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San Diego was one of only four large metro areas in the nation to see an increase in home prices late last year. Why is the local housing market improving in San Diego, while home prices are declining around the rest of the country?

Summer means eating fresh food in the fresh outdoors. We'll talk about great cooking and eating with summer produce and fresh ingredients.

What laws prohibit employers from discriminating against employees, or potential employees, based on physical appearance? Can employers legally discriminate in this manner?

Possible locations for a permanent homeless shelter are working their way through San Diego city government. KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner has a few suggestions to add to the mix.

What causes us to age? Is there a gene that prevents some people from getting diseases that eventually kill us? We'll look at the work of local researchers into the aging process.

Are all communities in San Diego adequately prepared for the next disaster? We speak to Ron Lane, from the County Office of Emergency Services, about what's being done locally to prepare for wildfires, earthquakes and other disasters. We also discuss a recent report about the challenges associated with preparing racially and ethnically diverse communities for a disaster.

Anne Lamott, author of "Bird by Bird," "Traveling Mercies," and "Operating Instructions," has a new work of fiction. "Imperfect Birds" is the third novel Lamott has written about mother and daughter Elizabeth and Rosie, but this time Rosie is a teenager. The novel explores the anxiety of parenting a teenager, especially one that battles addiction.

Ever since studies showed a compound in red wine boosted longevity in mice, sales of red wine supplements have skyrocketed. But little is known about resveratrol's effectiveness in humans, and lab tests show supplements aren't all they're cracked up to be.

We'll look at how teenagers are being lured into smuggling drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Thanksgiving holiday has been the basis for some unusual lawsuits. These Days Legal Analyst Dan Eaton examines Thanksgiving in court.