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What are the latest trends in the local commercial and residential real estate markets? Why are some areas of the market improving, while others are still struggling? Local real estate experts discuss what changes we've seen in 2011, and offer their predictions for what could happen in the spring and summer months.

Musical performances by Pamela Z and Marshall Crenshaw top our weekend to-do list, along with TNT and a family friendly St. Patrick's Day parade.

Stravinsky created "A Soldier's Tale" as a road show, with a pared down ensemble that included actors and dancers. UCSD's Camera Lucida will keep their version on the stage. We'll talk with the musicians and performers behind this musical tale of a deal with the devil.

Plumes of black smoke poured from the Sidr oil facility outside the central city of Ras Lanuf as regime forces attacked rebels in two major cities. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi warned the international community that imposing a no-fly zone would prove that the West's real intention is to seize his country's oil wealth.

The San Diego Unified School District is facing an estimated $114 million budget deficit for next academic year. The deficit could be cut in half if voters approve tax extensions in a statewide special election the governor has proposed for June. We talk to the school board president Richard Barrera and the president of the teachers union, Bill Freeman, about the possibility that more than 700 teachers could be laid off. Plus, we talk about what actions the district should take to prevent future budget deficits.

Before Moammar Gadhafi came to power, the roughly 140 tribes and clans in Libya helped shape the country's military and political landscape. When Gadhafi took the reins, he used the classic tactic of divide and conquer to reduce the tribes' authority. Now the tribes are striking back.

Moammar Gadhafi's regime launched several new airstrikes in the oil port of Ras Lanuf to check the rebel advance west toward Tripoli, as Libyan troops bore down on the western town of Zawiya. Meanwhile, opposition leaders said they rejected an offer of negotiations from Gadhafi's government.

The California State Association of Counties said it supported, in concept, Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to shift more responsibility for programs to local governments.

San Diego is one of the solar power, electric car capitals, but our utility company falls short in greenhouse-gas reduction. San Diego Gas and Electric has failed to meet the state-mandated goal of producing 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by the end of 2010. We'll tell you what SDG&E says about missing the goal and why other utilities across the state got much closer to the target.

Women are often the ones who suffer the most during conflicts, while men are the ones who are celebrated for their accomplishments during times of war. A new series produced exclusively for the PBS audience is hoping to shine a light on the contribution women are making in conflicts happening around the world. We speak to filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney about the new series Women, War & Peace.