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When Johnny Cash played for inmates in 1968, Folsom was a model prison and California's low recidivism rate was unmatched. Today, Folsom is emblematic of everything wrong with California's prisons - and critics say it starts with a too-powerful corrections officers union.

Newly-hired Chula Vista Police Chief David Bejarano is officially dropping out of the race for San Diego County Sheriff. Chula Vista's new top cop used to be San Diego's Police Chief and was also a U.S. Marshall at one point. Bejarano was appointed as Chula Vista's police chief earlier this week.

How will local fire districts deal with the budget cuts from Sacramento? What can residents do on their own to improve local fire protection? We speak to two fire chiefs about the impact of budget cuts on local districts, and to discuss the importance of individual fire preparation.

Strategists on the left and right say health care protesters represent a growing problem for the White House: The passion seems to lie with opponents of the overhaul amid growing voter fears that the American Dream is slipping out of grasp.

A hint of the gathering storm came more than two weeks ago, when a polite older woman named Mary called into an AARP-sponsored health care "tele-town hall" with a question for President Obama.

Opponents of the proposed Sunrise Powerlink transmission line are appealing a state agency's approval of the project. The Utility Consumers Action Network is filing two appeals with different courts.

A dissatisfied judge has ordered all involved parties to resubmit court documents in the federal lawsuit challenging California's gay marriage ban.

Are you ready for some fantasy football? More than 30 million North Americans regularly play fantasy sports. But if you're one of the rest of us, you might ask, "what the heck is fantasy sports?" We speak to the president of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, and the "godfather of fantasy sports market research" about why people play fantasy sports, and how the industry has grown over the last decade.

The health care debate came to San Diego last night. Congresswoman Susan Davis was in town to speak at a Hillcrest Town Council Meeting. When word of her appearance leaked, people on both sides of the debate showed up to make their voices heard.

Some analysts say false claims that the health bill encourages seniors to end their lives early were purposely spread to undermine the bill. In fact, the bill would pay health care providers to discuss a patient's health care wishes.