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Bob Filner shares his plans as San Diego's next mayor and Carl DeMaio concedes in a wistful press conference. Plus, Dave Roberts appears to have defeated Steve Danon in a tight race to fill the San Diego County Board of Supervisors seat vacated by Pam Slater-Price.

KPBS' Election Night Special for the November 6, 2012 election.

It's the countdown to the big Election Day. What to expect at the voting booth, and what polls can predict about election outcomes. Plus, the candidates for San Diego mayor made a final pitch to voters today and a British theologian who was barred from speaking at USD because of her same-sex marriage support.

Some San Diego homeowners are willing to pay hundreds of dollars extra in property taxes every month for newer and better-equipped public schools. And as election season winds down, ads get emotional; Dave Roberts and Steve Dannon duke it out for supervisor sear. And a candidate for the Sweetwater school board has been indicted for various felonies.

With a new administration and a brighter financial picture, the prospect of moving San Diego city hall to the Navy Broadway complex could be an option. Plus, an ad featuring Congressman Brian Bilbray’s daughter has introduced a very personal note to the tight race between Bilbray and Scott Peters for the 52nd congressional seat.

Ghosts may come out on Halloween, but if you want to know where they live year-round, consider our local theaters. We go ghost hunting in San Diego’s oldest theaters. Plus, while it's unlikely San Diego could be hit with a hurricane, there are other concerns, such as sea level rise. And two legal cases in San Diego focus on the tension between First Amendment rights and law enforcement security.

Proposition 31 to change the state's budget process and the economic impact of Hurricane Sandy. Plus, military veterans who support Bob Filner for mayor.

Proposition 32 has become the most hotly contested state ballot measure this election season. The so-called “Paycheck Protection Initiative” would prohibit unions from using automatic payroll deductions for political purposes. The so-called “Paycheck Protection Initiative” would prohibit unions from using automatic payroll deductions for political purposes.

Wildfires in 2003 and 2007 helped fuel an ongoing push to develop better and more sophisticated firefighting tools, but that drive has yet to squeeze out one fire detection method that has served firefighters for decades.

In San Diego for a Planned Parenthood rally on Friday, Sandra Fluke believes the November election is particularly important to women. Also, the Navy is hosting a conference to teach wounded veterans and potential employers about the challenges of re-entering the job market.

The two candidates for City Council District 1 traded barbs and shared their stances on traffic issues, pensions, water policy and partisanship during discussions.

Elizabeth Emken and Dianne Feinstein, the two California candidates for U.S. Senate, talk to KPBS. Also, California Governor Jerry Brown said he thinks Congressman Bob Filner can handle the job of mayor.

The Navy's waterfront project gets a go-ahead and Jung Ho Pak leaves Orchestra Nova behind. Brian Bilbray and Scott Peters turn on each other in the 52nd Congressional District race, while Sherri Lightner and Ray Ellis take it to the wire in City Council District 1.

The two candidates for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors seat, Republican Steve Danon and Democrat Dave Roberts, debate the issues.

San Diego County and the state are seeing a surge of school bonds on November's ballot. San Diego Unified's is the largest of 106 across the state. Also, Proposition 37 is attracting national attention because of the message it could send about our food. The measure would make California the first state in the U.S. to require labeling for genetically modified food.