San Diego Science & the Global Pandemic: a Recap In August, San Diego: Life. Changing., a program of San Diego Regional EDC, wrapped up a series of virtual events highlighting the innovation economy and spirit of collaboration that exist in San Diego. The series looked at how the life sciences industry is playing a role […]
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Good News of the Week – September 11, 2020
Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. For the week of […]
San Diego’s economic recovery must be inclusive.
A note from Our board chair In 1967, my parents fled Cuba to seek freedom and a better life in the United States. Due to travel restrictions, they were forced to move to Spain, where I was born, before finally arriving in the City of Chicago in January 1968. My parents never dreamed that within […]
What you need to know about reopening your small business – September 2020
The state of California has established a four tier system for reopening nonessential business sectors. Businesses listed in Tier 2, including hair salons, places of worship, gyms, and restaurants, may reopen modified indoor operations that ensure employee and customer health and safety. What you need to know In addition to the information laid out in […]
Advancing San Diego Company Spotlight: Tourmaline Wireless
The Advancing San Diego (ASD) Internship Program launched this Spring in a remote-capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to provide up to 100 San Diego-based companies with fully subsidized interns. This program targets companies with 100 employees or less, which comprise 98% of all businesses in San Diego, employ nearly two thirds of San […]
Economy in crisis: Local housing market stays hot, unaffordable despite COVID
THE TAKEAWAYS… House prices continued to climb locally, despite record job losses from COVID Lower mortgage rates, strong population growth, the addition of high-earning newcomers to the region, and a razor-thin inventory of available houses have fueled house price growth The evidence suggests that thousands of people are being priced out of San Diego each […]
Good News of the Week – September 4, 2020
Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. For the week of […]
Good News of the Week – August 28, 2020
Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. For the week of […]
Economy in crisis: SD tourism holds up, but the recovery remains uneven
THE KEY TAKEAWAYS… San Diego’s accommodation sector is performing well as summer draws to a close. Hotels have been slow to rehire workers, but recent metrics suggest that a strong spate of hiring is in the cards. The recovery has been uneven, but a number of industries have recouped most of the jobs lost to […]
A legacy of discrimination: Redlining in San Diego
Economic inequality is a pre-existing condition. And just like in the rest of the country, a history of housing discrimination and redlining policies has burdened San Diego with decades of mounting inequities that can still be seen and felt more than 80 years later. Less than 20 miles apart, the 1938 redlining policy presented two […]