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We'll speak to author and journalist Peter Schrag about the brief but amazing history of America's ambivalence toward immigrants.

A year since the controversy over the so-called ground zero mosque erupted with harsh rhetoric, demonstrations and a threat to burn a Quran, Sharif El-Gamal is moving forward with his plans. Even though he says working on the project has been hard without Cliffs Notes, he is convinced it's going to happen.

A bill banning copper-based boat paint is moving through the California state legislature.

Budget cuts once again threaten the fire pits dotted along San Diego’s beaches. And once again there’s another effort under way to save them.

The city of San Diego might be able to lower its $1.36 billion deficit for retiree health thanks to a judge's ruling that the benefit was optional and not vested, the City Attorney's Office announced today.

The news that Apple has been tracking iPhone locations is a reminder that we don't always know what our smart phones are doing. We'll get a preview of the next Ethics in Science and Technology forum called WHO OWNS YOUR CELLPHONE?

Members of health care sharing ministries pay monthly shares and pool their money to cover each others' expenses. Under the new health law, ministry members are exempt from the mandate to buy individual coverage. But they may not be covered for expensive pre-existing conditions.

KPBS Special Coverage: Join us at 10:35 a.m. (PST) on KPBS FM 89.5 and online for President Obama's speech on his plan to tackle the nation's large deficits and debt.

For the first time in many decades, Congress appears to be taking a hard look at the nation's deficit problem — one that President Obama plans to address in a speech Wednesday.

California bans smoking in most workplaces, but there are exceptions. A measure in the state senate would close those loopholes.