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Gingerbread, new restaurants and marching bands all make an appearance on this week's weekend preview.

San Diego Film Critics Name Best of Year

Airs Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

China refused to allow Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo out of prison to collect his award Friday. But the prize's prominence will continue to burnish Liu's international image as a human-rights reformer.

Carl DeMaio has proposed to cut the city's funding to arts groups by 25% in his plan to balance the budget in 2011. We look at how small and medium arts organizations operate, how they use the city's grants, what would happen if they were cut 25% and what the city as a whole would lose.

Economists view the tax cut package announced by President Obama as a necessary step to keep the economy from slipping further. But they have mixed opinions about how great an impact it can have, while some worry about its long-term costs.

In last month's election, Latino voters again sided solidly with the Democrats. It's a trend that's increasingly worrisome to the GOP. Among several outreach efforts, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has started a website, The Americano, which hosted a forum this week.

Wade Goodwyn reflects on an interview with two brothers on the sidewalk behind their former high school in Clarksville, Texas, and the lasting legacy of racial tension in East Texas.

For several years, San Diego had the reputation as the county with the lowest Food Stamp participation rate of any major urban area in the nation. But eighteen months ago, the County Supervisors resolved to do something to get food stamp participation up, and their efforts appear to be bearing fruit.

Senior Metro Reporter Alison St. John joins us for an update on food stamp participation in San Diego. And, the chairman of the San Diego Food Bank joins us to talk about the needs of low-income San Diegans during the holiday season.