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We often hear that immigrants take jobs. But what about creating them? On Monday’s Full Focus, we’ll talk about the rising number of immigrants who are starting up companies in San Diego. Immigrant

This week, San Diego State University was one of five sites around the nation testing new emergency response technologies. The exercises demonstrated tools developed for the military that are now available for civilian first responders. A lot of money is being invested in powerful new surveillance tools, but are these making us any safer?

Tunisian and Egyptian political activists used Facebook and Twitter to organize protests and publicize breaking news. Harvard's Jillian York discusses the use of social media platforms for digital activism, and cases in which governments have blocked the services or compromised user privacy.

Investors who lost some or all of their life savings are turning to members-only Web sites and forums that have emerged as a place for people to share their pain and knowledge. That's in addition to very public forums like Facebook and a variety of blogs.

A disclosure before proceeding: I am an omnivore, preferring my animal flesh charred over an open flame though I seldom eat red meat since a little round of prostate cancer and radiation a few years back. I also believe responsible research using animals has probably saved my life and the lives of many other humans, and I have no objection to that.

California Propositions Require Some Homework

On our Legal Update we hear how far you can go on a business complaint line; a lawsuit over characters on the TV Show CSI and claims that a company's drug tolerance policy may be a form of discrimination.

Tonight, the Escondido City Council will decide whether to spend $50 million to build a minor league ballpark for the Padres Triple-A team. What could the City of Escondido gain in return for the $50 million investment?

As the owner or guarantor on a third of the nation's home loans, Fannie Mae has to take over, renovate and sell a growing number of properties. Selling in a down market like this one is not a prospect that appeals to many homeowners. But what about unloading nearly 65,000 of them?

Are We Reading Less Because of the Web?