This weekend’s slate of events offers many simple pleasures: a night at the theater to see Cinderella; a nostalgic concert from Philly R&B crooners The Stylistics; and a death-defying monster truck marathon at Snapdragon Stadium. For those who are looking to make their mark in 2025, the San Diego Re

Encinitas had such a restrictive anti-housing law six years ago that the state threatened legal action.Things have changed, slowly, with new denser housing developments approved, and demand might be highest for the agriculture-themed Fox Point Farms. There are around 2,500 people on an interest list

Does your HOA board use a consent calendar as part of its regular meeting procedure? If not, your board is missing a chance to preserve meeting time and energy for agenda items requiring discussion.Board meetings lasting beyond two hours in length will tax the concentration of both directors and aud

Dan Nguyen is having trouble with the Viper Pit. Its iridescent curves threaten to slip from his hands, even with his assistant, Christian Ramirez, shouldering half its weight as they attempt to mount it on a few freestanding photo boards. The metallic teal of a blue morpho butterfly, the undulating

San Diego is trying to keep a dramatic upgrade of Otay Mesa’s Brown Field on track by allowing the developer to shuffle which projects will be built first and by extending some development deadlines.City officials said the developer deserves the concessions partly because it took the city more than

Filmmaker Aaron David Roberts’ lifelong dream has been to set up movie studios in his hometown of San Diego. Now, that dream seems to be ready for lights, camera, action.Roberts is known for producing TV series such as Chartered and The Cast Members, along with movies including The Last Deal and Thr

San Diego local Rachel* was beginning to feel like a lesbian car salesman—girls only called her for a test drive. “My friend Jo* would reach out and flirt whenever she felt ready to sleep with a woman, but when things got more real, she would ghost me,” she recalls. “It was hard to feel like people

New year, new San Diego sports. Not only does San Diego FC finally take the pitch this month, but also an innovative and interactive golf league with deep San Diego roots tees off. The changing of the calendar also brings some familiar events. The annual Farmers Insurance Open takes over Torrey Pine

Is dog-earing a magazine a thing? This year, you’re gonna want to fold the flap on these pages and keep them close so you can fill out your cultural calendar for the season to come. We’ve chronicled some of the city’s top arts events—both the classical and the avant-garde—to get you through the firs

Jimmy Carter’s economic legacy is cloudy, at best.The former president’s death on Dec. 29 put the performance of the business climate during his White House days between 1977 and 1980 under the microscope again.I’ll let others debate his economic policies, such as a losing battle with inflation and

San Diego home price gains have slowed compared to remarkable highs over the past few years.In October, the San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 4.5% annually, said the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. The highest gains in the 20-city index were in the New York metro a

When I reach Agustín “Augie” Pizá, his excitement is palpable. He quickly apologizes for his strained voice before jumping into a slew of topics including architecture, the Chargers, Picasso, philosophy, and, most of all, the future of golf—and the reason for today’s call. An award-winning golf cour

On January 7, some of golf’s biggest names—Tiger, Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, and Wyndham Clark—will walk into a packed stadium designed specifically for this spectacle. A three-on-three match. Tee shots and longer approach shots will be hit into a massive 64-by-53-

Watershed Warriors: Alpine Library CleanupJanuary 4Help keep San Diego’s watersheds clean with I Love A Clean San Diego and the County of San Diego. This litter cleanup runs from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and helps prevent pollution from reaching the Pacific Ocean.Watershed Warriors: Fallbrook Library Cle

San Diego’s efforts to win an ongoing legal battle for control of Liberty Station will soon include getting appraisals for 54 separate properties within the sprawling former military base.Appraisals are often a precursor to selling a property, but city officials are actually trying to accomplish jus

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.The pain: California is home to 15 of the nation’s 25 costliest metropolitan areas.The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the annual “price parity” report from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, which gives

A weekly food distribution unites I Am My Brother’s Keeper and the San Diego Bicycle Collective to feed, empower, and transform a community. One meal—and, hopefully—one bike at a time.A quiet Encanto parking lot has come to life around 1 p.m. every Tuesday for the last five years. I Am My Brother’s

Make sure the last full week of 2024 is well spent, no matter where you go in San Diego. There will be an array of community cultural celebrations, with the Liberty Station Hanukkah and Menorah Lighting (Dec. 26) and the four-day Kwanzaa celebration at Worldbeat Cultural Center (Dec. 26-29). Plus, t

The Arc of San Diego’s Winter Wonderland Fashion Show & Luncheon was held at The US Grant Hotel on December 6, 2024 this year. The affair raised more than $100,000 to support essential services for more than 2,000 children and adults with disabilities across the county. Guests enjoyed a silent aucti

At San Diego Magazine we strive to be the definitive guide to our region, in all its diversity, drama, and deliciousness. And to that note, 2024 was a big year for our reporting. We covered this region with sensitivity, flair, and a love of all things SD. We explored big issues, famous houses, great