The city of San Diego took a small but consequential step this week to help make possible a long-envisioned bridge in Mission Valley, southwest of the Snapdragon Stadium site, that will offer a rare north-south connection across the San Diego River. Tuesday, San Diego City Councilmembers voted 6-0 t

San Diegans can take advantage of this weekend’s mid-70s forecast by spending time outdoors, attending new plays and exploring cultural events. Admire the beauty of mother nature during the five-day San Diego Bird Festival and the seasonal opening of The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch. Watch new pr

San Diego closed out last year as part of the shrinking club of U.S. cities with home price growth. The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.79% annually in December, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. That puts it at No.7 in the 19-city index

Delayed by more than a year, downtown San Diego’s long-awaited East Village Green park, which has been under construction since the summer of 2022, will now cost $83.9 million to complete and is slated to open in August. San Diego’s Economic Development & Intergovernmental Relations Committee gave t

“Music, art, and dance are the weapon of the future,” says DJ and cultural leader Makeda “Dread” Cheatom. She would know, having witnessed their power firsthand as a collaborator of some of the most legendary stars in reggae music—and as the founder of San Diego’s Bob Marley Day and the World Beat C

A wedding is a lot like falling in love and opening a spreadsheet at the same time. It plays out like a Hollywood rom-com, with laughter between kisses, lace samples pinned to vision boards, and a refrigerator overflowing with red velvet and jasmine-infused buttercream cake tastings. Then the invoic

San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera is reviving his proposal to levy a hefty tax on the owners of empty second homes, but in a major reversal, has abandoned his original plan to tax short-term rentals as well. His revised proposal, which calls for an annual levy of $8,000 that would later escala

On the day before their wedding, Alejandro “Jano” Galindo and Dr. Maria Jose “MJ” Galindo weren’t juggling timelines or hustling through the chaos of seating-chart tweaks and last-minute changes. They were rolling out their mats—yoga for him, Pilates for her. “When we sat down to plan, we didn’t sta

Craig Ellwood [1922-1992] remains one of L.A.’s most charismatic and influential Modernist designers. He was not just an architect, but led a prototypical design/build firm with a team of in-house architects that helped bring his visions to reality. Their firm was at the forefront of Post-war Modern

Strewn among the rolling hills of northern Escondido are granite boulders so huge they look like something from Jurassic Park. Snuggled among them, a new home is so closely connected with nature that it brings one massive rock inside as a major design element—and that’s only one example of how this

San Diego County home sales closed out last year at one of its lowest levels ever as elevated home prices and other factors kept buyers and sellers on the sidelines. The county recorded 27,117 home sales in 2025, according to data released this week by Attom Data Solutions. That’s up slightly from 2

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week to its lowest level in more than three years, but remains around 6% in the same narrow range it has been in this year. Related Articles San Diego beach is named No. 1 in the U.S. by Tripadvisor LPL Financial

The reimagining of Chula Vista’s shoreline continues as the Port of San Diego prepares to introduce new public amenities designed to enhance the waterfront expanse opposite the glistening Gaylord resort. Tuesday, the Board of Port Commissioners for the San Diego Unified Port District took the steps

The lender behind the 20-story office tower at the corner of Ash Street and India Street in downtown San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood has not only started the foreclosure process but also filed a lawsuit to either recoup millions in debt or wrest control of the building. Assured Lenders Service

It’s hard to overstate how radically the 1915 Panama-California Exposition catapulted San Diego into the future. The Panama Canal had just opened; the halves of the world were finally connected and the cultural possibilities (and tourism dollars) seemed endless. After passing through the canal on th

Basic economics tells you that if you lower the demand for a product, the price should fall. Limiting financial incentives for housing investors could increase the share of homes owned by the folks who live there. Consider a new study from the American Enterprise Institute. It notes that favorable f

Roughly one in six California houses is owned by someone who doesn’t live there – but investors’ market clout varies across the state. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report that found investors of all sizes own 1.28 million houses statewide – 17% of California’s

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is holding at just above 6% after reversing a modest uptick in recent weeks just as the housing market closes in on the spring homebuying season. Related Articles This San Diego AI giant wants to merge with its rival. Togethe

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell sharply in January as higher home prices and possibly harsh winter weather kept many prospective homebuyers on the sidelines despite easing mortgage rates. Related Articles This San Diego AI giant wants to merge with its

San Diego’s most high-profile home listing has reduced its price by $15.5 million The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive in La Jolla hit the market in October 2024 with an asking price of $108 million and has yet to find a buyer. As of Thursday morning, the new price is $92.5 million. Billi