Escondido officials are scrambling to avert a catastrophic failure of a section of the city’s 14-mile land outfall pipeline near the San Elijo Lagoon, a protected marine reserve.The city was alerted on April 16 that …
Articles by Sheila Pell
Of the five port cities, only National City has no access to the bayfront.That issue, along with ethics reform, are part of a bill introduced in February by Assemblymember David Alvarez, D-San Diego. Assembly bill …
In San Diego, Gen Z-ers, those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, are better off renting. But they aren't exactly well off renting, either."Felt like I was living in a vacation place and …
San Diego's ban on camping on public property, which went into effect last summer, may have pushed more unsheltered people into National City. While the evidence is mostly anecdotal, National City officials have used it to …
Flat top palm trees aren't a new species; they're the leftovers of a non-native weevil feeding frenzy. And they're all over Encinitas.The scraggly remnants of once-lush Canary Island date palms are the visible signs that …
Many uptown inhabitants feel left out of community planning, which is now represented by Uptown Planners, a group whose voting members are mostly homeowners. The San Diego City Council’s land use and housing committee last week …
An East Village house given historic designation in 2021 won't be saved, even though supporters say there are very few Victorian era buildings left in San Diego.The city council on Monday unanimously overturned the Historical …
The county's 60-day ban on evictions and rent increases after historic flooding in January ends this month, while uncertainty lingers.National City officials voted 3-2 last week to continue to rely on the existing county ordinance, …
A fear of Palomar Airport turning into a noisy “John Wayne South” has kept a group of Carlsbad residents fighting for local control of the county-run airport three miles southeast of the city. Last week the …