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Some big players in California are lining up against the current healthcare reform effort in the legislature. One of them is the California Nurses Association. The group says it has a lot of problems

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited a Chula Vista elementary school today to congratulate students and teachers for making big improvements academically. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide, pleads not guilty to charges against him in a case probing who revealed the identity of a covert CIA agent. He was arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., on charges of obstructing justice, perjury and making false statements.

Rheingold warns us & ldquo;that the way we choose to use these technologies and the way governments will ALLOW us to use them are very much in question. & rdquo; &

Sen. Arlen Specter and others seek to restore the right of habeas corpus to Guantanamo detainees, despite strong opposition from the Bush administration. Prisoners' rights to challenge their detention were stripped by last year's law on military commissions. On Friday, the United States will hold closed hearings on the status of 14 prisoners.

California says it plans to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. Governor Schwarzenegger says the EPA has dragged its feet on the state's request to impose stricter auto emission standards. KPBS E

Two of the nation's biggest telecom companies have come forward to say they did not comply with government requests to turn over customer records. But other companies appear to have been more cooperative. It seems that some companies likely went along with the request, while others said no.

The debate over the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is heating up on Capitol Hill as gay-rights groups call for the law to be repealed. We speak with a legal defense group about the developments as well as a retired lesbian service member about how the law affected her career.

Two wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds threatened neighborhoods on the edges of the San Fernando Valley on Monday, killing one person, destroying several dozen mobile homes and forcing evacuat

So why doesn't the average San Diegan vote, that's the real question. & For me, it is simply bad timing on a move, but why do most not vote? & Yes, I know the lackluster answers of no time and not knowing where to vote at... & But to be honest I think it really boils down to the fact most San Diegans simply don't care enough to vote.