Search results for

Ron Nehring, the chair of the Republican Party of San Diego for the past 6 years, is now the chairman of the California Republican Party. We speak about his plans to compete with a Democratic majority

The California Coastal Commission and an environmental group are suing the U.S. Navy over sonar training exercises off the state's coastline. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has details.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, a Congressman from South Carolina, discusses President Obama's plan for the nation, as presented last night during an address to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Clyburn explains how fellow Democrats in Congress will work to advance the President's agenda.

The U.S. military arrested Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Bilal Hussein on April 12, 2006. For the past year and a half, he has been imprisoned without any formal charges. This week, the military announced plans to submit a complaint against Hussein through the Iraqi justice system.

Senate Democrats are seeking to change bankruptcy laws with a bill that would allow judges to change the terms of mortgage loans during bankruptcy proceedings. Lenders say it would ultimately hurt homeowners by raising loan costs for all.

Two people died this morning when their private plane crashed into an electricity transmission tower near McClellan Palomar Airport. The crash knocked out power to more than 1,700 hundred homes and bu

San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio has been in office one year. We ask him about the accomplishments of the year past, the current and on-going budget crisis, his views on outsourcing city services, his relationship with the Mayor and what he hopes to see for the city in 2010.

Boeing is paying a $615 million fine for defense contract wrongdoings. At the same time, the company continues to pursue new deals for defense contracts. One watchdog group says the agreement points to anti-trust problems in the defense industry.

After eight days of deliberations, a federal jury in New York finds the former head of WorldCom guilty of all of the charges against him. The jury returned guilty verdicts against Bernard Ebbers on one count of conspiracy, one count of securities fraud and multiple counts of filing false documents.

Citigroup and UBS expect to report sharp declines in the third quarter stemming from huge investments in the credit market. Citigroup projects its third-quarter profits will drop 60 percent after $3 billion in losses. UBS sees a third-quarter loss of up to $690 million.