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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.

The Arty Side of Comic-Con: Margaret Kilgallen

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.

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.

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.

Our monthly food hour explores the variety of ethnic markets to be found around San Diego and tips for cooking ethnically-inspired dishes.

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.

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

On her first official trip abroad since joining the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton is defining the kind of secretary of State she wants to be. Because she is well-known and admired, ordinary people, especially young people, have been eager to hear her.