• UC San Diego poised to super-size dorms to ease chronic housing shortage,Gary Robbins, Phillip Molnar

    UC San Diego poised to super-size dorms to ease chronic housing shortage

    Once again, thousands of UC San Diego students are on waiting lists for housing for the fall quarter, a shortage driven by explosive enrollment growth that’s expected to last for another decade and a dearth of affordable rentals near campus.But a bold and pricey new plan might finally put the school

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  • Unhinged, A Dating Series: Singles Are Ditching Apps for In-Person Events,Nicolle Monico

    Unhinged, A Dating Series: Singles Are Ditching Apps for In-Person Events

    If writing this column each week has taught me anything, it’s that people are ready for a new way to date. A revamped era of modern love. We no longer want to feel like we’re ordering our next partner up as easily as we’re deciding on what to eat off DoorDash. So, when I saw that the bio on The Sing

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  • Southern California inflation has cooled, but is it enough?,Jon Lansner

    Southern California inflation has cooled, but is it enough?

    Has inflation finally been whipped?Nationally, the Consumer Price Index fell by 0.1% from May to June. It’s the first monthly dip since May 2020 – when the big worry was coronavirus, not the cost of living.June’s decline, plus a modest 3% US inflation rate during the past year, nudged some economist

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