Come celebrate tiny living at TinyFest! Explore a variety of tiny houses from pro-builders, DIYers, Van Lifers and Tiny Dwellers. Tour tiny houses on wheels, backyard cottages, shipping container homes, vans, bus conversions and more! Enjoy the Simple Living...
Local Flavor
Job-Market Rankings
Maybe more people would move if they knew the best job markets? From the wsj.com: The two hottest U.S. job markets in 2019 were growing Southern state capitals with vibrant music scenes and an influx of technology jobs. Austin, Texas, topped the list for the second...
Housing and Pot
From the MND: It seems as though legalized marijuana is said to be good for almost everything. Now a new study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has added real estate to the list. The impact is clearer when it comes to commercial properties, but agents...
Happy Sun
Every sunset is different - I try to get as many as I can! We had 70+ people attend our Del Mar open house today, and buyers were very engaged. Two other homes for sale nearby went pending in the last 24 hours - this one was in original condition: Mar Scenic This was...
Kobe & Cardiff Kook
The greatest Laker ever will be added to the other classics: http://www.thecardiffkook.org/blog/blog/ My second favorite:
Mama’s Kitchen
It's a pleasure to sponsor such a worthy cause - please do what you can!
Best of California
Hat tip to Rob Dawg for sending in this study of California cities. Encinitas is #23, and Carlsbad is #50.....mostly because it ranked way down the list for 'Family Life & Fun' (??) [button...
Historical Photos
More historical photos seen over the last year - this is San Diego in 1892: Del Mar in 1895: Mission Valley in 1891: San Diego Bay in 1932: North Island in 1936: The Mission Bay Bridge in 1914 with roller coaster in background: Ocean Beach and Mission Beach in 1930:...
Save the Stack?
This is getting nutty now. The kooks who want to keep the stack are projecting images on it like the Bat-signal to bring attention.
Coastal Photos
It's a great time of year for photos - you can see the power plant and beyond from La Jolla: Plenty of construction at UCSD these days....with the hills of San Marcos in background: The house on the hill is getting closer: