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San Diego law enforcement agencies exchange guns for gift cards. No city budget surplus after all. City redevelopment gets smacked down. San Diego's homeless getting attention. East County and the University of California have image problems.

San Diego is banking on bikes to help us cut our carbon footprint -- but we don't really know how many people ride bikes where. That's all about to change.

It's never too early to start planning for New Year's Eve ... and there are plenty of parties and events to choose from throughout San Diego.

San Diego got some bad news Wednesday about its redevelopment plans. The city's budget could also take a $41 million hit next year.

California's gun laws are among the strictest in the nation. Enforcement is backed up by the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) database. How does the system work and how effective is it?

Almost one year since the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was abruptly shut down due to a unexpected equipment problems, the discussion continues over Southern California Edison's proposal to partially restart the plant.

Grant Barrett, co-host of public radio's "A Way With Words," takes a look back at some of the new words and phrases that developed over the past year.

Deborah Seiler has been explaining the complexities of our election process to us for the past five years. Now she's retiring with a number of changes to her credit.

Laura's Law in California allows counties to court order individuals suffering from untreated mental illness into treatment. Why hasn't San Diego County adopted it?

Interesting stories about Ted Geisel's work revealed in "The Cat Behind the Hat."

A bounty of holiday food gifts for San Diego foodies.

The San Diego ACLU has elevated a Latina to a top post. Norma Chavez Peterson will focus on Latino political empowerment, equal access to education for Latinos and immigrant rights.

Bills to return a ban on assault weapons in the United States will be introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives on the first day they are in session next month, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein vowed on national television on Sunday.

School staff, teachers and parents across the country are grappling with how to respond to the tragic mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

A letter released Thursday from U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirms the government's decision to deny a posthumous Medal of Honor to San Diego Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta. Peralta died in 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq.