📈 What’s up?

• Electricity: 16.2%
• Rent: 8.8%
• Dining out: 5.8%
• Gasoline (motor fuel): 5%
• Medical care: 2.5%
• Alcoholic beverages: 2.1%

📉 What’s going down?

• Utility (piped) gas services: -11.4%
• Used cars and trucks: -7.7%
• Fruits and vegetables: -5.8%
• Consumer durables (like electronics or appliances): -3%
• Meat, poultry, fish, and eggs: -2.7%

• Resident Free Tuesday | Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | The San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, San Diego | Free | Locals get in free today, just bring a photo ID that shows your address.
• San Marcos Farmers Market | Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 3-7 p.m. | 251 N. City Dr., San Marcos | Free | Stock up on fresh produce, grab a hot meal from a vendor, and enjoy community fun.
• Angel Olsen | Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Humphreys Concerts by the bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr., San Diego | $45 | If you like alternative indie jams, there’s a “Chance” you’ll want to see this singer’s show.

• Lit | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego | $28-$70 | The “My Own Worst Enemy” band performs with Fenix TX, Zebrahead, and Nights Like Thieves.
• The Scream Zone |Through Tuesday, Oct. 31 | Times vary | Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. | $33-$48 | The Fairgrounds becomes the “Scaregrounds” with three bone-chilling haunts and the new Midway Madness Halloween-themed carnival.
• Casey Balsham | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 8 p.m. | Mic Drop Comedy, 8878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego | $18 | The NYC-based comedian and “Shady” podcast host performs.

• SDFD Mustache Madness | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 5-11 p.m. | Mavericks Beach Club, 860 Garnet Ave., San Diego | $20 | Show your ‘stache — real or fake — at this San Diego Fire-Rescue Department charity event to support FirefighterAid.

• San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has introduced Rapid 227, an all-electric fleet of 12 buses bolting through Otay Mesa, Nestor, and Imperial Beach with service to the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley. Free rides are available through the end of October. (NBC 7)

• The City of San Diego has finished rolling out “green bins” to residents, used for organic waste recycling under SB-1383. Since January, the city’s Environmental Services Department has reportedly collected 53,000+ tons of organic waste through the program. (Fox 5)

• The Downtown San Diego Partnership has installed new Bigbelly bins in East Village to help locals dispose of trash. The tamper-proof, “smart waste” bins can be opened with a foot pedal and are covered in art and information.

• The 2023-2024 season will be the San Diego Socker’s final season at Pechanga Arena. The pro indoor soccer team’s new home turf will be Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, a 6,000-seat venue that began construction in 2021. Tickets for the upcoming season are now on sale. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• Oceanside has welcomed a cool addition: Little Fox Cups & Cones. The locally-founded scoop shop features a rotating menu of ~20 flavors available in cups, cones, to-go pints, and a shell of a lot more. You can also find gourmet ice cream tacos on the menu. (Eater San Diego)

• Two local eateries ranked on Tripadvisor’s “Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Restaurants.” The Taco Stand in La Jolla scored the No. 9 spot in the Quick Eats category while Oceana Coastal Kitchen in Mission Bay placed No. 10 in the Everyday Eats category. (Tripadvisor)

• Pump the brakes — San Diego is No. 85 on WalletHub’s 2023 list of best cities for drivers in the US. The study ranked the nation’s 100 largest cities, and while SD had above-average scores for safety and access to maintenance, it was dinged for vehicle-related costs. (WalletHub)

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