A 10-year-old western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo broke a layer of protective glass in its enclosure on Saturday, but was not injured and no guests or staff were harmed.

Ikea is opening one of its new format “pick-up points” in Escondido. The store, in the Escondido Promenade mall, will be far smaller than a standard Ikea. It is not a showroom with dozens of room ...

San Diego city leaders will consider Wednesday a ballot measure asking voters to levy a hefty new tax on vacation rentals, as well as on second homes that owners aren’t renting out long-term.

Communities around Mission Bay are among those that could be affected by San Diego’s proposed tax on vacation rentals. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) San Diego officials have taken ...

Street dining in La Jolla Shores. (File photo by Dave Schwab/Times of San Diego) In San Diego, whenever city hall faces a challenge, the answer always seems to be the same: raise taxes, raise fees, ...

Have you noticed the buzz about tiny homes popping up all over California? It's not just a trend, it's a full-blown movement ...

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Tiny houses are on the brain in the City of Vista as city leaders are expected to start to hash out a new ordinance that could pave the way for tiny movable homes from 150 square feet to 400 square ...

UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California's ...

Jonathan Reckford jokes that before he became CEO of Habitat for Humanity International he couldn’t really keep a job. In the two decades after he graduated from the University of North ...

California lawmakers faced a difficult budget year, but they still managed to put hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks ...