At San Diego Magazine we strive to be the definitive guide to our region, in all its diversity, drama, and deliciousness. And to that note, 2024 was a big year for our reporting. We covered this region with sensitivity, flair, and a love of all things SD. We explored big issues, famous houses, great

More than 700 properties are due to be sold to the highest bidder at an online auction early next year due to their owners’ failure to pay millions of dollars in taxes to San Diego County.It is the county’s biggest sale of so-called tax-defaulted properties in seven years.The Board of Supervisors ea

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: It could be a poor gift-getting year for California’s crazy and pretentious population, if the “naughty or nice” fable aligns w

Nearly a year after its selection, the development team working alongside the United States Navy to remake the Naval Base Point Loma Old Town Campus is sketching in the details of a master plan that currently calls for replacement Navy facilities, thousands of residential units, millions of square f

Josef van der Klar, the son of Dutch immigrants to L.A. was a kind of sophisticated Mid-century Southern California archetype—architect, professor, poet and radical Communist—one of the visionary architects who, like Gregory Ain, believed that architecture went hand-in-hand with social change. Nonet

California’s seemingly lofty paychecks look relatively run-of-the-mill when considering the state’s costly lifestyle and tax burdens.The annual “price parity” report from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis gives us a snapshot of relative differences among the 50 states in costs and incomes. My trust

We’re coming up on one year of my dating series, Unhinged. When I decided to launch the column, I did so with the hope of building a community where people who had been struggling to date or find love could come and feel seen. It’s been a wild ride. For the last 10 months, I’ve dished on my weekly d

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business WriterThe average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose this week to its highest level since late November, reflecting a recent uptick in the bond yields that lenders use as a guide to price home loans.The rate rose to 6.72% from 6.6% last week, mortgage buyer Freddi

“Swift swings” takes a quick peek at one economic trend.The number: California homebuying in November took its biggest one-year leap since June 2021.The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the California Association of Realtors’ latest home sales report.The curveSales of existing, single-family

Soccer in San Diego is bigger than ever, and so is the college basketball scene. We have a new arena in town. Three new professional teams started up, including San Diego FC, Major League Soccer’s newest franchise. (Who needs the Chargers?) And the Padres came this close to ruining the Los Angeles D

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business WriterSales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November to their fastest pace since March with home shoppers encouraged by a wider selection of properties on the market, even as mortgage rates mostly ticked higher.Existing home sales rose 4.8% last month, from Octob

San Diego could potentially deny the 239-foot-tall, mixed-use tower proposed for 970 Turquoise St. in Pacific Beach that has not only outraged community members but catalyzed elected leaders to seek reforms to state housing laws.Last week, the city of San Diego received a technical assistance letter

Want a festive weekend in San Diego? We’ve got yearly yuletide events like the Golden State Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, plus new traditions like Project [BLANK]’s Fates, Boots and Bob, which introduces an alien adventure into the Christmas canon. Of course, that’s not all of San Diego’s s

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.The pain: The cheapest place to live in California – the Central Valley’s Hanford – is still more expensive than 295 metropolitan areas across the US.The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the annual “price

The number of homes fixed and flipped in San Diego is down from a peak two years ago, and profits are hard to come by.There were 554 homes flipped in the third quarter in San Diego County, said Attom Data Solutions, down from more than double that two years ago. The report from Attom, an Irvine-base

It’s Tuesday evening at Ibarra Elementary School in City Heights. But instead of the campus falling quiet as the sky darkens outside, kids are bouncing into classrooms. Some 75 neighborhood students are sitting down with volunteers from throughout the county for 90 minutes of one-on-one English and

Leaving the house is hard—so, obviously, I have to reward myself with a sweet snack whenever I do it. But, recently, I ran into a problem: My stomach couldn’t handle gluten for a while, making it difficult to pick up a donut or cookie with my coffee while running errands. And, when the sugar craving

Here. We. Go. This only happens once.The first-ever San Diego FC uniforms are here. Welcome to the unveiling.This is a moment in San Diego sports, and another big step as the club prepares for its debut in Major League Soccer’s 2025 season. Partnering with Adidas, the team’s new kit is minimalist in

Tucked away on a wooded acre and completely rescripted by designer Kathryn McCullough, with landscaping by Terremoto, this c1961 compound presents a unique opportunity for up-to-the-moment living ensconced in L.A.’s architectural heritage. A classic custom Ranch from the era, and originally built fo

Farmers Insurance plans to start writing more home insurance policies in California ahead of regulatory reforms set for next year, the state’s second-largest homeowners insurance provider announced Wednesday.In 2023, Farmers capped the number of new homeowner insurance customers it accepted at 7,000