Visitors and locals staying in San Diego for the Labor Day weekend can get discounts on shows and tourist attractions thanks to the San Diego Performing Arts League and ArtsTix San Diego.

The Summer of the Arts – Discover + Play San Diego campaign gives the public access to sale prices on various theater shows around the county and up to $30 off single-day admission to Legoland California, the organizations announced.

The discounted tickets are broken up into two categories on the sdartstix.com website: theater and dance in one section, and tours and attractions in the other. Some tickets are for performances or activities this weekend, while others can be purchased for upcoming dates this fall.

Some examples of discounts during the promotion include:

• $8 to $28 savings on San Diego All-Inclusive passes from Go City

• $30 discounts on tickets to “8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s”

• Discounts on tickets to SeaWorld, including options for free meals

The promotion run through Sept. 2, and tickets can be purchased at sdartstix.com.

Originally Published: August 29, 2024 at 8:40 a.m.

San Diego County has released a new tool to help people find affordable housing: An interactive website and map providing information on existing developments and those under construction.

The County-Restricted Affordable Housing Map allows people to search by location and learn details about each property, such as income limits and the eligible population served by each property — such as veterans, older adults, families and individuals, or transitional-age youth who were in foster care, a county statement reads.

Additionally, the website covers specifics about affordable housing developments, such as the size and types of units available, including number of bedrooms per unit.

“We are excited to make this new interactive tool available to county residents looking for housing,” said David Estrella, director of the county’s Housing and Community Development Services department. “Bringing all county-funded options together under one resource helps our community members navigate this often-stressful search.”

Listings on the map include direct links to the websites of each developer or organization that operates the property along with contact information.

People searching for affordable housing should contact each property directly about availability, how to apply and other requirements. Many of the listings include links to waiting lists.

According to the county, since 2017, it has invested $310 million into affordable housing, using excess land, its Innovative Housing Trust Fund and other state, federal and local funding sources administered by the county. Those funds helped open 2,100 units with 3,300 more on the way.

Proposition 2 is among the 10 statewide ballot measures that San Diego County voters will get to weigh in on this fall. Here’s what you need to know about it.

What would it do?

Prop. 2 would see the state borrow $10 billion in order to provide $8.5 billion for TK-12 school facilities and $1.5 billion for community college facilities. The measure needs a simple majority to pass.

State bonds generally do not directly raise taxes. Rather, the state typically sells bonds and pays them back with interest out of its general budget over the course of decades.

It would cost the state about $500 million each year over a 35-year period to repay this bond, which represents less than one half of 1 percent of the state’s general budget, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

Why is this on the ballot?

The state’s current pool of school facilities bond money is running out. Prop. 2 would help reduce an outstanding state bond waiting list of more than 870 school projects totaling $3.4 billion in funding requests — including more than $225 million from San Diego County districts.

Voters have not passed a state school facilities bond since 2016, when they voted to provide $9 billion for K-12 schools and community colleges. The most recent proposed state bond, for $15 billion, failed four years ago, when 53 percent of voters chose to reject it.

Who supports it, and why?

School districts, community colleges, teachers unions and the building industry support Prop. 2, which stands to benefit schools and teachers with more funding and the building industry with more construction projects.

California education leaders say many schools desperately need replacing. More than a third of students attended public K-12 schools that did not meet minimum facility standards as of 2020, according to a report by Public Policy Institute of California, and there are more than $100 billion in facility needs over the next decade.

Many school buildings were erected decades ago and are now outdated, deteriorating, out of compliance and even unsafe or unhealthy, educators say.

Who opposes it, and why?

Some critics of Prop. 2, including conservative group Reform California, oppose the measure because it would increase state debt and spending on interest. The group argues it would primarily benefit “bureaucrats, special interests and politically-connected contractors.”

Other critics say they support Prop. 2 and the idea of raising school bond funding, but still find fault with the measure because it would do little to resolve what they say are existing inequities baked into the way the state doles out school facilities funds.

How much districts get is based on how much they can raise on their own through local bond measures — so the system sends more money per student to wealthier school districts with more assessed property value and less to poorer ones. Critics say it’s especially unfair to rural districts, which tend to have less property value and more trouble passing their own bonds.

Where can I read more?

California voters could give schools $10 billion. How much would it help San Diego County — and how fair is it?

Failing facilities: Behind one rural school district’s fight to keep students safe