Mesa del Sol — a new hilltop community in La Mesa comprised of 36 homes with sweeping views, a convenient locale and top quality design and craftsmanship — has announced that construction is scheduled to begin on Phase II of the community in late May.

(AP) -- A Riverside County judge has blocked development of 11,350 homes near a wildlife reserve, saying a county environmental impact study was flawed.

HomeAid San Diego, an affiliate of HomeAid America Inc., has received a donation of $25,000 from Housing Opportunities Inc., a nonprofit organization that was formed by the San Diego Building Industry Association, according to a release.

Sundt Construction Inc.'s San Diego employees have selected 11 local nonprofit organizations to receive Sundt Foundation grants this quarter, according to a release.

AARP reports that 77.6 million aging baby boomers are planning retirement and figuring out where they will live out their lives. Every day for the next 10 years, 10,000 U.S. boomers will celebrate their 65th birthday.

The city of Carlsbad will be spending approximately $30.5 million in public improvement projects over the next year.

Spirits among members of the Engineering and General Contractors Association appeared high Tuesday evening as members exited a meeting in which they openly discussed the possibility of beginning a contractual connection to the San Diego chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.

Hines, the Houston-based developer, and its joint venture partner comprised of institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, recently broke ground on a 13-story, 415,000-square-foot office building, the second office building at La Jolla Commons (pictured above) in San Diego's University Towne Centre (UTC) submarket.

(AP) -- The Virginia property where Triple Crown winner Secretariat was born has been sold at a foreclosure auction for more than $5 million.

Construction employment fell for the first time in San Diego this year, ending a three-month period during which employment had grown by at least 600 jobs per month.

(AP) -- The Golden State Warriors announced what had long been suspected: The franchise wants to move back to San Francisco.

The Port of San Diego will be holding a public workshop May 31 to discuss the Port’s Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2014-2018.

(Bloomberg) -- The Tokyo Skytree, twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, and its surrounding retail and office complex opened Monday to an estimated 200,000 visitors (see story, p. 7)