• The Best Things to Do in San Diego: September 2025,Cole Novak

    The Best Things to Do in San Diego: September 2025

    We’ll wake you up when September ends—but you’ll miss out on a lot. This month, there are plenty of fun things to do as you enjoy the last remnants of summer. From indulging your food cravings at the Del Mar Wine + Food Festival and San Diego Restaurant Week to checking out an inaugural country musi

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  • California consumer confidence hits 6-month high,Jonathan Lansner

    California consumer confidence hits 6-month high

    Californians’ anxiety about the new administration’s unorthodox policies has dipped, as one measure of optimism hits a six-month high. My trusty spreadsheet peeked at the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for August. This polling tracks shoppers’ psyche in eight states, including Californ

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  • First Look: The $43.5M Joan & Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center,Cole Novak

    First Look: The $43.5M Joan & Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center

    Rows of untouched seats face a stage still smelling faintly of sawdust and fresh paint. The air is quiet, almost reverent, as if the newly constructed theater is holding its breath before the curtain rises. After years of planning, one of the remaining puzzle pieces of Arts District Liberty Station

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