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The city of San Diego's new strong mayor, Jerry Sanders, Tuesday announced a restructuring of city government. KPBS

La Jolla Playhouse stages celebrated playwright Terrence McNally's latest drama Unusual Acts of Devotion. In the play, McNally charts damaged souls and damaged cities, loves lost and recovered, and the joys of simple but enduring acts of devotion.

California is getting a bad rep for being too class-action friendly. Businesses have taken to calling California the “sue-you” state and business leaders are pressing lawmakers for tougher limits. T

Tom Fudge speaks with listeners about their resolutions for 2006. Do you want to lose weight, stop smoking, get out of debt, or take more time to enjoy life?

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November marks the 20th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution" in Czechoslovakia, which led to the downfall of Communism. We speak with a local resident about her life during this time.

The ports at Long Beach and Los Angeles are looking for ways to reduce air pollution and congestion. Officials are considering a plan to install magnetic levitation trains. It would be the first freight application for the technology anywhere in the world. From member station KPCC, Rachael Myrow reports.

Hungry for trade with resource-rich Latin America, the Chinese are binding themselves closer to the continent, snapping up commodities such as Brazilian soy in record amounts. However, some in Brazil see China as posing a threat as well as an opportunity.

Solas Nua is perhaps the only theater group in the country that produces nothing but contemporary Irish plays. Linda Murray, its founder and artistic director, talks with Jacki Lyden about how rapidly Irish identity is changing and how that is reflected in a new "Golden Age" of Irish drama.