A Southern California investor and a Newport Beach family office are targeting $150M of industrial outdoor storage buys in 2026, beginning with a Kearny Mesa conversion. The firm says it will accelerate acquisitions across the West.

El Cajon has instructed staff to explore buying Parkway Plaza and is using planning grants and consultant studies to map redevelopment options for the 80‑acre site. Officials say the work is exploratory but could lead to a multiyear acquisition and reimagining process.

A Zillow‑based tally shows only about 12% of California listings are affordable to a median‑income buyer, with coastal metros like LA and the Bay hardest hit.

La Jolla’s oceanfront Sand Castle just dropped its asking price by $15.5M to $92.5M. The Versailles‑inspired compound remains one of San Diego’s highest‑profile listings.

A new Assembly bill would carve Mission Bay out of the Surplus Land Act, shielding bayfront parcels from the state's housing-priority rules. The move follows a denied waiver request and a heated local fight over Marina Village.

A NASA‑funded, satellite-based study finds Southern California added about 500 acres of beach from 1984–2024, but the gains are uneven and concentrated near engineered sites.

Red O’s La Jolla UTC restaurant will close April 20, 2026, and lay off 91 staff as the property owner moves forward with a housing-focused redevelopment.

Neighborhood Healthcare secured financing to rebuild its Lakeside clinic — a $7.8M overhaul tied to a $10M capital campaign to expand services across East County.

Barker Pacific bought The Quad, a four‑building Class A campus in Carlsbad Ranch; brokers say it’s the largest North County Class A sale since 2023. Sale price was not disclosed.

Pathfinder Partners bought the 160‑unit San Carlos Village for $31.6M and has rebranded it Cowles Landing near Cowles Mountain.

A 68-room boutique hotel and membership bathhouse is proposed for Little Italy. Construction could begin this summer if the city issues the needed permits.

The city's withdrawal of operational funding has frozen the long‑promised Gaslamp Promenade on Fifth Avenue, leaving merchants and the neighborhood association in a funding dispute.

Lennar has begun grading the old Restaurant Row site in San Marcos for a major mixed‑use overhaul that will add homes, restaurants, outdoor dining and a park while salvaging parts of the original plaza. Sales and construction timelines are now moving into view.