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La Jolla Playhouse hosts French circus artist Aurélia Thierrée's engaging and surreal show "Aurélia's Oratorio." Thierrée is the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and her parents are creators of the famous Cirque Imaginaire, a small circus troupe credited with inspiring Cirque du Soleil. Thierrée's show is part circus, part magic, part vaudeville and chock full of surrealism. We'll talk with Thierrée about "Aurélia's Oratorio."

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-to-4 Wednesday to dismiss a challenge to the construction permit for a proposed desalination plant in Carlsbad.

Olympic athletes train their bodies for years. But sports psychologists say mental fitness is just as important when it comes to making it to the medal stand. That's why the U.S. speedskating team has a mental coach to help athletes deal with Olympic-sized pressure.

"A Better Way Of Dying" looks at legal and medical issues surrounding end-of-life care, The authors discuss a patient's right to die, a "compassion protocol" for dealing with terminal illness and how to achieve "comfort care" only instead of treatment for every reversible condition.

The Winter Olympic Games get underway on Friday... and plenty of American athletes prepared for competition in San Diego County. Joining us on Morning Edition is the director of the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Tracy Lamb. He tells us how the center is helping the U-S bring home the gold.

This evening San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Pam Slater-Price delivers the State of the County address. KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner tells us what she thinks should be in the speech.

New job search sites use improved search technology to pair job seekers with opportunities that match their skills and goals. But perfected online tools can only do so much in the face of a dismal job market.

Opponents of a desalination plant in Carlsbad want a state agency to revoke the project's coastal development permit. A hearing on the revocation request starts Wednesday morning in Oceanside.

Close to 35,000 residents now call downtown San Diego home. We'll explore the benefits and challenges of living in an urban setting.

Audrey and Frank Peterman were unfamiliar with the National Park Service. As the result of their eventful 12,000 mile cross-country trip through 40 states, they are now considered 'expert' environmentalists on the public lands system. Audrey Peterman joins us in studio to discuss her book, "Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple Discovers Our National Inheritance and Tells Why Every American Should Care."