Economy

According to the EDD, total non-farm employment in San Diego County increased by 21,500 jobs month-over-month — from 1,386,600 to 1,408,100 — while farm employment contracted from 9,600 to 9,500.

California's beleaguered restaurant and hospitality industry rebounded in October, adding 66,000 jobs as the unemployment rate in the nation's most populous state dipped below 10% for the first time since the pandemic upended its economy in March.

San Diego County is still trying to develop a climate action plan that allows for housing growth, while protecting the environment, and meets state goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Pink Rose Café owner Nadia Zamora received a surprise $5,000 from Union Bank and a free one year membership to the La Mesa Chamber of Commerce after her still unopened La Mesa business was damaged in the May riots.

As the county issues cease and desist orders to organizations throughout the county for violating health orders, one county supervisor is calling for further crackdowns in the face of skyrocketing COVID-19 cases.

California’s coronavirus cases are surging and health officials say social gatherings and people not wearing masks or keeping their distance are fueling the rise.

Due to rising numbers of COVID-19 infections San Diego county, restaurants, gyms, churches and movie theatres have to stop indoor operations by Saturday.

The San Diego County Fair and other large events vanished due to COVID-19. So did major earnings for the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Many local businesses will be forced to reduce capacity as San Diego slides into the state's most restrictive COVID-19 operating tier, women running for political office in San Diego County tell their stories about confronting receiving threats and harassment on social media, and artists go to court to preserve murals slated for demolition at a middle school in Logan Heights.

Voters have approved exempting the Midway District from San Diego's 30-foot coastal height limit, and property owners may now be enticed to redevelop their land. But don't expect revitalization to happen overnight.