4+ day, 49+ min ago   (173+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune It is estimated that Carlsbad maintains 28,000 palms and Oceanside maintains 48,000 palms. If a lowball maintenance cost of $200 per tree is applied to each tree being pruned, both municipalities pay a pretty price for these objects of decoration....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1437+ words) Decaying parks across San Diego could soon get major upgrades funded by volunteers and private supporters under a new collaboration model that aims to prevent bureaucracy from scuttling public-private partnerships. Volunteers in La Jolla who successfully fought through city bureaucracy…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) Before air conditioning spread across the United States, before temperatures increased and the world heated up, people in the Southwest sweltered. Dry heat and minimal relief were day-to-day life, and many had to get a little creative. Some slept outdoors…...