San Diegans have logged 458 pothole repair requests to the city in the last two weeks. And they're not all in Mira Mesa, which has the most pothole reports in 2023.According to a study released in …

An affordable housing project in City Heights is facing pushback from an environmental group for its use of natural gas systems, which the city plans to phase out in new buildings.Last week, the planning commission unanimously approved …

A program deemed cutting edge when it began in 2000 is still around — and so is a name some consider outdated: the Serial Inebriate Program. Serving mainly the unhoused whose alcohol-related issues land them repeatedly …

Solana BeachWhat makes Solana Beach interesting for me is not only the Hispanic history, which infuses the area with words of Spanish origin: Rios, Cedros, and Granados (rivers, cedars, and pomegranate trees), but that the …

As the city considers allowing more than 38 cannabis outlets, a fight is on for a coveted spot in Linda Vista, a low-income neighborhood, which is just where officials want to see the numbers grow.San …

Having to give up a pet to find housing is one reason many people stay on the street. El Cajon is looking to remove that barrier, city officials said in a meeting last week."A lot …

Original Artists Work to Restore Chicano Park MuralsArmando Nuñez is touching up a skeleton. He and I are standing amid blue scaffolding beside the wall of an I-5 ramp to the San Diego–Coronado Bridge on …

Two appeals of a permit for a mixed-use high-rise in Banker's Hill were heard on Sept. 28 by the San Diego city's planning commission, which voted unanimously to approve the project.The Quince Apartments at 301 …

The city's efforts to regulate scooters and e-bikes have caused the number of rides to plunge from over three million when the rules were approved last year to 595,000.In the first year after the city …

It wasn't everything neighbors in Encinitas were asking for. The planning commission last week approved only five of the 14 trees on Melba Road for which they are seeking heritage status.But their efforts have brought …

For the first time, Del Mar is carving out rules that allow manufactured homes to mingle with mansions in single dwelling neighborhoods.Currently, there are no mobile homes in the city. The Del Mar City Council on September 5 …

More families. More first time homeless. More seniors. Encinitas, like other cities in the region, is grappling with a shifting population.While the 2023 WeAllCount count showed a slight decrease in the number of unhoused people …

Mobility improvements in Encinitas keep drawing more pedestrians and bicyclists to the Coast Highway. A cycle track completed in June brought narrower travel lanes, angled parking, and a protected two-way cycle track on the west …

Imperial Beach is ground zero in San Diego County for changes being made to the United States Postal Service delivery network, and the city plans to fight back.On August 16th, the city plans to adopt …

The co-producer of a failed $10 million horse show that left performers high and dry over a decade ago was arrested last week in Solana Beach for solicitation of murder.Tatyana Remley, 42, was out on …

South Carlsbad locals who have fought for years for a coastal park at Ponto Beach say this year will be a big one.The Growth Management Committee, Carlsbad City Council, and California Coastal Commission are holding …

The May-October sea lion pupping season closure at Point La Jolla may become year-round. Last week, the environment committee voted unanimously to send the recommendation to the full City Council. A history of humans harassing …

Where are most of the short-term rentals in Del Mar? Near the shoreline in the North Beach and in the South Bluff area – residential neighborhoods where vacation rentals aren't allowed. Yet the city doesn't …

It's not like moving trains or houses away from the edge of crumbling cliffs. But plans to move a small Leucadia parking lot and access trail have faced stiff opposition. Last week, the Encinitas City …

The undergrounding of unsightly wires around San Diego has resumed but not only has the number of projects been slashed in half, but costs have increased by over 100 percent. "This cost is insane, this …

On Wednesday, June 14 the city of San Diego's audit committee will have discussed a new 54-page report on infrastructure projects that affirms what some have said all along about the proposed Fairmount Fire Station. …

The planning commission for the city of San Diego last week voted unanimously to hold off on adopting a state housing law that would add a lot more homes around San Diego for people of …

After years of delays, Normal Street's pedestrian promenade, which began as a grassroots effort in Hillcrest in 2015, is moving forward. What was the holdup? A driveway. Hillcrest Village Square Partners, who have owned the …

El Cajon planning commissioners last week voted 4-0 to revoke the "deemed approved" status of a motel where adults had rented rooms for minors, and a teen was found shot in the head. The motel …

Housing-starved students in University City say they're fighting for elbow room with older, more established residents. "They're calling us transient - the new word is migratory now," said Aidan Lin at a city workshop last …

A proposal to put a modern sculpture by an acclaimed artist outside the Del Mar Civic Center nearly died last week before the public could even weigh in. "I'd rather just rip the bandaid off …

They're a step closer to landing on a sidewalk downtown, but not an inch closer to universal love: dozens of eight-foot-tall digital kiosks that threaten to end the city's historic ban on new outdoor advertising. …

In January, floodwaters swept away the tents, blankets and clothing of the homeless living along the San Diego River bed from Ocean Beach to Lakeside. Now some say the city is trying to sweep the …

A rooftop battle over radio-frequency (RF) emissions has been won by telecom giant Verizon - for now. It's not over, say attorneys for Carole Sachs, who owns and lives in the uptown penthouse condo that …

Lake Hodges Dam has received the state's worst possible safety rating, leaving the city with another delay in making repairs some say are decades overdue. Last month, the state's Division of Safety of Dams downgraded …

San Diego can't just build its way out of a housing emergency. It has to hold on to its existing affordable homes – an effort the city is slowly phasing in as it grapples with …

When Sweetwater Authority conducted a water transfer last November, draining Alpine's Loveland Reservoir to dead pool status for the first time ever, lake users thought it was the end of the free recreation program. Then …

As housing costs push more people out of San Diego, those lucky enough to own a home or rental property aren't rushing to sell. A study of the state's 30 largest cities by Point2 Homes, …

The city council on Monday unanimously approved the terms and funding of a $2,446,500 state grant that will be used to house 40-50 homeless people in the East Village. Named the E Street Encampment Project, …

A rural housing project that has been in limbo for decades is worrying Alpine neighbors who found out it may be revived. The 152-home zombie, known as the Bell Bluff extension, was to be the …

The most contested update to the land development code has been passed 3-1 by the city's land use and housing committee. Sustainable development areas — the city's new term for places where transit-oriented housing can …

Leucadia funk-removal machine to start up soon Leucadians rallied against the issues of the day on Coast Highway, a proposed 7-Eleven, a drive-thru Jack in the Box, and the terminus of proposed Highway 680 — …

Over 40 new state laws are casting shadows over local control of housing, and cities are choosing their battles. In Del Mar, officials are turning to the Coastal Act to fend off increases in height, …

As Hillcrest considers turning its core into a historic district, gays have lost one of only two sites dedicated to the LGBQT community. The planning commission voted unanimously last week to approve a development permit …

Owners of an endangered Torrey pine have hired a lawyer to try to save the tree, which the city of Del Mar says must be removed. It's the latest move in a battle that officially …

Del Mar will be the next city after Encinitas to install automated license plate recognition cameras, equipment that has sparked privacy concerns in other cities. Del Mar's city council on Monday authorized the San Diego …

Over a recent weekend, the city received 350 sidewalk service requests. With only two maintenance crews, it's no surprise there's a backlog of 9,000 requests for concrete repairs, mostly sidewalks. San Diego's 4,600-mile pedestrian network …

The Coastal Commission has sided with neighbors who say the city's plan to relocate a six-foot tall, 1,000-foot long chain fence topped with barbed-wire would ruin one of the only uninterrupted water views at Kendall …

Encinitas needs a lot of new housing, and in some cases, a few old trees are in the way. At risk, residents say, is a canopy of evergreen along Melba Road, where adjoining roads once …

Planners last week voted unanimously to recommend the city council approve most, but not all, of the changes to the 2022 land development code update. A few still had rough edges - especially the one …

Almost 8,700 apartments have been built in downtown San Diego since 2013, while the state's housing needs assessment has found the city will have to build more than 108,000 units by 2030. A report by …

Imperial Beach has fought oil companies, cross border pollution, the San Diego Association of Governments – who's afraid of a mobile home park? "We've gone out on a limb before," said Councilmember Ed Spriggs last …

A high-density housing project in Leucadia that will include low-income rental units has been approved 4-0 by the Encinitas City Council, overturning a decision to deny it. Spurred by angry neighbors, the city's planning commission …

A series of reforms to community planning groups the San Diego City Council will make on Tuesday could be good for housing and diversity, bringing more balance to decisions about what gets built where. But …

In Oceanside, like many cities, tattoo parlors have been nudged away from schools and neighborhoods. The city prohibits them within 500 feet of a residential district. As with cannabis outlets, they were long seen as …