator Christine Kehoe and Dennis Cushman with the San Diego County Water Authority