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Colin Meloy, best known as the Decemberists' front man, is also a novelist. His newest book is the second in a series for young readers, called Wildwood Chronicles. The book catches up with its precocious protagonist, Prue, who leaves the seventh grade to return to the magical world of Wildwood.

When an aspiring writer agrees to look after his old friend's flat, enduring an absent homeowner's passive-aggressive notes isn't the worst that will happen. In his first novel, Care of Wooden Floors, Will Wiles follows a housesitting job gone terribly, terribly wrong.

Gloria Penner, a San Diego broadcasting pioneer whose distinctive voice and reassuring presence graced the KPBS airwaves for nearly half a century, died Saturday.

This week brought two new ground-shakers in San Diego’s tight mayoral race, plus stories on medical marijuana dispensaries and the "Three Strikes" law.

The California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center at Cal State San Marcos unveils its first report on American Indian education.

Election Day is still a ways away, but voting in California actually begins this week as counties send out vote-by-mail ballots. We kick off our look at the 11 statewide measures Californians will decide this fall with a look at Proposition 30, Governor Jerry Brown’s sales and income tax initiative.

With about a month to go until Election Day, the candidates to be San Diego's next mayor are working hard to get their message out. They’re trying to make that message as moderate as possible, even though both candidates are firmly tied to their parties.

It's not all about Romney-Obama. There are some fascinating and important local political races this election season, and I'll outline a few in each of our states.

While he’s been running for mayor this year, Congressman Bob Filner has missed voting on well more than half the votes in the House, more than any other California congressional member.

Challengers in two of San Diego's highest-profile races for the November general election received major endorsements today.