By some estimates, one-third of all California homes are in some kind of common interest development — or CID —  and that number is growing. California law lists four types of common interest developments in Civil Code Section 4100 — community apartment, stock cooperative, condominium and planned de

Recently, Jerry Ruiz received a notice that a three-story, eight-unit Accessory Dwelling Unit—also called an ADU or granny flat—is going up near the corner of Froude Street and Pescadero Avenue, across the street from Ruiz’s house in Ocean Beach, where he and his family have lived for more than 10 y

The number of hotel sales in San Diego County has hit another low mark, falling 54 percent during the first half of this year compared with a year earlier, which is the steepest decline in more than a decade.Not only were individual transactions down markedly, but the dollar volume was as well, fall

”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: You either love California or hate it.Source: That’s what my trusty spreadsheet tells me after analyzing two polling questions

This is a guest post from San Diego Magazine Associate Editor Amelia Rodriguez. She’ll be popping in from time to time to offer perspective on San Diego’s LGBTQ dating scene. My girlfriend was tired and I was tipsy, so I danced alone at the gay bar. A woman—curly hair, Doc Martens, shirt with the sl

The year was 1949—the U.S. was well on its way to economic recovery after WWII, but there was still a chronic housing shortage. The now-famous Case Study House program began in response to the need for economical and efficient building solutions in the LA area, but there were other innovative effort

La Mesa only lies 10 miles east of downtown San Diego, but it can feel like a world away from high-rises and hectic nightlife. Here, bird noise is more common than bar commotion, but the somewhat sleepy area once known for silent movie production is on the cusp of finally waking up. Mexican eatery C

Nestled between Lemon Grove, Valencia Park, Skyline, and the 94 freeway is the hilly, residential neighborhood of Encanto. Drive around, and you might feel transported to a small town. The chaparral-covered slopes are full of single-family homes and quiet, dead-end streets where locals raise chicken

Starting on Aug. 13, most Southern California home shoppers will need to sign contracts with agents to view properties for sale, binding them to paying their own commissions if they can’t get a seller to cover it.And home sellers will be banned from advertising how much they’re willing to pay buyers

Q: We are a small HOA with about 60 units. Our bylaws call for a five-person board. We are having trouble getting residents to run for the board. Since we have about 30 active residents, what are the pros and cons of reducing the size of our board to three? This still represents 5 percent of our res

Perry’s Cafe, the venerated roadside diner on Pacific Highway, closed its doors for the last time on Monday, earlier than expected and ending its 39-year run.The closure comes more than a week before its previously announced end date of Aug. 15. In a text message, Perry’s owner, Perry Eulmi, said th

After 70 years of aquaculture research, coastal preservation projects, and public oyster tours, Carlsbad Aquafarms is leaving its waterfront location by the end of August.After being linked to a norovirus outbreak in January, the facility ceased public tours in May and launched an online auction of

After 70 years of aquaculture research, coastal preservation projects, and public oyster tours, Carlsbad Aquafarm is leaving its waterfront location by the end of August.After being linked to a norovirus outbreak in January, the facility ceased public tours in May and launched an online auction of i

Growing up going to an all-girls high school, Felicity (not her real name) felt like she missed out on learning how to flirt—or even communicate—with boys. Today, she’s 34 years old and, though she has had sexual experiences, she has never had a boyfriend, a fact that she’s shy about sharing. Her la

The western slope of Golden Hill was once a large rancheria, with a Kumeyaay village at what is now 20th and B streets. Developers cleared the village in 1887 to make way for mansions—the sobering backstory behind the eclectic mix of Victorian, Spanish colonial, classical revival, prairie, Swiss cha

San Diego’s home price gains were stopped in their tracks for the first time this year in June.The median home price in San Diego County was $890,000, CoreLogic reported this week, down $5,000 from May. The median, which combines sales for newly built homes, resale condos and resale single-family ho

A landmark legal settlement governing real estate commissions takes effect in a matter of days.Nevertheless, Nicholas Rosen of Castro Valley is still having a hard time getting agents to explain what will happen when he lists his home for sale next fall.“At this point, I have more questions than ans

City leaders have yet to come to terms on a 30-year lease agreement to convert the empty warehouse at Kettner Boulevard and Vine Street into a large homeless shelter, as proposed by Mayor Todd Gloria.With the deal, the city would lease the 65,000-square-foot facility for a 1,000-bed shelter, called

An otherwise routine loan morphed into a flashpoint of contention between a council member, Pacific Beach community members and two affordable housing developers.That’s because the money, to be doled out by the city of San Diego to the nonprofit developers of the proposed Rose Creek Village project,

Leagues Cup – Club América vs. TBDFriday, August 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Snapdragon StadiumSince 2019, Leagues Cup has grown from a small tournament for eight American and Mexican soccer teams into a month-long, continent-spanning cup competition featuring all 47 teams in the MLS and Liga MX. And in what se