For more than two decades, the San Francisco firm Aidlin Darling Design has been producing extraordinary buildings, crafted with an intuitive, deeply responsive aesthetic. Completed In 2005, this equally extraordinary compound of structures—placed around courtyards and reflecting pools—is a sanctuar

It was shortly after the seafood tower landed on the table at Fort Oak that Caleb (not his real name) got quiet and started to tell me what I meant to him. Tossing Tabasco and mignonette sauce onto my oysters, I listened as his voice turned serious.“I wanted to ask about your timeline, because I kno

UC San Diego received permission from University of California regents Thursday to build one of the largest campus housing villages in the system’s history, a 6,000-bed community mostly composed of towering dorms.The $2 billion proposal is meant to ease a chronic housing shortage brought on by unpre

Whether you’ll be hanging out in Hall H all weekend or joining the crowds outside the convention center for all the free activations during Comic-Con, once the sun goes down, it’s all about the after-parties. Going on from July 24-28, here are the 11 can’t-miss after-parties for those aged 18 and up

It’s an unlikely location for one of the best music venues in America: a converted quonset hut in the middle of a design district populated largely by high-end furniture stores, beauty salons, and art galleries. But Solana Beach nightclub Belly Up Tavern has proven its value simply through longevity

Amid record home prices across the region, the Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to fight back against corporate homebuyers and landlords they say are manipulating the local housing market and sending the cost of living soaring — and possibly to join litigation over rent-pricing software that has

Q: We have a homeowner who insists that the HOA must have the complainant in a harassment violation present at his hearing? Is it required?—M.H., Pacific BeachQ: Good commentary on disciplinary hearings in your recent column.  Following is a crucial part of hearings that the public needs to be infor

In spite of its reputation as a quintessential, laid-back southern California beach town, America’s Finest City is perpetually on the move, especially when powered by pedals. With miles of coastal roadways, bike paths, and mountain bike trails, it’s no surprise that San Diego is home to a diverse cy

Ashley Lee had pretty much sworn off dating when a guy she was sort of interested in asked her to go on a hike. “Strictly as friends—because dating is a miserable, awful thing,” she recalls. “I was down because I had not hiked in ages; was more of a yoga girl back then. [I figured I’d] try something

Once again, thousands of UC San Diego students are on waiting lists for housing for the fall quarter, a shortage driven by explosive enrollment growth that’s expected to last for another decade and a dearth of affordable rentals near campus.But a bold and pricey new plan might finally put the school

Completed this year and fresh to the market is the C House by Andrew Liang and his firm LAB+Architects—a new and sophisticated architectural statement in a city that is full of them. Immaculately crafted and visually imposing above the street, it offers a fresh look at the concept of the Passive Hou

Has inflation finally been whipped?Nationally, the Consumer Price Index fell by 0.1% from May to June. It’s the first monthly dip since May 2020 – when the big worry was coronavirus, not the cost of living.June’s decline, plus a modest 3% US inflation rate during the past year, nudged some economist

One of downtown’s most visible office buildings is in the foreclosure process after years of lost revenue brought on by work-from-home trends.The owner of the 24-story office tower at 600 B St. is on the brink of losing the building as the lender seeks to recoup more than $83 million in unpaid debt.

If you want to see where California rents are rising the most – follow the paychecks.Let’s peek inside rent swings in California counties to see what landlords are charging and who’s hiring. My trusty spreadsheet looked at Zillow rent data for 30 big counties, comparing this spring (averages March t

The two-story, commercial building overlooking America’s Cup Harbor that housed the season 14 cast of MTV’s “The Real World” in 2003 is expected to be razed as part of the Port of San Diego’s broader redevelopment plan for Driscoll’s Wharf.The building at 4922 North Harbor Drive, on the eastern port

One look and it’s easy to see that local jewelry designer Georgina Treviño is overcaffeinated. She has to be. She’s just returned from a whirlwind trip where she finished a workshop residency at Penland School of Craft in North Carolina—while also finding time to pop up and down to LA and Mexico Cit

Another beautiful summer weekend brings a multitude of things to do in San Diego, from a wealth of live music—including a Polynesian music fest and a concert from “Low Rider” artist, War—to a tournament featuring the best athletes in the SD-born Over-the-Line tournament, plus plenty more San Diego e

Q: The board recently voted to change the parking rules in our community for accessible stalls within the parking garage. The board says these accessible stalls for people with disabilities will be viewed as common visitor stalls subject to the same visitor parking limits. The intent of this change

California summer, the windows rolled down, the back of my thighs sticking to the car seat as my friend’s car rattles over potholes. The AC is broken. It could be any year; I could be 10 or 15 or 28. The radio is on; the beat is thick and sweet. Oh, let me, let me tell you why I feel like that…We he

Californians have been surprisingly good at paying their bills despite all the financial hurdles of Golden State life.That’s what I found when my trusty spreadsheet looked at a decade’s worth of consumer delinquency data from the New York Fed. These stats came from Equifax credit histories tracking