• Temecula’s wine country hits baby boomer skid as more vineyard owners opt to sell,Pat Maio

    Temecula’s wine country hits baby boomer skid as more vineyard owners opt to sell

    BJ Fazeli and his wife Wendy were floating down the Douro River in a tour boat in Portugal’s wine country on a warm summer evening in 2023.While sipping wine and gazing at terraced vineyards along the river, his wife of 45 years popped the question: “What is your exit plan for the winery?”His 67-yea

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  • Fight over Midway District’s height limit not over yet,Jennifer Van Grove

    Fight over Midway District’s height limit not over yet

    A year after the city appeared victorious, the battle over building heights in San Diego’s Midway District rages on in appellate court.In recent weeks, environmental group Save Our Access and the city of San Diego have sparred in opening briefs filed with California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal

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  • Home insurance reform urgently needed in California, watchdog says,Jeff Collins

    Home insurance reform urgently needed in California, watchdog says

    California’s home insurance market needs urgent reforms to halt the exodus of insurers from California and to stem skyrocketing costs for coverage, a state watchdog said.For example, the state should allow insurance companies to use computer models and incorporate their own “re-insurance” costs in c

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