Affordable housing savior, or neighborhood destroyer? Meet the developer behind San Diego’s biggest ADU projects
To many critics of a generous backyard-apartment incentive San Diego is poised to rein in, most of the problems with the controversial program trace back to one man — a local developer named Christian Spicer.Spicer and his investors, they say, are responsible for scores of large-scale projects that
The Locals’ Guide to Visiting Chula Vista, CA
Stretching from highway 54 to the border, Chula Vista is the heavyweight of San Diego’s South Bay—a sprawling city of 275,000 with one foot in the past and the other stepping forward. On the west side, you’ll find old-school charm: a historic downtown, cozy neighborhoods, midcentury homes, a breezy
A Fresh Future For a Century-Old Julian Farmstand
Anyone who’s walked down the old-timey main drag in Julian knows the Cuyamaca Mountain town still feels a lot like it must have in the late 1800s. The area struck gold—literally—in 1869, and became an official town in 1870. But it wasn’t until a few years later that the quaint city 60 miles northeas
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