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The San Diego City Council voted on Monday to extend for 40 years the pilot program taxing hotel rooms by up to 2 percent. The funds collected in the Tourism Marketing District will go exclusively to marketing San Diego and its amenities to tourists.

Many look to the young to take up the fight against climate change, but one San Diego author says the very people who should be agitating for solutions don't even know what the problem is.

A San Diego man sentenced to life in prison under California's "three-strikes" law will be the first person in the state to be re-sentenced and released under voter-voter approved Proposition 36.

San Diego's LGBT community activists are immersed in politics these days, sometimes in surprising ways. Many supported mayoral candidate Bob Filner over Carl DeMaio, who is gay.

The holiday shopping season has officially launched, Christmas lights are already going up, and San Diego theater companies are turning to holiday themed fare to bring audiences in.

When you give a donation to someone at the door or round-up your grocery bill for charity at the cash register, who gets the money? How can we tell which charities are well-run and effective?

It's the time of year when many people cram into planes, trains and automobiles, and while visiting friends and family may be fun, getting sick is not. We'll tell you how to keep from getting sick around the holidays and why you need to prepare your home when small children visit.

Many predict healthy sales during the longest holiday shopping season in five years.

The celebrated La Jolla chef provides his insider tips and favorite recipes to help your Thanksgiving meal preparations go smoothly.

Family gatherings can be warm and fuzzy or bring up old resentments and unresolved issues. A family therapist discusses navigating family dynamics throughout the year.

A report released by San Diego's Independent Budget Analyst finds quite a few uncertainties projecting a deficit of up to $84 million.

This Thanksgiving, Moms United wants to bring attention to the family devastation caused by the drug war with photographs of empty chairs at the holiday table.

Some say that to keep qualified people in the public sector, politicians should be paid more.

Just days ago the research vessel the "Roger Revelle" returned to its homeport of San Diego after six years of hosting scientific research spanning the globe. Science teams studied everything from meteorology to geology to climate change.

Congressman Brian Bilbray conceded the election for the 52nd congressional district on Friday. We'll talk to the longtime congressman about his next steps, whether he'll run for office again and find out what he wants to be remembered for as a legislator.