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For your weekend: a handful of comedies on San Diego stages, two new restaurants, and St. Patrick Day celebrations that start early. We'll learn more from our trusted scouts, Erin Chambers Smith and Jim Hebert.

10 Best of 2007

Charlton Heston, a Hollywood leading man for six decades, died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills. At 84, he had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In films ranging from biblical epics to science-fiction dystopias, he stood tall as a heroic figure.

It's Senegalese Independence Day. That's why "Dieureudieuf," by Coumba Gawlo, is the best song in the world today, says BPP intern Laura Silver, who spent three months in Senegal volunteering in a rural town.

YFRIENDz is a YMCA group of 125 San Diego-area kids with parents in prison and the adults who mentor them. The group facilitates visits between the incarcerated parents and their children, and the mentors work to keep the kids themselves out of prison and be positive influences in their lives.

Host Tom Fudge talks with KPBS theater critic Pat Launer about what’s on San Diego’s stages this weekend.

Prop 13 has had a profound impact on California. We'll examine the huge savings to property owners and the negative impacts on education.

Iran halted its nuclear weapons development program in 2003 due to international pressure, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate report. The findings, which contradict claims by the Bush administration, suggest that Iran could still acquire enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon after 2010, and possibly not until after 2015.

Controversy surrounding the human papillomavirus vaccine continues as parents consider whether or not their young daughters should receive it. We speak with a pediatrician about the latest research on the vaccine.

A new study from Dr. Richard Gersberg, a professor of public health at SDSU, examines the presence of viruses and bacteria along the U.S.-Mexico border after rainfall. We talk to Dr. Gersberg about w