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The San Diego Unified School District Board wants to postpone raises that were planned for district employees in 2012. We speak to the vice president of the school board about the motivation behind that proposal, and the district's plan to reduce busing over the next five years.

An activist said thousands of government troops were closing in on the area around Jisr al-Shughour and that an attack seemed imminent. Residents were abandoning their homes in fear of a brutal strike after dozens of security forces died there earlier this week.

Housing prices have been falling for years now, and aren't likely to turn around for a long time. While some economists say renting makes more sense, others insist it's a great time to make a home purchase in many U.S. cities.

Busing of San Diego city school students could get an overhaul over the next five years.

Hamtramck, Mich., has seen its fortunes worsen with the auto industry in recent years. But now General Motors is adding 2,500 jobs, and the Detroit suburb is turning optimistic.

A fierce debate over California’s budget is right around the corner. Democratic legislative leaders say they plan to call votes in the Senate and Assembly as soon as Wednesday's deal or no deal.

Gov. Jerry Brown's administration says his stalled plan to shift thousands of inmates from state prisons to local jails will eventually address a U.S. Supreme Court order to slash California's prison population by 33,000 inmates.

We will be providing a forum to discuss one of the most controversial religious traditions of modern American times- Scientology.

Former Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon is being detained by the Mexican military as they investigate him on suspicion of illegal firearms possession and organized crime ties. We discuss the latest details of Rhon's detainment with San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Sandra Dibble, and a graduate student from UC Irvine who is studying security issues in Tijuana.

Gov. Chris Christie wants to cut $500 million in Medicaid spending — in part by freezing more than 20,000 state residents out of the program. The state would do that basically by disqualifying any adult who makes more than $6,000 a year. Critics say the cuts would hurt those who can least afford it.