• Local High School Students Build Tiny Houses for Homeless Veterans,Cole Novak

    Local High School Students Build Tiny Houses for Homeless Veterans

    In the time before classes begin at San Marcos High School (SMHS), Warrior Village Project founder Mark Pilcher drops off school supplies for wood shop teacher Chris Geldart’s class. You won’t see him schlepping laptops or books, though—instead, Pilcher’s delivery includes materials like lumber and

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  • Seaport San Diego developer asks state lawmakers to expedite environmental review process,Jennifer Van Grove

    Seaport San Diego developer asks state lawmakers to expedite environmental review process

    A bill making its way through the state Legislature seeks to push the mega Seaport San Diego project through the state-mandated environmental review process at a faster clip and would limit the California Coastal Commission’s ability to deny the project.Wednesday, the state Senate’s Environmental Qu

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  • Should California drivers get charged by the mile?,Phillip Molnar

    Should California drivers get charged by the mile?

    California’s Department of Transportation is studying data to potentially create a per-mile road charge that drivers across the state would pay.Backers say it’s worth considering because revenue collected from the primary source of funding for roads and highways — the per-gallon excise tax charged a

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