The biggest office landlord in the region has offloaded one of downtown San Diego’s most recognizable buildings at a bargain-basement price in a transaction that will have a ripple effect on property values around town.On Tuesday, Irvine Company sold the 34-story office tower at 750 B St. for $45.7

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.The pain: The relatively affordable Inland Empire is the nation’s No. 2 spot for homebuyers not using a mortgage.The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a Redfin analysis of all-cash homebuying in 40 major ho

Once slated for redevelopment with hundreds of apartments, Mission Valley’s Hazard Center will remain as is under new ownership but get a facelift that promises to uplift its middling selection of storefronts and fill vacant office suites.Los Angeles-based BH Properties purchased the retail and offi

“Alex is my husband and Zac is our boyfriend,” says local Jess Parker, who calls his relationship orientation “polyfidelity,” a form of consensual non-monogamy. The 36-year-old met his husband 10 years ago. Twelve months ago, they added a third  to their relationship. Broadly, polyamory is the conse

Grassroots collectives, pop-ups, cottage kitchens, and other types of indie endeavors don’t usually get the mainstream recognition of splashy concepts tailor-made for Instagram or with enormous PR budgets. But their permeating influence and unbridled creativity arguably define local gastronomic econ

A sale of undeveloped land in La Jolla Shores this week for $35 million tied a record for the biggest purchase in the seaside neighborhood.At 4.5 acres, the property at 8303 La Jolla Shores Drive, is unique because it is only about 2,000 feet from the ocean and, unlike much of the shoreline, is most

Mark Hoddle lifts the top off a hanging trap and points down at about 20 wriggling, hefty, snout-nosed, black weevils. “They are charismatic-looking,” he says.His job is to destroy them.Hoddle is an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside. We are standing in the middle of the Sweetwa

The Perfect Order: Chicken Liver Pate | Summer Squash | Berkshire PorkSure, when starting any venture—business, family, cult—many would prefer a lovingly restored Victorian home, nuzzled between always-blooming jacarandas and a pint-sized lending library. We want our dream restaurant in a structure

Once heralded as a property that could link public transit to San Diego’s airport by way of an automated people mover, the Port of San Diego’s headquarters just opposite the tarmac now seems like a distant possibility.The change in direction, communicated subtly through various actions taken by the

San Diego home prices are still rising among the fastest in the nation but, for a second month, New York is top dog.The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 8.7 percent annually in June, said the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. New York topped the 20-city index with a

I’ve lived in San Diego for 16 years and still unashamedly love Old Town. What other place in San Diego has so many kitschy shops, ghosts (totally real!), restaurants, breweries, and approximately one thousand different kinds of margaritas? Sure, there are a few obvious tourist traps, but there’s a

Colorful collages line the hallways of Best Start Birth Center in San Diego, the squishy faces of hundreds of newborns carefully cut out and framed. A picture of Executive Director Karen Roslie’s son, born in 2003, hangs among the smiling, crying, and squinting babies.Thirty years ago, Roslie’s moth

A Utah-based developer wants to build 910 apartments and townhomes as part of a mixed-use project on 67 acres now occupied by a Moon Valley plant and tree nursery along Oceanside Boulevard, an area the city has designated a “smart growth” corridor.The site is beside Oceanside’s sprawling El Corazon

Life science real estate developer Alexandria Real Estate Equities is retooling its redevelopment plan for the shuttered Costa Verde Center just opposite Westfield UTC in light of the recently adopted community plan that allows for high-density housing on the 13.9-acre site.The developer has scrappe

Fall is almost here. Crack open the Uggs, get yourself a sugary pumpkin flavored coffee drink and plan your trip to Julian for one of their famous apple pies. September also means that the kids are back in school so mark your calendars, hire a babysitter, and check out these fun things to do this mo

Set in a 6.5-acre gated community overlooking the Virginia Country Club golf course, this c.1969 Modernist ranch exemplifies the booming economy and optimistic suburban style of mid-century Long Beach, where, adjacent to Los Angeles, the intertwined defense and aerospace industries, along with oil a

I had nothing to wear. So, I went out and bought something special for 10 and 10 Club’s first singles event, designed to bring together 10 men and 10 women for a night of “guided convos and games.” Local real estate agent and hospitality veteran Cara Bowman started the club mainly because of a singl

The 101 Ash St. real estate broker who persuaded a San Diego Superior Court judge to stop state regulators from taking away his license — at least for now — will have until early next year to prepare his case.Jason Hughes, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor conflict of interest violation last year

At Eli’s Peruvian Kitchen, chef and owner Elizabeth Mostacero isn’t just going to feed you. She’s going to teach you about her homeland of Peru. The first lesson? Peru is more than Machu Picchu.“When you come here, my goal is not only [for you] to try our food,” says Mostacero. “It’s also to learn a

Throwing a historic no-hitter for your new team is one way to introduce yourself, but there’s far more to Padres pitcher Dylan Cease than fastballs. Painter. Disc golfer. Bee keeper. Cat owner. Mindfulness practitioner. Cease brought his whole self to San Diego when the Chicago White Sox traded him