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A report released today on the troubled San Diego retirement system finds that past pension trustees violated state and federal law when they allowed the city to underfund the plan. The report was com

Politics played a role in locking up benefits for California and San Diego in the new farm bill approved last week. KPBS reporter Erik Anderson has details.

A White House assessment of the sluggish federal response to Hurricane Katrina calls for more clearly defining the military's role during catastrophes, along with more than 100 other recommendations.

Federal and county investigators are interviewing witnesses this afternoon in their efforts to determine what caused two Cessnas to collide in flight near Gillespie Field in El Cajon.

Stung by criticism that they reacted too slowly to Katrina, federal officials say they're working hard to avoid making the same mistakes twice. Already, President Bush has declared Hurricane Rita an "incident of national significance" -- which helps rally federal resources.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has written a letter to Congress, urging the federal government to help Americans save money by lifting the ban on foreign drug imports. Some healthcare advocates say Sc

Major media companies are counting on the Federal Communications Commission to ease restrictions on how many TV stations they can own. An FCC analysis from two years ago would have shown that locally owned stations provide significantly more local news.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on what condemned inmates can do to challenge their method of execution. The Florida case centers on whether an inmate should get a federal court hearing on his claim that the lethal-injection method causes unnecessary pain.

To hear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state finance officials tell it, July 28 is California's last stand before fiscal Armageddon. Top financial officers say that's when the state will run out of sufficient cash to pay all its daily expenses unless lawmakers pass a balanced budget.

California's Insurance Commissioner says it's time for more options for earthquake insurance. The call comes on the heels of a study that found the next "big one" is pretty much guaranteed within 30 y