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The Alpha Project's "Take Back the Streets" program has been transforming lives for more than 20 years.

A judge on Monday denied a bid for a temporary restraining order that would have stopped demolition work at the site of a Walmart store in a landmark building in Sherman Heights.

The Obama Administration recently released its 2012 National Drug Control Strategy which it says includes a stronger focus on prevention and treatment. But funding for enforcing anti-drug laws still predominates.

Terrence Jennings has earned one of two spots for American men to compete in taekwondo in the Summer Olympics. He recently paid a visit to the martial arts school that helped him get started in the sport. But Jennings, 25, says that a certain group of animated reptiles also played a role in his career.

The Ecke Ranch in Encinitas is famous for making poinsettia flowers synonymous with Christmas. The historic property may soon be sold to a non-profit foundation.

Welfare reform in the 1990s helped slash cash benefit rolls, yet the use of food stamps is soaring today. About 15 percent of Americans use food stamps. They've become what some call the new welfare.

Most Chicago public schools have less-than-six-hour school days — some of the shortest in the country. And many have no recess. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing to lengthen the day to at least seven hours. But critics say some crucial details are missing — especially, how much a longer school day would cost.

The pace of political reform in Myanmar has surprised many and, coupled with recent election results, has led to an easing of economic and political sanctions by the West. But the reforms are by no means irreversible, nor are the poor nation's myriad problem easily solved.

Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Find out what really went on behind the stately walls of the British manor house a century ago.

For the past two weeks, the campaigns of both President Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney have accused each other of waging a war on women. But what's really going on is a war for women's votes.