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Charts
How Your City May Have Affected Your Raise
Wage growth varies considerably by metropolitan area, according to numbers from the most recent quarter.
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Videos
San Diego Accidentally Sets Off All of Its Fireworks at Once
Videos of the wild show.
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Potholes Are Big Politics in San Diego
Amid a contested mayoral race, deferred road maintenance costs end up front and center.
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The Big Fix
The Secret Energy Drain on Cities: Streetlights
San Diego County has made it easy for its cities to convert to energy-efficient streetlights.
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Photos
North America's Most Distinctive Theater Marquees
A sampling of some of the most vibrant, colorful signs.
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Where You Live Could Make Your Kids Fat
A new study suggests that zip codes are as important as genetic code in childhood obesity.
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Photos
Is the Retro Ballpark Movement Officially Over?
20 years since Camden Yards opened in Baltimore, a look back on the stadium design that's emerged since.
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Photos
The Streetcar As a City's Moving Symbol
A survey of light rail aesthetics from around the world.
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Photos
Zipcar's Cities of the Future
Zipcar ranks U.S. cities on innovation, sustainability, and creativity.
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Maps
The American Worker's Housing Affordability Crisis
Nearly a quarter of working households spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing.
