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In 2011, savers earned almost no interest in savings accounts. That was painful because consumer prices were rising by nearly 3.5 percent. Investors also found it tough going. Most stocks declined, with prices falling by roughly 5 percent across the board. But there were some bright spots: gold and bonds.

The news comes as President Obama and his Republican rivals prepare their plans for boosting employment.

We'll look at how the San Diego Housing Trust Fund has provided funding for thousands of low-income homes in the 20 years since it was created, and the difficulty it is having to find continued revenue for the program.

The job market is improving; San Diego County saw its largest monthly hiring increase in more than a year. We speak to Dean Calbreath business columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribune about the upbeat report.

As the trial of the man accused in the failed Christmas Day attack begins Tuesday in Detroit, questions remain about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's ties to Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born radical imam who was killed last month in a CIA drone strike.

The California High Speed Rail is on the governor's agenda, but critics claim it's an impractical dream. The price tag for building a high speed train connecting Northern and Southern California keeps going up, and that's just one of the problems facing the project. We'll hear from the California High Speed Rail Authority's outgoing chairman.

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.

The FCC is seeking to reclassify broadband as a communications service, giving the agency the power to ensure that Americans have access to the Internet same as they do telephone service. But the plan is likely to face legal challenges from the telecommunications industry.

A fighter jet that malfunctioned just after takeoff hurtled into a Virginia Beach apartment complex on Friday in a spectacular crash that sent flames and black smoke billowing from the rubble.

Though most are known to deal with drugs and weapons, a new FBI threat assessment says street gangs have been moving into some different territory lately: human trafficking. The FBI says gang members increasingly are pushing women and children into prostitution.