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

We have to admit—it’s our humble opinion that the single best thing to do this weekend in San Diego is hang out with us at our annual Best of San Diego event, a food and drink extravaganza featuring unlimited tastes from more than 100 local vendors. But other activities abound: a five-day gathering

San Diego home prices rose the fastest in the nation for six months. Now, a new metro has taken the top spot.The San Diego metropolitan area’s annual home price increased 9.1 percent annually in May, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. New York took the top spot, with

Civil Code Section 5551 requires all HOAs to inspect “exterior elevated elements,” which are California HOA’s responsibility by Dec. 31. That statute requires the inspection to be conducted by a licensed architect or structural engineer, and many HOAs are having difficulty finding such professionals

A San Diego entrepreneur who identified anomalies in government records submitted by one of the nation’s largest corporate landlords has won a $20 million settlement from a lawsuit filed under the California False Claims Act.Neil Senturia, who developed a machine-learning program that scanned thousa

Downtown’s skyline-defining West tower is officially open for business and leisure with people already living in some of the building’s pricey apartments and a handful of signed office tenants expected to move in next year.The $510 million project at 1011 Union St. from developer Holland Partner Gro

Jesse Rudolph and Joelle Kutner of the home design and development studio Ome Dezin recently brought this 1970s classic Brentwood home into the 21st Century by transforming its good (but tired), original bones into an exceptionally calm and serene haven. Set on a generous lot high above the Valley,

There are days when I look around at my single girlfriends and wonder how they haven’t been snatched up yet. They’re beautiful, funny, and smart, with successful, high-paying careers. Some even own businesses. For a number of them, all they’re missing is someone to share it with—but, despite how awe

Comic-Con, San Diego’s most awaited geek-fest, has arrived! It’s the ultimate playground for comic book aficionados, superhero buffs, and nerds of every stripe to bask in the San Diego sun. Whether you have a badge or not, half the fun of Comic-Con is our city transforming into a multiverse of fando

In what is the single biggest hotel sale so far this year, the 394-room Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines resort has been acquired for $165 million by a Los Angeles-based investment firm that owns no other hotels in San Diego.JRK Property Holdings, a real estate company that focuses largely on multi-fami