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Category: Cost of Living Crisis

Chris LeFall spends time with his daughter
Posted inWhat We Learned This Week

5 Things We Learned About the Cost of Living in San Diego

by Megan Wood March 20, 2022March 18, 2022

Chances are you know that San Diego is an expensive place to live. Rents across the region rose almost 30 percent last year, and if you’re lucky enough to be able to afford a home, good luck finding one. The number of homes on the market has decreased by as much as 80 percent since […]

Stephen Shepherd at Park Blvd Liquor & Deli waiting to order his lunch in University Heights on March 2, 2022.
Posted inPodcasts

VOSD Podcast: All About the Benjamins

by Nate John March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
Sophia Rodriguez gets ready to prepare a bottle for their 10 month old son while her husband Dan attends a remote work meeting in Chula Vista on March 8, 2022.
Posted inCost of Living Crisis

Thousands of Childcare Slots Were Lost in Pandemic; As Need Increases, Many More Are in Danger

by Scott Lewis March 18, 2022March 21, 2022
Posted inFine City

Fine City: Oceanside Schools Cut Buses For a Low-Income Neighborhood. Now Families Foot the Bill.

by Jesse Marx March 17, 2022March 18, 2022
Daniel Palmer, 61 years, a tenant of North Park Towers with his dog DJ in North Park on March 15, 2022. Palmer has a Section 8 voucher but has seen a 86 percent rent increase.
Posted inCost of Living Crisis

Housing Subsidies Can’t Keep Pace with Surging Rents

by Lisa Halverstadt March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
The Lopez-Beltran family moved to the city of Murrieta due to the high cost of living in San Diego. Dohney Castillo (far right) commutes daily to his job at Republic Services in Chula Vista. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz
Posted inCost of Living Crisis

In Search of Cheap Housing Families Pay a Different Price

by Andrew Keatts March 16, 2022March 17, 2022
Posted inCost of Living Crisis

Why Your Water Bill Is Rising

by MacKenzie Elmer March 15, 2022November 14, 2022
Posted inCost of Living Crisis

Why Your Energy Bill Spiked This Year

by MacKenzie Elmer March 15, 2022March 17, 2022
Sophia Rodriguez's husband Dan works on his computer through lunch while Sophia gives a bottle to their 10-month-old son and their daughter watches television at home in Chula Vista on March 8, 2022.
Posted inCost of Living Crisis

What it Takes to Survive in Our Region

by Will Huntsberry, Lisa Halverstadt and Andrea Lopez-VillafaƱa March 14, 2022March 17, 2022
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