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A panel of federal judges has ordered the state to reduce its prison inmate population by 40,000. The judges scolded the state for not complying with previous orders to fix the prison health care system, and reduce overcrowding.

Since the Los Angeles Times revealed the extremely high salaries and benefits the small, working-class Southern California charter city of Bell paid their city manager and council members, scrutiny has fallen on what other cities pay their public employees. We look at the results of a KPBS survey of cities in San Diego County as well as the trend toward charter cities.

Last week, the city council voted to take San Diego one step closer to using recycled wastewater for drinking water. We talk to representatives from the San Diego Water Department, and the County Water Authority, about how water reclamation fits into their long-term plans for the region. We also talk to Bruce Reznik, from San Diego Coastkeeper, and a representative from the Orange County Water District.

Our Film Club critics will weigh in on the best and worst movies of 2010 and explain the big stories from the year in film.

Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni talks about his battle with food in his new book "Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater."

ArtWalk and the Adams Avenue Roots Festival are just two of the events happening in San Diego this weekend. Our culture scouts Keli Dailey and Chris Cantore have some recommendations for our listeners.

The Arty Side of Comic-Con: Margaret Kilgallen

Learn how the Ocean Discovery Institute is connecting urban youth with science and the environment.

Cutting down forests in the Amazon destroys a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide. But new roads in the jungle also create new pools of standing water — ideal breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

Vaccines prevent disease and save countless lives. But all vaccines pose some risks. We'll talk with scientists about how they balance safest and effectiveness when it comes to vaccines.