A major data center proposal in Imperial County is raising alarms about water use, utility capacity, and long-term costs for residents across Southern California. The project, described as one of the biggest new facilities under consideration in California, could require significant daily water for cooling—right as communities
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Encinitas just hit a pause button on major proposed changes to its vacation rental rules—choosing to keep the city’s current three-night minimum stay instead of accepting a state-requested two-night minimum that could have unlocked new caps on total rentals and tighter spacing restrictions. For homeowners, hosts, and
Read more →A recent San Diego opinion piece underscored a surprising reality: even “helpful” comments from a landlord—like steering a parent with kids toward a bigger or first-floor unit—can cross the line into fair housing discrimination. The point isn’t that landlords are trying to do harm; it’s that the
Read more →California lawmakers are moving to bring life back to downtown corridors by making it easier to build high-rise housing near major transit hubs. A newly proposed bill, Assembly Bill 2074, would speed up approvals for dense, mixed-use projects and create new financing tools to help developments get
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