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San Diego is facing a new lawsuit over how it applied a recent state housing law designed to accelerate building near major transit stations. Two housing advocacy groups allege the City’s interpretation is unlawfully narrowing which properties qualify, potentially limiting development in neighborhoods that were supposed to

Zuma, the internationally known Japanese lounge-restaurant brand, has officially opened its first-ever California location inside Downtown San Diego’s historic Guild Hotel. The arrival brings signature dishes like miso black cod and torched salmon nigiri into one of the city’s most high-traffic hospitality corridors—an exciting development that also

California’s housing debate is back on the ballot—and this time, it’s centered on how fast (and how predictably) essential projects can move from approval to construction. A new commentary circulating across the state argues that voters can modernize CEQA-related project approvals through Proposition 45, reducing delays that

Congress is making a rare bipartisan move on housing: the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims to help the U.S. build more homes. But as a recent Times of San Diego opinion piece points out, California’s biggest obstacles to new housing often aren’t federal—they’re state and

San Diego renters are seeing sticker shock again as some landlords attempt to raise rent by as much as 8.2%—a jump tied to how California’s statewide rent cap formula adjusts year to year. While the headlines focus on housing costs, the real-world ripple effect is bigger: when