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Free Rides for the Reckless: North County Transit Is Bleeding Cash and Looking the Other Way If you have been paying your $6.50 fare on the Coaster like a responsible commuter, congratulations — you are officially in the minority. A KPBS investigation has revealed that roughly one-third of Coaster riders
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Pacific Beach's Biggest Apartment Complex Is About to Get Even Bigger Pacific Beach is no stranger to development drama, but here is one project that actually has neighbors nodding along. AVA Pacific Beach, already the largest apartment complex in PB, just got the green light from the San
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A Pacific Beach Landmark Is Up for Grabs After 60 Years If you have been walking Mission Boulevard long enough to remember when gas cost a quarter, you might also remember when the Mission Bay Motel first opened its doors. Built in 1945, the 50-room motel at 4221 Mission Blvd
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No More Digging to China at Del Mar Beach If you were planning to spend a lazy Sunday letting the kids dig an epic hole in the sand at Del Mar Beach, you better get your shoveling in before March — because the city just made it illegal. On February 3,
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San Diego just leveled up its dining-and-entertainment scene in the most unexpected way possible, and it involves 400-pound warriors, fresh-rolled sushi, and a legendary Hawaiian host who also happens to be a recording artist. Sumo + Sushi landed at the Wyland Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for two weekends — February
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Slow Down, San Diego — The City Means It This Time If you've been cruising down Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Mira Mesa Boulevard, or Balboa Avenue at what you thought was a perfectly reasonable speed, brace yourself. San Diego is coming for your gas pedal. The city just released its
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La Jolla's Legendary Mushroom House Is Getting a Long-Overdue Makeover If you have ever hiked down to Black's Beach and spotted what looks like a Bond villain's cliffside lair jutting out of the rocks, you already know the Mushroom House. And now, after years
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Pacific Beach Pine Takes Out a Tesla — and the Driver Walked Away When San Diego storms roll in, locals know the drill — move the patio furniture, avoid low-lying streets, and maybe keep an eye on those big old trees overhead. One Pacific Beach driver learned that last lesson the hard
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La Jolla Cove Just Got Named America's Best Beach and San Diegans Are Not Surprised Move over, Florida. Step aside, Hawaii. Tripadvisor just announced its 2026 Travelers' Choice Awards for the world's best beaches, and sitting pretty at the top of the entire United States
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Del Mar Bluffs Race Against the Rain Another storm is heading for San Diego this week, and the Del Mar Bluffs are bracing for impact. Families strolled near Seagrove Park on Sunday, enjoying ocean views from the same 1.7-mile stretch of coastline that has been slowly crumbling for decades.
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Sea Lion Takes Surprise Field Trip Through La Jolla Village We all know La Jolla's sea lions love to lounge around The Cove, bark at tourists, and occasionally photobomb someone's engagement photos. But one adventurous pup decided the ocean life wasn't cutting it and
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Embezzler bought Porsche, mansion with stolen millions If you've ever fantasized about raiding the company accounts for a Porsche and a bayfront mansion, Ping "Jenny" Gao just demonstrated why that's a terrible plan. The 55-year-old Point Loma resident was sentenced Friday to five years