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CARLSBAD Academy welcomes new president Mark Desjardins has been named the next president of the Army and Navy Academy.

Advocates Worry Blackstone Sale Will Take Affordable Housing Crisis From Bad to Worse The planned sale of 66 apartment buildings to the New York-based Blackstone Group highlights both the vulnerability of naturally affordable housing and the lack of requirement for owners to notify local governments of plans to unload properties. The Doriana Apartments in southeastern San Diego are among the apartment buildings being acquired by the Blackstone Group in a pending sale. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz ...

SAN DIEGO — After quietly raising $98.7 million from key philanthropic supporters over the past five years, the San Diego Symphony announced Thursday that its new bayside concert venue downtown will officially be called The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The name is in honor of its two top donors: Ernest and Evelyn Rady contributed the lead gift of $15 million toward the construction of the venue, while Joan and Irwin Jacobs gave $11 million. The outdoor venues central gathering space for dini...