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The largest subsidized housing project to open last year was Harrington Heights in East Village with 270 new apartments, mainly studios. (CoStar)

San Diego County just had its biggest year of low-income housing construction

Almost all of the new rental units are required to stay affordable for 55 years.

Vancouver, pictured in 2009, was one of the first North American cities to consider a vacant home tax. San Diegans will vote on a similar measure in June. (AFP Photo/Don Emmert/ AFP via Getty Images)

Taylor Swift, lawsuits and quirky exemptions: How empty homes tax works in other cities

An all-electric, medium-duty truck purchased by BLu Bulk, a water delivery service company serving customers in San Diego, Temecula and other areas in Southern California. (Rob Nikolewski/San Diego Union-Tribune)

California unveils a $1 billion rebate program for electric trucks

Scotty Muirhead promotes the Padres' Remote Work Wednesday that is scheduled for next month. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)

Padres want remote workers to clock in at Petco Park

San Diego no longer among the most expensive rental markets. It’s not even in the top 10

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Real Estate

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As enrollment falls, old schools find new life as apartments

The 74 reports that old schools in Atlanta are being converted to apartments as enrollment declines, revitalizing neighborhoods and reducing crime.

Energy

The control room at the California Independent System Operator, the organization that manages about 80% of California's electric grid. The California ISO is located in Folsom. (California ISO)

California’s power grid looks good heading into summer but risks remain

Added capacity provides a cushion against potential power outages.

Growth & Development

An architectural rendering of the Rincon building proposed for Carlsbad Village Drive at Jefferson Street. (Courtesy city of Carlsbad)

Five-story, 50-condo building proposed for Carlsbad’s downtown Village

Mixed-use development to go up on site of vacant bank built in late 1970s

Tourism

SeaWorld is preparing to debut its new nightly drone shows that will light up the sky with huge images of the park's familiar animals, like this illuminated dolphin. (SeaWorld San Diego)

SeaWorld prepares to light up night sky this summer, but not with fireworks

Dozens of nightly drone light shows will launch this month at SeaWorld as it contemplates a possible phaseout of fireworks.

Biotech

Health care systems, payers, and insurers must report how much they charge for each procedure and appointment with the federal government. Turquoise Health
compiles that data and sells it to health care providers, payers, employers and life sciences companies. Pictured: The emergency room at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista. (Sandy Huffaker for The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Before you go under the knife, this San Diego startup wants you to know what it’ll cost

Under the new law, health care systems must report how much they charge. This company is showing you the data.

Business columns

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Will our startup get funding? Down to one last investor

Time is running out and we are not out but it is hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel.

Economy

High gas prices at the Shell station on Armitage Avenue at Wood Street in Chicago are selling for $6.30, without a car wash, May 11, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Gas surges past $4 a gallon while tomato and beef prices notch new records. A look at rising costs amid the Iran war

Data shows grocery staples trending upward, electric costs at all-time highs and gas prices rising.

Top Workplaces

Employees work at Aya Healthcare, a Top Workplace in 2025.(Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

List: The best companies to work for in San Diego County ranked

The Top Workplaces survey identified these San Diego County companies with the best workplaces in 2025.

Retail

Swiss police officers secure the area where customers queue to buy the new Royal Pop watch by Swatch and Audemars Piguet, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Police break out tear gas to control crowds clamoring for new Swatch drop

The pocket watch launched only in retail stores and was not available online.

Restaurants, Food and Drink

Buttery, garlicky Camarones al Mojo de Ajo (Mexican Garlic Shrimp) was a popular family recipe served at Lupita’s La Jolla, once owned by Erin O’Brien’s grandmother. Her great-grandmother opened Lupita’s Cafe downtown in 1959. The recipe appears in O’Brien’s new cookbook, “Dig In!” (Matt Armendariz)

History and modern hospitality meet in ‘Dig In!” cookbook debut

Home cooks invited into author’s treasured family recipes — with ties to San Diego County — and her own takes on contemporary food.