This is part of a three-part series. This is Act II. See Act I and Act III here. Without concrete, wildflowers are just weeds. Any honest history of San Diego art and culture is tension and its reckonings. It begins before the name existed, with the Kumeyaay. It must pass through the Panama-Californ

This is part of a three-part series. This is Act I. See Act II and Act III here. Every spring, Christine Martinez reaches out to the arts community to explain what’s on the line, hoping they’ll engage with the city’s budget process. Cultural funding, she constantly reminds, is almost always strapped

Coming to market in the next few days, this spectacular Mid-century Sausalito dwelling (originally built in 1950), was given a subtle but comprehensive reinvention over the course of two years, overseen by the bi-coastal architectural firm Ike Baker Velten with interiors by the equally eminent San F