K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune Richard Nielsen-Eckfield preaches slow driving. The Carlsbad resident commutes to the Del Mar Fairgrounds with his wife, Helen.

You hanker for a Prius, but don't know if you want to take the plunge. You want to carpool to your job, but none of your co-workers are game. You wish you could take a bus or trolley, but it seems like too much of a hassle. With gas prices the way they are, what's a driver supposed to do? For many San Diegans, the answer's simple: Take the lead out of your leadfoot.

Here's the skinny: Trans fat's days are numbered at California restaurants. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation yesterday banning the artery-clogging substance in the state's restaurants starting in 2010 and from all baked goods by 2011.

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he must temporarily cut the pay of 200,000 state workers to prevent a state cash crisis, but some believe it is a political move to pressure the Legislature to enact an overdue budget.

A growing number of U.S. children are taking drugs for a wide range of chronic conditions related to childhood obesity, according to prescription data from three large organizations.

An Army Green Beret from Imperial Beach died because he chose to save a comrade from drowning last month in Afghanistan, the surviving soldier said. Sgt. James Treber and two other soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group drowned June 29 when the road under their heavily armored truck collapsed, causing the vehicle to roll into a canal.