The building is more than 50 years old and beyond repair, city officials said. It's one of five blocks of city-owned real estate in downtown that leaders hope to revitalize.
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Playwright Keiko Green's "Empty Ride" follows the story of a woman who returns home to a small town in Japan, after the 2011 tsunami, to take care of her father — and continue his taxi route. This play was commissioned by The Old Globe is on stage Feb. 13 through March 2. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Thursday to its highest amount since July 18, increasing 3 cents to $4.761, rising for the 16th time in 17 days. -
This weekend in the arts: San Diego ballet teams up with Gilbert Castellanos; Robert Xavier Burden unveils “The Alien Painting”; Burn All Books and Scanners Archive screen indie films; "Empty Ride" at the Globe; Moxie Theatre launches a new playwriting festival; Daygo Eatz; plus live music picks and more. -
The Padres announced Thursday the signing of the 32-year-old Hart to a deal for this season that includes a club option for 2026. -
The rain has intensified in California, where an atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy downpours, winds and flooding to areas ravaged by wildfires. -
SANDAG has long envisioned a new rail line from the border to Sorrento Mesa. But a recent planning study found immense cost and engineering challenges. -
The county is projecting a deficit of nearly $140 million next fiscal year, and more than $320 million in the next five years. -
‘It was just a regular morning’: Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteersInterviews suggest some people swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — not hardened criminals. -
Democratic attorneys general have different views on whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis during the new Trump administration. -
San Diego's congressional Democrats are now speaking out about executive orders that could hinder local scientists. That’s weeks after the Trump administration suggested freezing federal funding and banning words that could threaten research.
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