San Diego built more housing last year than it had in 17 years

San Diego County built more housing in 2023 than it had in 17 years. There were 11,673 building permits pulled across the county, a 21 percent increase from 2022, said the Construction Industry Research Board. The majority of residential construction was in multifamily permits, with 9,100, including apartments, condos and townhouses. There were also 2,573 single-family permits, which includes accessory dwelling units. It took until now to figure out the number because the Sacramento-based research board takes the time to contact all 58 counties and 538 cities in California for...