Fairgrounds leans toward RV park site for possible affordable housing
DEL MAR — After reviewing studies of six different sites on its property, the 22nd District Agricultural Association board expressed interest in further studying the...
Affordable Housing
Del Mar eyes affordable housing overlay on commercial lots
DEL MAR — The City Council held its first discussions last week about adding an affordable housing overlay zone to several sites throughout the city...
Oceanside prepares for SB 79 housing law
OCEANSIDE — The City Council recently approved modifications to its downtown density cap and inclusionary housing requirements, as recommended by the California Coastal Commission, and...
Oceanside adds another mid-rise along Mission Avenue
OCEANSIDE — A seven-story, 230-unit mixed-use project proposed along Mission Avenue received unanimous approval from the City Council last month, adding to a growing list...
La Costa apartments bring more affordable housing to Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — A new 19-unit affordable housing community in the La Costa neighborhood has wrapped up construction two months ahead of schedule, adding below-market-rate apartments...
Crews break ground on Coast Villas project for at-risk seniors, veterans
OCEANSIDE — Construction crews are ramping up work on Coast Villas, a 56-unit affordable housing project for formerly homeless or at-risk seniors and veterans with...
Del Mar rejects Seaside Ridge, concedes North Bluff housing likely
DEL MAR — The Del Mar City Council formally rejected the proposed 259-unit Seaside Ridge project in a hearing on Tuesday, months after receiving a...
San Marcos, Affirmed Housing plan 260 affordable units in creek area
SAN MARCOS — San Marcos and developer Affirmed Housing are entering into an exclusive negotiating agreement for the potential development of 260 affordable housing units...
San Diego County among least affordable as housing improves statewide
SAN DIEGO — Housing affordability in California improved slightly in 2025, but San Diego County remained among the least affordable markets, while significant gaps persisted...
Opinion: The problem with housing isn’t the cities, it’s the law
The reporters of Voice of San Diego have made a habit of this: framing North County’s coastal communities as the villains in California’s housing crisis...
San Marcos leads North County in meeting housing goals
REGION — It’s just over halfway through the 6th Cycle of the Housing Element process, leaving cities around three and a half years to reach...
Fairgrounds, city amend housing study agreement as lease deadline looms
DEL MAR — The Del Mar City Council and the Del Mar Fairgrounds board have amended an agreement for the study of developing affordable housing...
Waitlists open for two housing developments in North County
REGION — The Housing Authority of the County of San Diego opened waitlists on Monday for project-based vouchers at two new housing developments in North...
Del Mar takes first step toward affordable housing at City Hall site
DEL MAR — The Del Mar City Council approved a resolution this week declaring a small city-owned lot adjacent to City Hall as exempt surplus...