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As if two open legislative seats (77th assembly, 36th senate) were not enough to keep the East County occupied, there is also the flap over the naming of a new high school in Alpine. The proposed name, Ronald Reagan High School, has deeply offended members of the Viejas band, while the near-secret process has angered others.

California voters have used ballot initiatives to rewrite the laws on everything from taxes to medical marijuana. But increasingly, large corporations are behind the initiatives. The state's largest for-profit electric company and a major auto insurer have poured millions into questions on the ballot this June.

In Columbus, Ohio, nonprofit arts groups are doing what U.S. businesses have done for decades: outsourcing. Financially beleaguered arts groups are handing over the "back office" to CAPA, an organization that handles finances, marketing, ticketing and fundraising ... stuff that artists don't really like doing anyway.

The Senate GOP leader put his chips on Trey Grayson, who was defeated handily in Kentucky's GOP Senate primary by Tea Party candidate Rand Paul. Betting on the wrong horse is nothing new in the home of the Kentucky Derby. But when it happens to arguably the most prominent Republican in the nation, heads turn.

We discuss Prop. G and ask the editors about the strength and influence of labor in the South Bay.

KPBS reporter Alison St John discusses a proposition to impose term limits on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Airs Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Giancarlo on the Cannes Pitch

California Secretary of Education Bonnie Reiss said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will oppose a lawsuit which claims the state's current school finance system is unconstitutional.

American Craft Beer week continues, pets will parade in La Jolla, and a finger-picking guitarist takes the stage at the Belly Up Tavern. We'll talk about these and other events on today's weekend preview.