The guy behind Death for Food wants you to look your dinner in the eye before it’s slaughtered. But San Diegans won’t get to pay for the privilege, now that Suzie’s Farm’s Nov. 23 event is off the table.

The U.S. controls more ocean waters than any other nation, but still imports 91 percent of its seafood. If Don Kent, president of Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, gets his way, a big part of the solution will be floating four and a half miles off of Mission Beach.

Americans’ long, slow break-up with tuna has certainly been felt by two big brands headquartered in San Diego. But one thriving local upstart brand is proving there are plenty of consumers willing to pay more for a product that comes with a transparent supply chain.

Hungry kids aren’t showing up to programs that exist to feed them when school – and free lunches – are done for the year. A new bill would give their parents extra food stamps to help them eat at home.

A group of local fishermen has been a hit selling live rock crabs, fresh sablefish and tasty California halibut on a narrow dock in Tuna Harbor. But red tape has kept them from setting up shop as a certified seafood market.