In the next few years the city will lose 1,602 shelter beds, as redevelopment plans elbow out the old central library women's shelter, 16th and Newton, and others.One big solution? A proposed 65,000 square foot …

For every ten pieces of trash collected in 2023, eight were plastic, according to a report for this year's countywide volunteer beach and park cleanups sponsored by the San Diego chapters of Surfrider and Coastkeeper.To …

The county's tiny home rollout is rolling. Opponents of a proposal to set up 150 sleeping cabins for the homeless in Spring Valley have helped get the location shifted four miles west to Lemon Grove.Although …

A proposal to put 50-70 homes adjacent to the Weston subdivision in Santee faces several obstacles, but it's gotten by the first.The Planning Commission voted 6-0 last week in favor of the initial step of …

Four more trees in Encinitas will join the Melba Heritage Grove approved last year, and the developer of an adjacent housing project is uneasy about the expanding protected forest."Let's not let this complicate something that's …

To reroute trains off the eroding Del Mar bluffs, officials are trying to figure out where to put the underground tunnels that will run 300 feet deep in some parts of the city.While the 1.7 …

Encinitas has been grappling for years with a proposed addition to its 2017 tree ordinance: mature trees. The city already has a category for heritage trees, reserved for trees that are among the oldest and largest …

A series of living levees — earthen embankments — along the San Dieguito River could help protect affordable housing at the fairgrounds and homes in Del Mar's North Beach.As part of its sea rise planning, …

Hundreds of threatened animal species live in neighborhoods where the city wants to build more housing and trails for humans.Where will the non-humans go?Blueprint SD, an update to San Diego's general plan, is supposed to …