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New nursing graduates are having a tough time finding work in California. The recession has forced many hospitals to put a freeze on new hires.

A push to overhaul the nation's health care system has cleared another hurdle. Leaders of organized labor say they'll go along with a plan to tax so-called "Cadillac" health care policies after winning concessions designed to shield middle-class families.

Airs Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, April 14 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

We talk about why so few cash-strapped San Diego school districts want federal stimulus grants.

A high-profile U.S. Senate race began in San Diego this week. Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina both held campaign events in town. What's at stake in this Senate contest? And, why did the candidates visit San Diego early on in the race?

What were the highlights of Mayor Jerry Sanders 2010 State of the City Speech? We discuss the mayor's vision for the future, the city's financial challenges, and the proposal for a Chargers stadium downtown.

The Great Poker Face on the Big Screen

Leaders of organized labor say they'll go along with a plan to tax so-called "Cadillac" health care policies after winning concessions designed to shield middle-class families. Many Democrats in Congress are eager to put the health care fight behind them and go to work on the issue that's uppermost in voters' minds: jobs.

The battle over homosexuality has torn apart Christian churches in the U.S. American ministers helped bring the same debate to Uganda, and now the country is facing the potentially deadly consequences.

What does Dunder Mifflin — the fictional firm at the heart of television's The Office — have to teach us about workplace diversity? Plenty, according to some human resources experts. And in some cases, the show's dysfunctional comedy is just mirroring real life.