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Consumers don't have a good feeling about the economy, and that raises concerns as the critical holiday shopping season gets under way. The Consumer Confidence Index dropped in November to 87.3, its lowest level in two years, from 95.2 in October.

San Diego's mayor says he has a plan to prevent another, quote, "catastrophe" like the Sunroad Enterprises scandal. Developers must now get permission from the FAA to build near city airports. KPBS re

Are you having trouble finding a job right now? You're not alone. The California unemployment rate rose to 11.5 percent last month, and there are no signs the trend will reverse in the near future. So, where can you go to find the jobs that are available? And, what can you do to set yourself apart from the other applicants? We speak to Scott Silverman, with Second Chance, and Mark Cafferty, with the Workforce Partnership, about what you can do to improve your chances of getting a job during this down economy.

Tens of millions of dollars will be spent this fall convincing California voters that proposition 87 is either a wonderful solution or an awful mistake. The measure proposes to tax the oil drilled in

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.

As firefighters gradually get control of the flames, questions are arising about how well resources have been coordinated. But the California Department of Fire Protection, says it's too soon to start

What is the Slow Food movement, and how is it hoping to change the food system? We speak to Erika Lesser, with Slow Food USA, and organic gardener Loren Nancarrow about the principles of Slow Food.

Nine school districts and the nation's largest teacher's union file a federal lawsuit in Michigan claiming the No Child Left Behind Act has placed new demands on school districts without providing the funding to pay for them.

As Turkey masses troops near the border with Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish leaders say they doing all they can to contain anti-Turkish rebels. Life in Kurdistan has been relatively stable and secure during the past four years of war. The Kurdistan Regional Government's representative to the United States, Qubad Talabany, talks about the region.

A Mexico immigrant-rights leader says building fences doesn't control illegal immigration. Activists on both sides of the border are getting together Sunday at the westernmost stretch of the border fe