CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune Successes in the breeding program for the greater flamingo at the San Diego Wild Animal Park means the colorful birds are outgrowing their pond on the edge of the Africa exhibit.

NORTH COUNTY – Someday, the animals on the Journey into Africa tour will be in surround sound. The San Diego Zoo, operator of the Wild Animal Park in the San Pasqual Valley, plans to add eight exhibits to the year-old tour that takes guests around an “Africa” created in the North County countryside.

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – These days, Richard Wtorek feels like he has nowhere to go on weekends. The 51-year-old homeless man used to spend Saturday and Sunday at the Neil Good Day Center in downtown's East Village, a Spartan city building that provides a shower and a mailbox for people on the streets.

Students returning from summer break at San Diego State University will see larger class sizes and fewer faculty members, while those at Cal State San Marcos will have one less computer lab and fewer campus job opportunities.

SANTEE – Know this about Maureen Weaver: She was stabbed to death in the driveway of her Santee home, but she never would have wanted to be remembered as a victim, friends and family members said.

THE PROBLEM: Maddox Neighborhood Park in Mira Mesa needs a face-lift. The park on Flanders Drive was dedicated almost 20 years ago, and it doesn't look like much has changed since then.