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A San Diego City Council committee endorsed legislation today that would repeal the federal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a contract extension with unions representing its lawyers and supervising probation officers and agreed to make more contributions to their retirements.

The federal stimulus money is beginning to trickle down to cities in San Diego County. KPBS reporter Alison St John discovered Chula Vista is holding workshops today to find out how residents think th

It’s been an unusually cold, wet winter on the streets of San Diego. That makes recent progress on a permanent homeless shelter in downtown welcome news.

Airs Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady, kept other stimulus measures in place and, in a sign of hope, said the economy was stabilizing. These steps and other signs are leading a growing number of economists to say they think the recession is finally over.

This week the White House honored the San Diego program Reboot as a model to help veterans and their families reintegrate back into the civilian world.

Dentists rejoice. San Diego has joined the fluoridation band wagon. The city water department says it’ll turn on the pumps tomorrow and start adding fluoride to local tap water.

The National Institutes of Health says 13 previously off-limits human embryonic stem cell lines can now be studied with public funds. The move comes after President Obama lifted restrictions on stem cell research put in place by the Bush administration.

The Department of Labor opened an investigation this summer into many of the largest home builders who led the real estate boom in the Southwest. Last month, the IRS joined them. At issue is the way home builders pay their workers and their taxes.