Xavier Becerra, Democratic candidates kick off canvassing ahead of upcoming election

Democratic candidates Xavier Becerra, Mara Elliot, and Darshana Patel held a kickoff rally in Escondido on Wednesday to discuss their plans for addressing the cost of living ahead of the November election.

Ocean Beach neighbors fight back against possible 12-unit ADU project

Ocean Beach residents formed an activist group to oppose the possibility of a 12-unit ADU project in the backyard of a home that is listed for sale.

9 reasons Kensington wasn’t supposed to look like this

Kensington has a look all its own. Kensington has a look that is hard to mistake. Its winding streets, Spanish-influenced houses, landscaped parkways and carefully planned residential blocks give the neighborhood a character that feels as though it developed naturally. It didn’t. Kensington Heights, the last of five original...

Developer pulls Carlsbad Village project over tenant concerns

CARLSBAD — Rincon Homes, developers of a 33-unit mixed-use project in Carlsbad Village, withdrew its application ahead of a scheduled City Council hearing after a city staff report recommended denying the project. The report noted that while the council would make the final decision, staff had identified issues with...

$100 million affordable San Diego housing project breaks ground

San Marcos planners reject San Elijo condo project

SAN MARCOS — A standing-room-only crowd spilled into the City Council chambers’ foyer Monday evening for what became a nearly four-hour public hearing on a proposed 31-unit condominium project near the San Elijo Hills Town Center. At the end of the evening, which included more than two dozen...

Carlsbad residents fight to preserve 11 acres of undeveloped coastal land

The property sits just east of Carlsbad Boulevard. Some locals call it the Ponto Open Space, but according to the City of Carlsbad, there is no such designation.

North Park Breaks Ground On 38 Apartments

Mayor Todd Gloria broke ground Tuesday on 38 new affordable apartments at 3946 Louisiana Street in North Park, a project that will bring studio units to one of San Diego's priciest central neighborhoods. The apartments will provide affordable housing in an area where workers have increasingly been squeezed out by soaring costs.

DPI Retail Sells Main Street Marketplace in El Cajon, California, for $17.5 Million

El Cajon, Calif. — DPI Retail has sold Main Street Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center in El Cajon, located in San Diego County, for $17.5 million. The buyer, an entity doing business as First Corner LLC, is the owner of Manolo Farmers Market, which has anchored the property since 1988. Enrique Wong of Marcus & Millichap, along with Tom Lagos, Patrick Toomey and Jose Carrazana of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the deal.

Opinion: Midway Rising Plans Affordable Housing, but There’s No Guarantee

By Christine Smith, Point Loma resident and member of the Peninsula Community Planning Board. The views expressed in this column are her own. (Previously published by The Times of San Diego.) Midway Rising goes before the Land Use and Housing Committee in October and City Council later this fall. It’s...

Meet the candidates for the La Mesa mayoral race

The Mayor of La Mesa leads city council meetings and also represents the city on ceremonial occasions. The Mayor votes on agenda items as a member of the council. The mayor and council discuss and debate agenda items, enact local laws, make policy decisions, adopt the budget, and provide direction to the city manager and staff.

San Diego Home Prices Drop While Homes Sell Faster Than the Nation

San Diego sellers cut prices sharply, yet well-priced homes sold fast, giving buyers a rare window to negotiate.

'Hazardous heat' forecast across Bay Area and California this week

Temperatures are expected to climb to the low 100s.

El Niño emergency brings tenant protections

San Diego County has declared a local emergency to prepare for the potentially historic impacts of El Niño, which is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding risks across the region. That emergency has triggered anti-price gouging laws that also protect renters. During the emergency, it is illegal for...

Carlsbad Village Redevelopment Proposal Withdrawn

CARLSBAD — The developer of a proposed mixed-use redevelopment project on Roosevelt Street has withdrawn its application after the city raised questions about compliance with tenant protection requirements under the Housing Crisis Act. The project by Rincon Homes is known as Rincon Roosevelt and is adjacent to Hennessey’s Bar...

More than 3,000 San Elijo Hills residents push back on potential development

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A five-story 70-resident apartment building is supposed to go up in San Elijo Hills. But more than 3,000 San Elijo Hills residents are pushing back, saying it's dangerous to put here when it comes to evacuations if there's a fire. The project is San Elijo...

Developer to build 70 townhomes near Escondido Transit Center

Workers are clearing rubble at Quince and Valley Parkway in Escondido, making way for 70 new three-story townhomes being built by KB Home near the Escondido Transit Center.

You Turned the Garage Into a Room Years Ago and Nobody Ever Came Back to Sign It Off. The City Can Make You Open the Walls Again.

The garage became a room a long time ago. Somebody framed in the door opening, ran power to it, hung drywall over the old header, and it has been a bedroom or an office ever since. The paperwork stopped mattering the day the furniture went in.

San Diego, CA Foreclosures Could Soon Unlock Discounted Homes for Buyers

In San Diego, CA, foreclosures are rising to pre-pandemic levels, creating discounted home inventory while introducing potential buyer risks