Phillip Molnar
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Reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune
The home market in
#SanDiego
is not moving... even with mortgage rates going down.
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Will a drop in mortgage rates make any difference in San Diego’s housing market?
San Diego County’s home market remains sluggish despite a slight decrease in mortgage rates.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/10/will-a-drop-in-mortgage-rates-make-any-difference-in-san-diegos-housing-market/
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The
#sandiego
Orchids and Onions competition is back for its 49th year to award prizes for excellent design and eyesores
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San Diego’s best, and worst, architecture in 2025 revealed
Orchids and Onions is back for its 49th year to award prizes for excellent design and eyesores.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/09/san-diegos-best-and-worst-architecture-in-2025-revealed/
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San Diego's unemployment remained near four year highs in August
#sandiego
#economy
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‘Weakening of the economy’: San Diego unemployment at 5%
San Diego County’s unemployment rate was down slightly as teachers went back to school.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/19/weakening-of-the-economy-san-diego-unemployment-at-5/
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San Diego home sales remained near historic lows in July with sellers not budging on price
#sandiego
#realestate
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‘Disconnect between buyers and sellers’: San Diego home sales near record lows
Home sales remained near historic lows in July with sellers not budging on price.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/18/disconnect-between-buyers-and-sellers-san-diego-home-sales-near-record-lows/
24 days ago
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Our Econometer panel of business leaders and economists gives their thoughts on a plan to add more housing to the Clairemont neighborhood of
#SanDiego
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/19/i...
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Is San Diego on the right track with its increased density plan for Clairemont?
A draft plan calls for 17,000 new housing units in Clairemont.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/19/is-san-diego-on-the-right-track-with-its-increased-density-plan-for-clairemont/
24 days ago
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Crews were hard at work putting up advertisements Monday for everything from “The Walking Dead” shows to a massive display for the new “Demon Slayer” movie.
#SDCC
#ComicCon
#SDCC2025
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Illegal Comic-Con building wraps are back in San Diego
Last year’s fines of $22.5K were not big enough to dissuade downtown San Diego hotel operators from putting up more in 2025.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/22/illegal-comic-con-building-wraps-are-back-in-san-diego/
3 months ago
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My big
#SDCC
preview story is out!
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/18/e...
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Everything is bigger at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Except Hollywood.
Advertisers will go all out with free activations downtown and, seemingly, wrap everything they can.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/18/everything-is-bigger-at-san-diego-comic-con-this-year-except-hollywood/
3 months ago
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#SDCC
Big stars Elle Fanning, Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges are expected in Hall H
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Comic-Con 2025: Here’s your Friday schedule
Big stars Elle Fanning, Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges are set to appear in Hall H on Friday.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/11/comic-con-2025-heres-your-friday-schedule/
3 months ago
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Only $60 million. Act now!
#DelMar
#SanDiego
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A Del Mar mansion just slashed its asking price by $15.5 million
The beachfront mansion at 2920 Camino Del Mar went on sale in November for $75M.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/07/a-del-mar-mansion-just-slashed-its-asking-price-by-15-5-million/
3 months ago
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Food delivery robots are carrying everything from pizza to hamburgers
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Will food delivery robots be a success in the U.S.?
Food delivery robots are carrying everything from pizza to hamburgers.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/06/will-food-delivery-robots-be-a-success-in-the-u-s/
3 months ago
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The San Diego Union-Tribune takes a look at some of the biggest questions we have received lately from readers.
#SanDiego
#rent
#housing
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San Diego renter guide: Your landlord can charge what?
What renters need to know about pet rent, trash fees and renter’s insurance in San Diego County.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/03/san-diego-renter-guide-your-landlord-can-charge-what/
3 months ago
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Prices at the 399-unit Andia tower in downtown
#SanDiego
start in the high $500,000s for a one-bedroom
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Downtown San Diego’s newest condo tower in 8 years starts sales. Here’s what they cost
Prices at the 399-unit Andia tower start in the high $500,000s for a one-bedroom.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/26/downtown-san-diegos-newest-condo-tower-in-8-years-starts-sales-heres-what-they-cost/
4 months ago
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#SanDiego
ranked 15th in Case-Shiller's 20-city index in April. A year ago, it was No. 1.
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San Diego’s home price gains continue to lag nation
The S&P Case-Shiller Indices said that home prices in San Diego County are up 1% annually. A year ago it was 10.3%.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/24/san-diegos-home-price-gains-continue-to-lag-nation/
4 months ago
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San Diego County's median home price was $900,000 in April and flat year-over-year
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San Diego home prices flat for the first time in 2 years
San Diego County’s median home price was $900,000 in April and flat year-over-year.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/18/san-diego-home-prices-flat-for-the-first-time-in-2-years/
4 months ago
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There is a 5,000-square-foot minimum lot requirement across more than 80% of
#SanDiego
— something on the books since 1923
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Should San Diego reduce its minimum size requirement for most residential lots?
There is a 5,000-square-foot minimum lot requirement across more than 80% of San Diego — something on the books since 1923.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/13/should-san-diego-reduce-its-minimum-size-requirement-for-most-residential-lots/
4 months ago
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Check out the latest
#SanDiego
design award winners...
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Is this San Diego’s best architecture? Check out the award winners
AIA San Diego gave awards to projects in Balboa Park, downtown San Diego and at MiraCosta College.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/13/is-this-san-diegos-best-architecture-check-out-the-award-winners/
4 months ago
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The Trump administration says the Job Corps program — which provides training in welding, nursing, carpentry and other vocations — has been ineffective.
#SanDiego
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200 San Diego positions will be cut as Trump administration seeks to end job training program
The government says the Job Corps program — which provides training in welding, nursing, carpentry and other vocations — has been ineffective.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/10/200-san-diego-jobs-on-the-line-as-trump-administration-seeks-to-end-job-training-program/
4 months ago
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San Diego plans to charge for parking in Balboa Park. Should they speed up the date?
#sandiego
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Should San Diego move up the start date for paid parking at Balboa Park?
Moving up the date for paid Balboa Park parking could generate $11 million, projection says.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/30/should-san-diego-move-up-the-start-date-for-paid-parking-at-balboa-park/
5 months ago
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Did
#Walmart
make the right move warning customers about higher prices?
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/23/d...
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Did Walmart make the right move warning customers about higher prices?
The retail giant said it has no choice but to pass some costs onto consumers
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/23/did-walmart-make-the-right-move-warning-customers-about-higher-prices/
5 months ago
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The Devil Wears Prada drummer had posted photos of inside the plane hours before the fatal crash in
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Music agent Dave Shapiro and ex-Devil Wears Prada drummer believed to have died in plane crash
The Devil Wears Prada drummer had posted photos of inside the plane hours before the fatal crash
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/22/music-agent-dave-shapiro-and-ex-devil-wears-prada-drummer-believed-to-have-died-in-plane-crash/
5 months ago
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Experts weigh in on my big Chinese shipbuilding story this week.
#SanDiego
#Tariffs
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Is the Trump administration’s plan to tax all Chinese-built ships a good idea?
The new Chinese levies could cost an importer roughly $150 a car.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/16/is-the-trump-administrations-plan-to-tax-all-chinese-built-ships-a-good-idea/
5 months ago
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At roughly 480 feet in the air, the pool at 800 Broadway is San Diego's highest
#SanDiego
#realestate
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Up for a swim in the sky? San Diego’s highest pool completes construction
At roughly 480 feet in the air, the pool at 800 Broadway is San Diego’s highest.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/15/up-for-a-swim-in-the-sky-san-diegos-highest-pool-completes-construction/
5 months ago
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The new Chinese levies could cost an importer roughly $150 a car, said estimates from the Port of San Diego and others. In 2024, 296,569 vehicles were imported into
#SanDiego
, so the new levies could equal more than $44 million in fees.
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U.S. to charge Chinese-built boats to dock at ports, including San Diego
The Chinese boat levies would be on top of tariffs enacted by the Trump administration.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/08/u-s-to-charge-chinese-built-boats-to-dock-at-ports-including-san-diego/
5 months ago
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Zillow forecasts
#SanDiego
home values to drop for the first time in years...
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Zillow forecasts San Diego home values to drop for the first time in years
Zillow predicts San Diego County home values will drop 1.1% in a year.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/06/zillow-forecasts-san-diego-home-values-to-drop-for-the-first-time-in-years/
5 months ago
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Study says you need to earn $258K a year to buy a
#SanDiego
home:
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Study says you need to earn $258K a year to buy a San Diego home
San Diego is the fourth-most expensive market in the nation, Realtor.com study says.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/05/study-says-you-need-to-earn-258k-a-year-to-buy-a-san-diego-home/
5 months ago
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Should lawmakers approve a bill that would speed up Seaport
#SanDiego
approval?
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Should lawmakers approve a bill that would speed up Seaport San Diego approval?
SB 675 would require a quicker review of a mega project on San Diego’s waterfront.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/01/should-lawmakers-approve-a-bill-that-would-speed-up-seaport-san-diego-approval/
6 months ago
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It might be worth it to shed a few pounds, and not just for your health.
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The incredible shrinking apartment: San Diego’s average unit now 827 square feet
RentCafe said San Diego had one of the biggest apartment size drops in the nation.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/21/the-incredible-shrinking-apartment-san-diegos-average-unit-now-827-square-feet/
6 months ago
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Experts in
#SanDiego
give their thoughts on the Chinese trade war...
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Was a trade war with China necessary?
The China trade war has spooked investors, but it also has supporters.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/18/was-a-trade-war-with-china-necessary/
6 months ago
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Can Trump tariffs slow the housing market?
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/17/s...
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San Diego home prices are rising, but will it last?
San Diego’s median home price was $886,500 in February, up 4.1% in a year.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/17/san-diegos-home-price-is-rising-but-will-it-last/
6 months ago
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#SanDiego
is the latest city to ban
#RealPage
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/15/s...
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San Diego bans ‘price-fixing’ software from RealPage to set rents
San Diego joins several other cities that have voted to ban RealPage software, saying it illegally boosts residential rent prices.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/15/san-diego-bans-price-fixing-software-from-realpage-to-set-rents/
6 months ago
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#SanDiego
and
#Tijuana
business leaders and elected officials are on a lobbying mission in Washington, D.C., this week as tariffs ripple through the cross-border economy.
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‘Not going to sit idle’: San Diego business leaders in D.C. as tariffs hit
Tariffs will hurt businesses and consumers, San Diego officials say
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/07/not-going-to-sit-idle-san-diego-business-leaders-in-d-c-as-tariffs-hit/
6 months ago
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New single-family homes this year in San Diego County range from $900,000 to $3 million.
#sandiego
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San Diego might be having its slowest year ever for newly built housing
Just 50 new home communities are coming out in 2025 in San Diego County. Here’s a preview.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/02/san-diego-might-be-having-its-slowest-year-ever-for-newly-built-housing/
6 months ago
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If it wasn't for immigration, San Diego County would have lost population last year...
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Is it good for San Diego’s population growth to be fueled largely by immigration?
San Diego County gained 24,226 immigrants, who came into the country both legally and illegally
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/28/is-it-good-for-san-diegos-population-growth-to-be-fueled-largely-by-immigration/
7 months ago
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There’s no such thing as a fireproof house, yet, but that hasn’t stopped one builder from trying.
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Escondido home development says it is ‘fire resistant.’ Houses cost $1M
San Diego County development Dixon Trail has buffers between homes, flame-resistant vents, noncombustible gutters.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/27/escondido-home-development-says-it-is-fire-resistant-houses-cost-1m/
7 months ago
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San Diego home price gains slowed to their lowest level to start 2025 in almost two years.
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San Diego falls in national home price rankings
The S&P Case-Shiller Indices said San Diego County home prices are up 3.4% annually.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/26/san-diego-falls-in-national-home-price-rankings/
7 months ago
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Are the first two months of a Trump presidency enough to downgrade economic forecasts?
#tariffs
#Sandiego
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/13/w...
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Is it too early to tell what Trump’s policies mean for the economy?
Several economic forecasts for 2025 have been revised in recent weeks. Is it too soon for the downgrades?
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/13/what-does-the-start-of-trumps-presidency-mean-for-economic-forecasts/
7 months ago
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When the dust settled, many
#SanDiego
businesses that rely on foreign imports — from restaurants that use Mexican produce to home builders that use Canadian lumber — were wondering what comes next.
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‘A lot of uncertainty’: San Diego businesses whipsawed by tariff confusion
Larger companies usually have someone who can track Trump’s tariff shifts, but smaller businesses are the ones most shell-shocked from all of the changes, experts say.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/07/a-lot-of-uncertainty-san-diego-businesses-whipsawed-by-tariff-confusion/
7 months ago
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Thousands of
#SanDiego
companies use materials and goods from other nations and say they will be negatively affected by increased costs that, in many cases, would be passed on to consumers.
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Costs could ‘fall on our customers’: San Diego businesses brace for tariffs, uncertainty
San Diego companies that use materials and goods from other nations say in many cases costs would be passed to consumers.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/03/costs-could-fall-on-our-customers-san-diego-businesses-brace-for-tariffs-uncertainty/
7 months ago
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‘Tariffs do not help with housing costs’:
#SanDiego
apartment builders brace for steel and aluminum tariffs
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‘Tariffs do not help with housing costs’: San Diego apartment builders brace for steel and aluminum tariffs
The Trump administration said the tariffs are necessary to protect U.S. producers
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/27/tariffs-do-not-help-with-housing-costs-san-diego-apartment-builders-brace-for-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs/
8 months ago
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Old, shuttered Point Loma hotel sells for $17.4M
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/24/old-shuttered-point-loma-hotel-sells-for-17-4m/
8 months ago
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Young San Diegans with dreams of homeownership might need to brush up on country music.
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San Diego has one of the lowest homeownership rates for people under 30
LendingTree said Nashville had the highest number of younger homeowners
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/21/san-diego-has-one-of-the-lowest-homeownership-rates-for-people-under-30/
8 months ago
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What do you think of the California
#EV
mandates?
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Should California back off on 2026 zero-emission car mandates?
Analysts and trade groups say the mandates are unrealistic.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/20/should-california-back-off-on-2026-zero-emission-car-mandates/
8 months ago
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Average rent at Folia for a one-bedroom apartment is $3,389 a month; For a two-bedroom, $4,316; and for a three-bedroom, $5,274.
#SanDiego
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New San Diego apartment complex charges more than $4K for a two-bedroom
The Folia apartment complex has co-working space, a pool, gym, club room, putting green and bocce ball court
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/19/new-san-diego-apartment-complex-charges-more-than-4k-for-a-two-bedroom/
8 months ago
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Sad 🥲https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/17/little-italy-food-hall-closes-its-doors-for-good/
8 months ago
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We got a very mixed response from San Diego economists on this one:
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Should the U.S. create a sovereign wealth fund?
President Trump signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/14/should-the-u-s-create-a-sovereign-wealth-fund/
8 months ago
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It is going to be a big year for apartments in SanDiego Check out the article here:
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/14/a...
8 months ago
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#SanDiego
inflation is up again
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San Diego inflation hits highest point in a year
Egg and motor vehicle costs were the biggest drivers of inflation
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/12/san-diego-inflation-hits-highest-point-in-a-year/
8 months ago
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One of the 7-Elevens was right under the Encinitas sign!
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Two San Diego County 7-Elevens robbed at gunpoint
Police said the heists took place at the 7-Eleven near the Encinitas sign, and another in the Convoy District
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/08/two-san-diego-county-7-elevens-robbed-at-gunpoint/
8 months ago
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Read more here:
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8 months ago
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San Diego County’s homebuilding industry was holding out hope Monday morning that the Canadian tariffs would also be delayed.
#tariffs
#sandiego
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San Diego’s border industry ‘thankful’ for tariff delay but preparing for the worst
President Donald Trump had threatened Mexico with a 25% tariff.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/03/san-diegos-border-industry-thankful-for-tariff-delay-but-preparing-for-the-worst/
8 months ago
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