We are now T-minus 16 days until Christmas, so this weekend is as good a time as any to go out and feel festive. Celebrate the holidays alongside furry companions during the Gaslamp Pet Parade and the Christmas with Animals Fundraiser at Lions Tigers & Bears. Immerse yourself in seasonal splendor an

More than 3.5 years after approval, the city of San Diego’s sale of the Tailgate Park parking lot just east of Petco Park to a development team led by the San Diego Padres is still pending as a government watchdog continues its courtroom battle to kill the deal. Last week, Project for Open Governmen

Those who believe California home prices will crash in 2026 and improve affordability, along with folks hoping for more soaring values to pad their wealth, won’t like Zillow’s latest forecast. My trusty spreadsheet analyzed price outlooks for calendar 2026 for 50 big metropolitan areas – including s

Look. This is serious, Pulitzer-worthy stuff. A few months back, we made some unbearable who’s-a-good-doggie sounds and set out to find the most soul-fluffing, adorable pets we possibly could. Why? Welcome to six pages of serotonin. We asked the public to submit photos of their little buddies and op

For a state where folks are supposedly fleeing, Californians keep their homes for a long time. My trusty spreadsheet peeked at one yardstick of longevity: Attom’s study on the average length of ownership for home sellers across the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2025.

Want to lower the rent pain? Double-up. My trusty spreadsheet used some curious rent data from LendingTree to quantify what almost every budget-watching tenant knows: having a roommate in a two-bedroom unit is financially better than going solo in a one-bedroom rental. The stats were based on the U.

We’re now fully immersed in the most wonderful time of the year, and fittingly, the amount of fun things to do this weekend can be summed up in a single word: wonderful. Balboa Park December Nights, the Holiday Wonderland at Gallagher Square and tree lightings in Little Italy and Carlsbad will all b

For 75 years, Father Joe’s Villages has been helping San Diegans facing homelessness transition onto the path of long-term stability and success. The nonprofit is the city’s largest provider of homelessness-related services, including shelters and housing (which serve upwards of 3,000 people each ni

Do you understand how much Southern California home prices have changed over the past decade? My trusty spreadsheet analyzed Attom’s homebuying data to identify which of the six counties in the region experienced the largest price jump over the past 10 years through September 2025. The analysis also

La Jolla in the 1970s was a groovy place—a mecca for surfers, intellectuals, and artists. A hotbed of creativity, UC San Diego counted several prominent artists among its faculty, including husband-and-wife painters Manny Farber and Patricia Patterson. The duo relocated from New York to Leucadia in

When Switchfoot takes the stage, San Diego listens. And when the Grammy Award–winning rock band gives back to their hometown, locals follow suit. For two decades, Switchfoot has channeled their love for music, art, and surfing into support for homeless, at-risk, and underserved youth in San Diego Co

San Diego was among more than half of U.S. cities with falling home prices in September. The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price decreased 0.85% annually in September, said the recent S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices report. That puts the region at No. 15 in the 19-city index (Detroit was miss

Want to enter the world of California homeownership? Become a voracious saver. My trusty spreadsheet had some fun with a curious study by Consumer Affairs that looked into a major challenge for first-time homebuyers: the down payment. The report pondered how long it would take to save 10% of the med

San Diego County’s median home price is now nearly nine times the median income — close to its highest point in history. San Diego home prices have been more expensive than the nation since the 1990s, but the difference is now more pronounced. A U.S. median priced home was five times more than incom

A recent court order directing the reinstatement of the 30-foot height limit in San Diego’s Midway District would seem to stop short a development team’s plan to remake the city’s sports arena site with thousands of apartments and a replacement venue in buildings that tower over the restriction. But

Every year, San Diego shows off its best: the tacos we dream about, the studios that keep us glowing, the shops we can’t stop talking about, the services that save our sanity. The truth is: YOU make this city shine. This toolkit gives you everything you need to rally your community, boost visibility

Set in the snowy landscape of Malá Úpa in the Krkonoše Mountains, the newly redesigned Hořec Centre with help from ADR Studio, blends the character of a 1928 mountain lodge with a strong, contemporary architectural identity. The exterior preserves the original massing while introducing untreated lar

The defining feature of Casa Royal from Fernanda Padula Architecture, is the cantilevered concrete volume that lightly touches the sloped terrain, creating the impression of a suspended pavilion hovering above the landscape. This structural gesture not only preserves the natural topography but also

Kimber Williams has always been an animal lover. The Texas native and “fifth generation country girl” grew up riding horses and counts among her childhood memories rescuing baby birds that had fallen from a tree and an occasional bunny that got lost in the fray. She had a dream of rescuing animals a

San Diego nonprofit Art FORM has a dual mission: to inspire creativity in local kids and to save reusable materials from ending up in the landfill. Art FORM (an acronym for Found Objects Recycled Materials) hosts art workshops at Mid-City elementary schools that aim to instill a love for the arts an