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President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, praising her as a consensus builder who would make an outstanding justice.

Depression is the subject of a new documentary airing on KPBS. The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression explores how depression can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. We discuss the disease, its effect on people's lives and the treatments available.

What are the biggest challenges currently facing the City of San Diego? We speak to Mayor Jerry Sanders about the city's budget, local jobs creation, downtown development, and today's announcement on the future of beach fire pits.

During the 1960's, San Diego served as a playground for some of the art world's most famed mod men (and women), like John Baldessari, Marlene Williams, and Richard Allen Morris. Culture Lust contributor Dave Hampton, the co-founder of Objects USA and an enthusiast of all things mid-century, fills us in.

Solicitor General Elena Kagan has avoided public comments on most of the major flashpoint issues of recent decades. Indeed, so sparse are her published views that liberals have privately been wary about a Kagan nomination.

The senator's failure to make it into Utah's GOP primary -- let alone win his party's nomination -- makes him the first congressional incumbent to be ousted this year, and demonstrates the difficult challenges candidates are facing from the right in 2010. Opponents said he wasn't conservative enough for ultraconservative Utah.

This week, BP's Chief Executive Tony Hayward told reporters he plans to win the hearts and minds of locals along the Gulf Coast. The company announced $25 million grants to each of the four affected states and safety training classes for fishermen. But one local along the coast say she's not won over that easily.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has grabbed headlines across the nation this week. We talk about how the oil spill could affect the push for off-shore drilling along the California coast. And, what impact will the oil spill have on gas prices, and the local fishing industry?

SDG&E is hosting a series of meetings this week in communities along the proposed path of the Sunrise Powerlink. While there are still several pending lawsuits related to the project, SDG&E is hoping for final approval soon. We discuss the impact the project could have in our region.

The City of San Diego filed a lawsuit against its Employee Retirement System this week. And, the District Attorney decided to drop conflict-of-interest charges against six former pension board officials.