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Roxana Popescu

Reporter · US

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25
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Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Oroville Mercury Register
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Roxana Popescu

    Is your Starbucks closing? A list of closures in San Diego County (opens the original)

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    Starbucks’ footprint in San Diego County is moving from grande to slightly less so. The Seattle-based coffee company announced last week that it is shuttering approximately 1% of its 18,000 stores across the U.S. by the end of this year, as part of a strategy shift. Six stores in San Diego and one in Encinitas are expected to be among those closing: Workers will be moved to others stores when possible, the company told them. One store, on Murphy Canyon Road, is unionized, according to a Starbuck

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Roxana Popescu

    From living rooms to The Queen Mary: San Diego business jazzes up book clubs and author readings (opens the original)

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    Enter the pandemic, which paused in person events and changes within the publishing industry that resulted in slashed marketing budgets. In recent years, some book tours and book club bookings have gone DIY, with authors doing their own publicity or hiring someone to do it for them. Now meet Susan McBeth. Onetime scholar of comparative literature, former bookstore worker, and since 2011, owner of a San Diego business with three focuses: one part pairs authors with book clubs, the other creates i

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Roxana Popescu

    San Diego homeowners: Beware of this fake tax freeze scam (opens the original)

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    A newly detected property tax scam targets people who own real estate in San Diego, San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Larry Cohen announced Tuesday. The scam tells people they can reduce or freeze their property taxes or avoid local taxes or school bonds. That is a lie. For this fake tax benefit, scammers charge a fee or request personal or financial information. The fake form, which does not exist, is called IRS Form 1098-SR. The scam is circulating on social media, online videos and tel

  4. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Roxana Popescu

    Readers, tell us: Are you a long-term renter in San Diego? Why? (opens the original)

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    The San Diego Union-Tribune wants to hear from San Diegans about their housing situations. More specifically, we are interested in people who are long-term renters. More than half of San Diego County households are owner-occupied. Renters live in the rest. In 2024, San Diego had the fourth-highest percentage of renters in the nation. Some renters who don’t own a home are priced out of the market, but others choose to rent, even if they can afford to buy. If you’d like to answer, please reach out

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Roxana Popescu

    San Diego’s newest Sprouts is opening soon (opens the original)

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    A new Sprouts Farmers Market is opening next month in San Diego, filling a void left by a beloved neighborhood Hispanic supermarket. The new Sprouts store, at 3245 El Cajon Blvd., just east of Interstate 805, will open Oct. 2, the company’s website says. The store replaces Pancho Villa Farmer’s Market, which specialized in Mexican cuisine — both ingredients and prepared foods. With this store, the Sprouts chain, founded in San Diego and based in Arizona, will have 11 stores in the city of San Di

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