Neighborhoods in Transition

Golden Hill Trying, Again, to Reinvent Itself

The neighborhood that was widely expected to be San Diego's next hot spot a few years ago is giving redevelopment a second go.

» By ADRIAN FLORIDO | Jun 29

» Special Report: VOSD Economy

Local Economics

The W's Trouble: 'The Tip of a Very, Very Large Iceberg'

As the owners of a swanky downtown hotel declare they're not paying their mortgage, analysts fear trouble ahead for hotels and other commercial space in the region.

» By KELLY BENNETT | June 17

How We Got Here

• Mortgage Mess Spreads Beyond Subprime (Feb. 11, 2008)
• Ground Zero in San Diego's Mortgage Mess (Aug. 20, 2007)
• Subprime Mortgages: Problem for Wall Street, Main Street (March 19, 2007)
• As Lenders Tighten Belts, Market Could Slow Further (March 8, 2007)
• Popular Still, Risky Loans Driving Lender Changes (Feb. 21, 2007)
• As Exotic Loans Reset, Popularity Persists (Aug. 28, 2006)
• First Yearly Home Price Drop in a Decade (July 13, 2006)
• Analysis: Loans Coming Due (June 9, 2006)
• Foreclosures on the Rise (May 8, 2006)
• Liars' Loans (Jan. 5, 2006)
• Pumping Up Prices (Dec. 30, 2005)

Where We Are Right Now

How We're Going to Get Out

• New Model for Venture Funding: The Prize (May 21, 2009)
• The New Biotech Outfit: The Virtual Company (March 25, 2009)
• No More Swinging for the Fences in Biotech (Jan. 25, 2009)
• Venture Capital at a Crossroads (Jan. 11, 2009)
• Trying to Turn San Diego into the Green Houston (Jan. 1, 2009)

Stimulus

• Local Lessons from the Federal Government's Last Spending Binge (May 20, 2009)
• A School Windfall that Set Off a Whirlwind of Controversy (May 17, 2009)
• Foreclosure Aid Hits a Snag (May 18, 2009)
• Saving the Economy One 'Welcome to Vista' Sign at a Time (Jan. 11, 2009)
• Dear Obama, San Diego's Been Nice This Year (Dec. 19, 2008)

Media Revolution

• On the Airwaves, News You Can Lose? (May 24, 2009)
• A New Owner, Another Staff Cut at the U-T (May 7, 2009)
• Tough Times at a North County Newspaper (Nov. 24, 2008)

Special Reports

• San Diego's Budget Crisis
• A Staggering Swindle
• Another Pension Fund in the Red
• The History of V & E: A Special Report
• No Ex-Councilman Left Behind

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