Lakeshore Villa, a 126-unit seniors affordable community in San Carlos, sold for $47M. The buyer vows to invest and keep the building affordable.

San Diego’s Element Biosciences unveiled VITARI, a benchtop sequencer it says can deliver a whole genome for about $100. The launch comes as patent and antitrust fights with Illumina play out in federal court.

Clifford "Rip" Rippetoe will retire this year as the San Diego Convention Center prepares to tap hotel-tax funds for repairs and an eventual expansion.

Consular and Tijuana water officials met this week to review sanitation projects aimed at curbing sewage flows into the Tijuana River and improving coastal water quality. The review focused on pipelines, pump stations and treatment upgrades.

Harland Brewing plans a 2,000-square-foot restaurant and taproom at Mission Bay Golf Course with a golf-facing patio and full food program.

A 35-year-old man was found unresponsive in a San Diego Central Jail cell and later died at a hospital; sheriff's homicide investigators and the Medical Examiner are probing the case.

A Caltrans worker pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run and will surrender to a one-year work-furlough program after a Mission Hills pedestrian was killed.

The Cajon Valley board voted 3-2 to raise trustee stipends to $2,000 a month, drawing sharp criticism from parents and staff over timing and priorities. The increase takes effect March 1.

Pizza Guys will open a fourth San Diego restaurant in Mission Valley on Feb. 26, owned by local entrepreneur Mert Egilmez and located near the University of San Diego.

A shuttered Point Loma hotel has been converted into Celeste Point Loma — 127 compact studio and one‑bedroom apartments with in‑unit laundry and shared amenities, now pre‑leasing.

A new city report finds San Diego faces a $7.8 billion infrastructure shortfall, with stormwater repairs and street work driving the gap as council committees prepare to review options.

San Diego Unified is offering a free month of full‑day summer school to every TK‑6 student. Enrollment opens March 23; the district has posted dates, sites and sign‑up instructions.

Just Equations names California among five states that have tightened the bridge between high‑school math and college expectations and outlines practical steps to cut remediation. The report points to dual enrollment, senior‑year readiness and clearer university expectations.