David W. Myers is a nationally syndicated writer in Los Angeles and a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal.
San Diego is the site of one of the most ambitious and expensive public-works projects in history—a $583 million expansion and renovation of the venerable but overloaded San Ysidro Land Port of Entry.
Reduced revenue from the recession aggravated budget woes. How does real estate figure into cities’ recoveries post-bankruptcy?