• Tiny home, HUGE cost: Fury at $113,000 price of San Francisco's new homeless cabins, which won't make a dent in the crisis

    A complex of 60 'tiny homes' for unhoused San Franciscans each cost taxpayers an eye-popping $113,000, several times higher than the price of similar cabins in nearby Oakland and San Jose.

  • Bellingham purchases $1.2M in land for future tiny home village for homeless

    (The Center Square) – The City of Bellingham approved the purchase of property in the Birchwood neighborhood that will serve as a site for a future tiny home village for homeless people. The city purchased the property for $1.2 million with funds stemming from a combination of local housing funds. The property is intended to be used as the new location for a tiny home village to replace two existing villages, as current Bellingham city code does not allow tiny home villages to be...

  • How to watch San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

    The San Francisco Giants welcome the San Diego Padres to Oracle Park today for their home opener. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Jordan Hicks, whose last start was in the Giants’ 9-6 win over the Padres on Saturday, in which he allowed just three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings. And got his first win in the process. He will once again be facing off against Padres right hander Dylan Cease, who also pitched on Saturday, but didn’t fare quite as well. He...

  • Housing market affordability is so strained that Home Depot is selling tiny homes for $63,000

    Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. In response to the escalating strain on housing affordability, Home Depot, a leading home improvement retailer ranked No. 20 on the Fortune 500 list, has continued to launch a range of tiny homes and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on its website. Among the offerings is a 444-square-foot, two-bedroom rose cottage priced at $63,000. Dubbed as a “DIY Assembly Office Guest...

  • San Diego-based Barrio Dogg now serving 'Chicano comfort food' in San Antonio's Southtown

    San Diego-based Barrio Dogg, a purveyor of "Chicano comfort food," is branching out from its Southern California roots into a newly opened spot in Southtown. The business, known for its specialty hot dogs, has taken over the space at 620 S. Presa St. that previously housed vegetarian haven Señor Veggie, according to an Instagram post. The owners said they're operating in a soft-opening capacity and will hold a May 5 grand opening.

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    Fire destroys San Benito home

    SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The San Benito Fire Department is on the scene of a house fire. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, at the 500 N. Dick Dowling Street. According to a San Benito spokesperson, the house is fully engulfed and fire crews were able to keep the house next door from catching on []

  • Kyle Higashioka starting for San Diego on Saturday

    San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka is in the lineup Saturday in the

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    San Diego Native is Navy Warship Sailor of the Quarter

    Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Julian Stewart, a San Diego native, was named amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli’s (LHA 7) Sailor of the Quarter, March 1, 2024.

  • In first, Antifa members face charges from prosecutors in San Diego

    by WorldTribune Staff, April 18, 2024 Two So Cal Antifa members are currently on trial in San Diego for attacking supporters of Donald Trump in January 2021. Jeremy Jonathan White, 41, and Brian Cortez Lightfoot Jr., 27, both of Los Angeles, are the first Antifa members in the U.S. to go on trial for “serious […]

  • Rescue rats learn to drive tiny cars built just for them

    A family in British Columbia is taking the phrase "rat race" literally. Inspired by a University of Richmond study (previously at Boing Boing) that found teaching rats to drive tiny cars decreased the critter's stress hormones, they gave their two male rescue rats, Kuzko and Kronk, their own wheels and driving lessons. — Read the rest

  • San Diego to Receive Additional $39 Million for Illegal Immigrants

    Migrant activists in San Diego, California, are celebrating the additional $39 million in federal funding for illegal border crossers.

  • Padres' Donovan Solano: Signs MiLB deal with San Diego

    The Padres signed Solano to a minor-league contract Monday, Kevin Acee of