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In the depths of the Great Depression, FDR's New Deal cut unemployment dramatically. But by the start of his second term, when things were starting to look up, he switched gears to promote austerity. Unemployment soared. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says rushing to cut spending was a mistake then — and could be again today.

Legal technicalities have left the city of San Diego temporarily without campaign finance limits. Also on this Legal Update, we'll talk about a new lawsuit aimed at changing the way California funds education.

How should medical marijuana dispensaries be regulated in the City of San Diego? We speak to Reporter Alison St. John, and Alex Kreit, chair of the city's Medical Marijuana Task Force, about the regulations being considered by the council, and the timeline for when an ordinance could be approved.

San Diego's North County has its share of homeless residents; one program has ambitious goals to end homelessness for families with children.

New Juárez Police Chief Julian Leyzaola promises to restore order in the city and win the trust of its citizens.

Just as San Diego’s getting ready to fluoridate its water, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is recommending cities use a lower concentration of fluoride… lower than what San Diego plans to use.

Shuttlesworth led the battle against segregation in Birmingham, Ala. — a battle that focused the national spotlight on the violent resistance to equal rights in the South and forced change. He died Wednesday at 89.

Pumping music, heavy doors and slippery floors are just a few things that make a store less inviting to senior citizens. As their sector is set to grow in the next decade, some retailers are starting to make spaces more welcoming to this consumer group.

The oil spill's effects are readily apparent even where cleanup efforts have been most intensive. South of New Orleans, Barataria Bay is a natural treasure, full of shrimp, fish, birds and mammals -- and these days, oil. When these vulnerable sites will be out of danger is anyone's guess.

The Government Accountability Office report on 15 for-profit colleges earlier this month found that all 15 misled students and four engaged in fraudulent behavior. We look at the role of for-profit colleges in the U.S. educational system; the findings of the report and what questions students should be asking when they enroll.