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From the Oval Office, the president vowed to halt the Gulf oil disaster and make BP pay for the cleanup. But he said the spill is a "painful and powerful" incentive to "embrace a clean energy future."

The US Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal by Governor Schwarzenegger about whether federal judges can order California to release state prisoners. On this Legal Update, we'll also discuss a recent Supreme Court ruling that narrows Miranda rights.

KPBS, San Diego’s public broadcasting organization, has announced plans to honor the station’s 50 year anniversary. KPBS Celebrates the Sixties is the station’s first gala in more than 15 years and will raise funds to support the station’s mission to provide San Diego with informative and educational content.

How can San Diego improve one of its most iconic structures? We speak to the public art director for the Port of San Diego about the proposals that have been submitted for the Coronado Bay Bridge Lighting Project.

The Port of San Diego's plan to renovate the Embarcadero is stalled because of a dispute between the Port Commission and the state Coastal Commission over a park first proposed by the Port and later removed from its plan. Now, a developer has proposed that the San Diego arts community be a major player in the project.

How are public agencies spending taxpayer dollars on travel and business expenses? And, what policies can be implemented to insure that public money is spent in an efficient way? We speak to a representative of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association about their recent report on the subject.

San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio delivered thousands of signatures to the city clerk yesterday. It was the opening salvo of an initiative campaign to make it easier for the private sector to bid on city contracts.

The Senate recently passed a bill blocking the import of "conflict minerals," and the House is working on its own version. The Conflict Minerals Trade Act would require the U.S. government to map all mines in Congo and identify which are controlled by militias.

Lawyer James Cole is in line to serve as the deputy attorney general, but an op-ed on the Sept. 11 attacks and his role monitoring bookkeeping for insurance giant AIG could spur Republican opposition to his confirmation.

After a months-long break, a landmark federal trial challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage ends Wednesday with closing arguments. The outcome could have wide-ranging implications. If California's gay-marriage ban is struck down, the judge could do it in way that sweeps away anti-gay-marriage laws throughout the nation.