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In honor of National Beer Day, the city of San Diego launched a "Business is Brewing" website Wednesday to provide local breweries with market information and economic development resources they can use to support and grow their businesses. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe public agency that manages the tidelands around San Diego Bay is considering adjusting the way it does business, essentially adding environmental justice to the Port of San Diego's master plan. -
It is the first time that weekly applications for jobless aid have fallen below 700,000 since mid-March of 2020. Before the pandemic tore through the economy, applications had never topped that level. -
A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses waiting for shipments from Asia, while off the coast of California, dozens of container ships have been anchored, unable to unload their cargo. -
Amazon is being sued by a coalition of California prosecutors, including the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, for allegedly misleading consumers regarding pricing on its website. -
The California Legislature is delaying a bill that would give a tax break to businesses. -
The renewed focus on San Diego's homelessness crisis after a deadly crash downtown, the enormous toll on local small businesses after one year of pandemic closures, and Governor Gavin Newsom's political strategy as a recall effort gains momentum. -
The bill would require companies with at least 25 employees to offer up to two weeks of paid sick leave for a variety of coronavirus-related reasons. The bill is retroactive to Jan. 1, so some companies could have to pay for leave already taken. -
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a 50-year ground lease for a property near Gillespie Field where a 141,360-square-foot distribution center is planned. -
KPBS Midday EditionCOVID-19 has crushed many small businesses in the county, and the losses go beyond just jobs. In some cases, family wealth meant to sustain generations is gone and the fabric of communities frayed.
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