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A new documentary, "8: The Mormon Proposition," focuses on individuals and families impacted by Prop 8. We speak to filmmaker Steven Greenstreet. Closing arguments in the Prop 8 Marriage trial took place last week. A ruling is expected this summer.

KPBS News Director Michael Marcotte talks about some of the year's most important stories with the journalists who covered them.

As the location of a new winter shelter is debated, we discuss the people who make up San Diego's homeless. Each year at this time, the San Diego City Council debates where this year's temporary winter homeless shelter should be located. We'll hear what's being proposed and get a glimpse at the diverse backgrounds and needs of San Diego's homeless.

Airs Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

The new school year began for many San Diego County schools this week. How will the San Diego Unified School District move ahead without a superintendent in place?

Well, let's list the possible answers:

State-mandated legislation to restore the Imperial County's Salton Sea may move forward early next year. The bill hit a snag in committee at the end of the legislative session. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce

The past week's political firestorm has focused on stay-at-home moms. But more than 70 percent of women with young children now work. And they're hoping the presidential candidates address some of the economic challenges they face in raising their children.

The salty, toxic wastewater that's used in hydrofracking and other gas drilling is likely to blame for small earthquakes in the Midwest, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey concludes. The water is pumped deep underground, where it lubricates faults and causes them to slip.

The state Resources Agency has decided on a $6 billion plan to save the Salton Sea. The proposal calls for a less salty sea -- about one-sixth its current size -- a series of ponds for habitat restora