Analysis: San Diego’s population is growing faster than other CA metros — thanks to the city
by Bill Fulton | Times of San Diego
The popular idea in San Diego these days is that we’re not growing – and if we are, it’s probably out in sprawly areas in the North and East County.
But new data from state demographers reveal the opposite is true. In the last three years, San Diego has added more population than any other county in the state except Riverside – and the vast majority of that growth has taken place in the city of San Diego.
First, a little context: After 170 years of unrelenting population growth, California – and San Diego – saw the first-ever decline in population during the pandemic. But starting in 2022, California’s population began to go up again. The increase hasn’t been big – about 100,000 persons per year, compared to historic growth of 400,000 to 500,000 per year – and some of it may well have been driven by Biden-era migrants. (We’ll have to wait for next year’s estimates to see how big a factor this is.) Statewide, population growth didn’t go up nearly as much in 2024 as it did in 2022 and 2023.
Morning Report: It’s a New Year
By Voice of San Diego
A lot has changed in San Diego’s politics and public affairs in the last year.
There’s a new majority on the county Board of Supervisors. The city of San Diego has a budget deficit, which is similar to last year but now it charges residents a bevy of new fees that have led to backlash.
We have new congressional districts and a new county treasurer.
Several ballot measures are in the works.
San Diego Museum of Art is turning 100 in 2026. We take a look back
By Drew Sitton | Times of San Diego
San Diego Museum of Art is readying to celebrate its centennial with hopes of more growth in the next 100 years.
But its past century included triumphs and tribulations that will inform the future. Here’s a look back at San Diego’s oldest and largest art museum, which boasts 32,000 works and a footprint of 148,000 square feet (that’s about as big as 2.5 football fields) in Balboa Park.