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What's the motivation behind Councilmember Carl DeMaio's "Competition and Transparency in City Contracting" initiative? How would the initiative, if passed, affect San Diego's living wage law? We discuss the arguments for and against what could be the most talked about local proposition on the November ballot.

What can be done to reduce the daily traffic congestion on the freeways that run through North County? We discuss the proposal to widen I-5, the issues with I-15, and how public transportation could improve the traffic problems around the county.

The Los Angeles Lakers have won the franchise's 16th NBA championship, dramatically bouncing back from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat their archrival Boston Celtics 83-79. It was an all-out defensive classic at L.A.'s Staples Center.

Years ago, writer Adam Ross' father told him a disturbing story involving a morbidly obese second cousin and a deadly peanut. Now, Ross has transformed that tale into a dark, debut novel, Mr. Peanut, which dramatizes the case of a man who may or may not have killed his wife via legume.

This Culture Lust weekend, check out surf on a stage, spend some time in the mind of artist John Antoski, and do the tight rope with Janelle Monáe.

What's the motivation behind City Councilman Carl DeMaio's "Competition and Transparency in City Contracting" initiative? Why are some councilmembers, and local labor unions, concerned that the proposed initiative will overturn the city's "living wage" ordinance? We discuss what could be the most talked about initiative on the November ballot.

San Diego artist James Hubbell heads to South Korea in July to design another Pacific Rim Park. We'll talk about his projects and the new chapel on his property in Santa Ysabel.

This weekend we celebrate Father's Day and that's a good time to examine the changing role of Dads. Family dynamics and the recession have more fathers taking on a much bigger parenting role than in previous generations. We'll get an update on modern Dads from the founder of a collaborative blog called DadCentric.

Nearly as many American troops at home and abroad have committed suicide this year as have been killed in combat in Afghanistan. Alarmed at the growing rate of soldiers taking their own lives, the Army has begun investigating its mental health and suicide prevention programs.

Alarmed at the growing rate of soldiers taking their own lives, the Army has begun investigating its mental health and suicide prevention programs. It is part of a greater awareness of the problem by all branches of the military. But the tougher challenge is changing a culture that is very much about "manning up" when things get difficult.