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San Diego’s vibrant art scene is in crisis, slipping from top-tier status to near the bottom as public funding vanishes and artist wages can’t keep pace with soaring living costs—especially housing. A third of arts orgs are financially unstable, half have tapped savings just to survive, and a mayoral proposal to slash city arts funding sparked national debate. Art isn’t just culture—it’s community, mental health, and tourism. Meanwhile, artists are turning to mutual aid, co-ops, and lending circles to pool resources, share skills, and cover basics like rent and groceries, proving that creativity and community can still thrive—even when the system fails.

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