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Ocean Front Walk gets another supermodel
This one comes with “flexibility relative to maximizing utilization of the ocean frontage”
The forthcoming estate at 3701 Ocean Front Walk in north Mission Beach hasn’t even been built yet, but it’s already been adorned with a steep price tag. The residence will consist of a six-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath ...
Someone else can clean it up
General Atomics looks to offload uranium Superfund site in Colorado
After more than a decade in mothballs, a subsidiary of San Diego's General Atomics has indicated that it intends to offload the cleanup work at a uranium mine it owns in central Colorado. The Cañon ...
San Diego solar growth hits the brakes
Metering rule change and heavy rains blamed
The number of San Diegans installing solar panels has been slowing throughout the first half of 2017, according to data released this week by OhmHome, a green tech advisory firm. According to research analyst Casey ...
Chicken of the Sea change
Greenpeace satisfied with Thai Union's promises
After nearly two years spent petitioning for changes to tuna industry practices, activists at Greenpeace on Monday (July 10) announced a sweeping agreement with Thai Union, the global seafood giant that owns San Diego's Chicken ...
Seawall enhancement shot down
Grandview Beach homeowners lose permanent rights to stairs and concrete
Environmental advocates at the Surfrider Foundation's San Diego chapter are celebrating a state supreme court decision that overturned a challenge by homeowners on Leucadia's oceanfront who sought to remove restrictions on seawall construction permits they'd ...
Famous Greek speakers sell Bird Rock cliff home
Rolls-Royce convertible included
Villa de Fuego y Agua, or “the house of fire and water,” is the moniker bestowed upon a blufftop estate in southern La Jolla’s Bird Rock neighborhood. “Soaring high above the sea and sailing into ...
Another David Ross (Waterman) story
Struck out twice in San Diego
David Ross is full of stories. Gaunt yet sprightly at 82, Ross, known to his many friends on the streets of downtown San Diego as “Water Man Dave” or “Water Man,” has spent more than ...
Ramadan, no cheating
East County handyman chugs half gallon of water while it's dark
Said Hamdi works as a handyman for a local property management firm, maintaining houses and small apartment buildings across East County — Spring Valley, El Cajon, Santee, Lakeside. For the last month or so he's ...
Now the builders are mad at Encinitas
They fear the worst — total ban on new construction
After nearly 25 years of non-compliance with state law requiring municipalities to provide space to develop affordable housing, the city of Encinitas is headed back to court. According to a petition filed to San Diego ...
