A June incident where El Cajon police repeatedly declined to help a civilian crisis response team emphasizes the challenges tied to the department’s decision to stop responding to some crisis calls.
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San Diego has started enforcing its ban on short-term rentals of newly built granny flats, following an inewsource analysis that identified violators and showed the city let it happen.
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Casa Familiar unveiled the Living Rooms at the Border Project on Tuesday.
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Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez on Monday unveiled two bills aimed at tackling different aspects of the state's housing crisis. One would expand the city of San Diego's affordable housing density bonus program across the state.
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson — who's in the midst of a "Driving Affordable Housing Across America" bus tour — toured the Stella affordable housing complex, which is managed by local developer Affirmed Housing.
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According to the county, the changes will "support the local economy by working with development- and construction-related professionals by reducing the time and cost of permit processing."
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A real estate expert says the San Diego housing market should be expanding in value. But it's been flat for at least a year.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe Navy will hold its first meeting Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Liberty Station Conference Center. Public comments can also be submitted online.
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Single-family home sales fell by 24% compared to December 2019, and were down nearly 30% for attached properties such as condominiums and townhomes. But when compared to January 2019, sales were up 6% for single-family homes and 18% for attached properties.
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A key part of the state’s 2017 gas tax increase aimed at fixing local roads has generated more than $125 million for the San Diego region, but most of the money remains unspent.
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Desperate for more housing in the nation's most populous state, the leader of the California Senate committed Thursday to passing a law this year to add more housing in a state facing a shortage of 3.5 million homes.
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