What it Takes to Survive in Our Region
The numbers are stacked against San Diegans. Costs are up for housing, gas, utility bills and more. Four individuals gave Voice of San Diego an inside look at their household budgets to show just how much it costs to live in this county.
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Volunteers Make Hundreds of Sandwiches to Feed Tijuana’s Homeless
Tijuana nonprofit Proyecto Tlali volunteers handed out more than 3,100 sandwiches to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Colonist Honeybees Are Kind of a Problem. Vote Native.
There’s a competition to select California’s first state bee – but this group wants the prize to go to one of the state’s 1,600 native bee species.
Mexican Consulate Turns to San Diego Orgs to Assist Immigrants
The Consul General of Mexico in San Diego is working in partnership with more than 20 organizations across the county to offer resources and referrals to Mexican citizens living in…
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environment
Arizona Wants to Suck Water Supplies From Mexico’s Sea of Cortez
Mexico would keep the water, but Arizona’s investment in building desalination would allow the state to draw more Colorado River water.
Is There Enough Cliff to Support Any Del Mar Housing Development?
State agencies only require developers to prove buildings can withstand erosion for 75 years.
Mexico and US Team-Up to Build Desalination Plant
An international bank says the plant is being built to reduce Tijuana’s reliance on the dwindling Colorado River.
Education
School Trustee Pans Proposed Involvement in Civic Center Redevelopment
City leaders proposed a joint powers authority to manage the Civic Center redevelopment. But one key player just doesn’t “see it.”
Some of San Diego Unified’s Disabled Students Spend Whole School Years with Substitutes
At 21 San Diego Unified schools, students with disabilities spent more than half of 2025 with substitute teachers. Most of the time, those subs didn’t have full teaching credentials. For…
Trump Administration Moves Forward with Head Start Overhaul
In San Diego County, Head Start serves more than 140 locations and 250,000 preschool kids.