Brittany Meiling

Brittany Meiling covered startups and small business for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Software engineers Adrian Eufracio (right) and Digant Jagtap work together at Zeeto, an internet marketing company, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Employers bow down to tech workers in hottest job market seen since the dot-com era

July 13, 2021 at 7:29 p.m.

There's an air of desperation among tech employers this summer. Software talent, it seems, is in such high demand that companies are morphing how they hire. And workers are the...

Employers bow down to tech workers in hottest job market seen since the dot-com era

July 20, 2021 at 4:49 a.m.

There's an air of desperation among tech employers this summer. Software talent, it seems, is in such high demand that companies are morphing how they hire. And workers are the...

Discover Echo's microscope, called the Revolve, combines two commonly used designs (the upright and inverted).

San Diego startup acquired for $110 million by billion-dollar Swedish unicorn

July 7, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.

A multibillion-dollar unicorn startup in Sweden is acquiring a small local company that makes futuristic microscopes for $110 million.The San Diego company, called Discover Echo, was an early player in...

San Diego startup acquired for $110 million by billion-dollar Swedish unicorn

July 7, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

Lucas Fernandez, left, is working a hybrid model where he works at home part of the time and at the office other times. His Deicy is also working from home and the two do so while watching their children, Lucas Jr., 2, and Vienna, 7, at their La Mesa apartment.

Segun un informe, San Diego tiene mas puestos de trabajo a distancia que otras ciudades con nuevas empresas

June 26, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

Los empresarios de San Diego son más propensos a permitir el trabajo a distancia que las empresas de otras ciudades de California —y casi del resto del país—, según un...

DiamondView office tower near Petco Park is the new home of software startup ClickUp.

Una empresa multimillonaria de San Diego consigue oficinas en East Village, con vistas al Petco Park

June 26, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

ClickUp, la empresa local de software que se convirtió en una compañía de mil millones de dólares durante la pandemia, se instaló en una torre de oficinas de East Village,...

The new Encinitas office at Flock Freight.

Massive startup beach campus planned for Encinitas

June 24, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

North County software startup Flock Freight is rapidly building out an unconventional tech campus in the Encinitas beach community — taking over buildings that used to house retail. The company...

San Diego has more remote-friendly jobs than nearly all other startup cities, report finds

June 23, 2021 at 10:12 p.m.

San Diego employers are more likely to allow remote work than companies in other California cities — and nearly the rest of the nation — according to a new analysis...

Massive startup beach campus planned for Encinitas

June 23, 2021 at 3:26 a.m.

North County software startup Flock Freight is rapidly building out an unconventional tech campus in the Encinitas beach community — taking over buildings that used to house retail. The company...

Massive startup beach campus planned for Encinitas

June 22, 2021 at 10:29 p.m.

North County software startup Flock Freight is rapidly building out an unconventional tech campus in the Encinitas beach community — taking over buildings that used to house retail. The company...

Billion-dollar San Diego startup grabs East Village office space – with views of Petco Park

June 21, 2021 at 8:55 p.m.

ClickUp, the local software startup that ballooned into a $1 billion company during the pandemic, has expanded into an East Village office tower directly across from Petco Park.The building, called...

Inside the La Jolla office of Fresh Clean Tees.

La Jolla T-shirt startup blows up: how Fresh Clean Tees grew $45 million in two years

June 18, 2021 at 6:43 p.m.

Online T-shirt startup Fresh Clean Tees, founded by a La Jolla couple as a side-gig, is now exploding online — and becoming one of San Diego's fastest-growing e-commerce brands.Starting out...

La Jolla T-shirt startup blows up: how Fresh Clean Tees grew $45 million in two years

June 18, 2021 at 3:21 p.m.

Online T-shirt startup Fresh Clean Tees, founded by a La Jolla couple as a side-gig, is now exploding online — and becoming one of San Diego's fastest-growing e-commerce brands.Starting out...

SAN DIEGO, CA - MARCH 29: The San Diego County's median home price reached $672,750 in February, an all-time high that exceeded the previous record by nearly $23,000. Here, homes line the Carmel Valley Road corridor on Monday, March 29, 2021 in San Diego, CA.(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El condado de San Diego tiene cientos de millones disponibles para renta Por que tan pocos solicitan ayuda?

June 17, 2021 at 6:28 p.m.

Ante la preocupación por desalojos masivos debido a las pérdidas de empleo en la pandemia, se desató una oleada de fondos gubernamentales para inquilinos. Pero la mayoría de ese dinero...

San Diego County has hundreds of millions of dollars in free rent. Why are so few residents applying?

June 19, 2021 at 11:10 p.m.

Concern over mass evictions due to pandemic job losses unleashed a tidal wave of government funding for renters. But that money is still largely untapped.San Diego County received around $216...

Maskless engers in the baggage check area at San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 as the state retired its Blueprint for a Safer Economy tier system and lifted capacity and physical distancing restrictions for most businesses and activities.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

As pandemic restrictions lift, San Diego begins to unmask

June 16, 2021 at 11:35 p.m.

Though pandemic restrictions fell across the state Tuesday, June 15 did not bring an immediate unmasking in San Diego County.While bar, restaurant and gym patrons seemed the most ready to...

Tuesday August, 31st 2010 downtown San Diego CA USA- EcoAtm customer Billi Williams (cq) types in his old phone's model number to find out its worth. Williams recycled a phone on a previous visit and received 149 dollars. This phone was considerably less, zero dollars. Photo by David Brooks / Union-Tribune MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID BROOKS/UNION-TRIBUNE/Zuma PRESS

San Diego’s legacy tech company ecoATM gets $75M and plans to grow local headquarters

June 14, 2021 at 9:59 p.m.

EcoATM, a company once heralded for being an early success story in San Diego's tech startup scene, has raised $75 million to keep its business growing.The fresh funds will be...

San Diego, CA - June 07: Dogs have plenty of room to run and play outdoors at The Dog Society in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A massive dog – and dog owner – paradise is opening in San Diego

June 11, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

San Diego dog owners are getting a sprawling social destination to take their pets — and the spot is unlike any other dog park or party place in the city.The...

San Diego tendra un enorme paraiso para los perros -y sus duenos

June 10, 2021 at 8:34 p.m.

Los dueños de perros muy pronto tendrán a su disposición un amplio destino social en San Diego para llevar a sus mascotas, pero este lugar no se parece a ningún...

A massive dog – and dog owner – paradise is opening in San Diego

June 10, 2021 at 2:16 p.m.

San Diego dog owners are getting a sprawling social destination to take their pets — and the spot is unlike any other dog park or party place in the city.The...

Asian woman student or businesswoman work late at night. Concentrated and feel sleepy at the desk in dark room with laptop or notebook.Concept of people workhard and burnout syndrome.

Los trabajadores de San Diego estan mas cansados ahora que en plena pandemia de 2020

June 8, 2021 at 9:49 p.m.

Los trabajadores de San Diego reportan un aumento de la sensación de agotamiento —incluso mientras la amenaza de la pandemia se debilita— debido al aumento de la carga de trabajo,...

San Diego workers are more burned out now than at the height of 2020’s pandemic

June 8, 2021 at 5:58 p.m.

San Diego workers are reporting increased feelings of burnout — even while the threat of the pandemic weakens — due to increased workloads, a lack of real vacations and an...

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Carrier sales representative Patrick O'Rourke works behind plexiglass at Flock Freight in their offices with some of the new safety measures on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Do the new mask rules in San Diego workplaces make sense? Experts weigh in

June 5, 2021 at 5:38 p.m.

Masks and other pandemic precautions may soon be relaxed for California workers — but the new rules are neither straightforward nor universal. of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards...

SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 27: On Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 in San Diego, CA., Target Store customers in Mission Valley make their way into the store during the annual Black Friday sale. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los probadores de Target por fin reabren en San Diego

June 3, 2021 at 9:36 p.m.

Target abrirá sus probadores en San Diego —y en todo Estados Unidos— esta semana tras más de 14 meses de cierre.El minorista fue una excepción entre sus competidores por mantener...

Target’s fitting rooms are finally reopening in San Diego

June 3, 2021 at 12:33 a.m.

Target is opening its fitting rooms in San Diego — and across the U.S. — this week after more than 14 months of closure.The retailer was an outlier among its...

Oliver Space allows flexible options to furnish a home, including the ability to rent, buy, or continuously swap out furniture items over time as needs change.

Would you rent furniture from a tech company? San Diego gets new option for home furnishings

June 3, 2021 at 12:32 a.m.

A San Francisco furniture startup called Oliver Space is expanding into San Diego, setting up warehouses full of elegant couches, dining tables and other trendy furnishings.The company has modernized the...

Target’s fitting rooms are finally reopening in San Diego

June 2, 2021 at 9:39 p.m.

Target is opening its fitting rooms in San Diego — and across the U.S. — this week after more than 14 months of closure.The retailer was an outlier among its...

Would you rent furniture from a tech company? San Diego gets new option for home furnishings

June 2, 2021 at 9:45 p.m.

SAN DIEGO, CA - MAY 14: Wowyow cofounders (from left) Michael Ramirez, Adam Boskovich, Jarett Boskovich pose for photos at Wowyow headquarters on Friday, May 14, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Esta empresa de North Park es respaldada por el fundador de GoFundMe y un ex-Googler. Aqui se explica por que

June 1, 2021 at 8:15 p.m.

Dos de los empresarios tecnológicos más conocidos de San Diego han invertido silenciosamente en una empresa de software poco conocida de North Park llamada WowYow.Andy Ballester, cofundador del gigante de...

This North Park startup just got backed by GoFundMe founder and Ex-Googler. Here’s why

May 31, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

Two of San Diego's best-known tech entrepreneurs have quietly invested in a little-known software startup in North Park called WowYow.Andy Ballester, the co-founder of tech giant GoFundMe, invested his own...

SAN DIEGO, CA - MAY 13: Student Ava Day (right), 4, plays a game with other students at Le Petite Etoile 360 Preschool on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in San Diego, CA. This University Heights preschool is one of over 32,000 daycare centers listed on the site of a local tech startup called Tootris. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Encontrar guarderia en San Diego es un problema. Esta empresa local quiere ayudar

May 22, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

Una conocida ejecutiva tecnológica de San Diego ha puesto en marcha una empresa emergente en internet que pretende resolver el problema de la búsqueda de guarderías para los padres que...

Can’t find daycare for your kids in San Diego? This local startup wants to help

May 25, 2021 at 4:51 p.m.

A well-known tech executive in San Diego has launched an online startup that aims to solve the problem of finding child care for working parents.The startup, called Tootris, is building...

Alex Goode, CEO of the startup software company GoSite, poses for a portrait at the company's headquarters on June 6, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Free software for small businesses: Mission Valley startup GoSite partners with EDC for giveaway

May 20, 2021 at 3:14 a.m.

One of San Diego's fastest-growing software startups, GoSite, is giving away access to its suite of digital tools to 100 small, local businesses as part of a new economic development...

San Diego entrepreneur gets 4 years for stealing $1.5M from his own startup

May 18, 2021 at 3:44 a.m.

A former San Diego startup CEO was sentenced Monday to four years in custody — and millions of dollars in payments — for embezzling money to his lavish lifestyle.Jeffrey...

Storefront of the new Warby Parker store in Fashion Valley Mall.

E-commerce giant Warby Parker opens new store at Fashion Valley

May 18, 2021 at 12:47 a.m.

Warby Parker, an e-commerce giant in the eyewear industry, has opened its second brick-and-mortar store in San Diego at Fashion Valley mall. Founded 10 years ago as an online-only prescription...

San Diego, CA - May 11:
At SDSU on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in San Diego, CA., SDSU graduate, Paige Finn Doherty is a computer science grad who's had a shockingly expansive amount of experience in venture capital for her age. Doherty raised $1.6 million to invest in four startups led by underrepresented founders. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Gen Z fund? How this 22-year-old SDSU grad raised $1.6 million to invest in underrepresented entrepreneurs

May 17, 2021 at 12:21 a.m.

A newly graduated San Diego State University alum has raised $1.6 million — largely through her Twitter following — to invest in startups founded by diverse people rarely seen in...

Como una joven de 22 anos, graduada de SDSU, recaudo 1.6 mdd y creo un fondo para empresarios subrepresentados

May 14, 2021 at 11:26 p.m.

Una egresada de la San Diego State University, recién graduada, recaudó 1.6 millones de dólares —en gran parte gracias a sus seguidores de Twitter— para invertir en empresas emergentes o...

A Gen Z fund? How this 22-year-old SDSU grad raised $1.6 million to invest in underrepresented entrepreneurs

May 14, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.

A newly graduated San Diego State University alum has raised $1.6 million — largely through her Twitter following — to invest in startups founded by diverse people rarely seen in...

Lucas Fernandez is working a hybrid model where he works at home part of the time and at the office other times. His Deicy is also working from home and the two do so while watching their children, Lucas Jr., 2, and Vienna, 7, at their La Mesa apartment.

Empresarios de San Diego en su mayoria no permiten el trabajo a distancia tras la pandemia, segun un informe

May 12, 2021 at 2:19 a.m.

A pesar de las interminables especulaciones durante los oscuros días de la pandemia de coronavirus, resulta que el trabajo desde casa puede no ser permanente para muchos empresarios de San...

San Diego employers are mostly not allowing remote work post-pandemic, report finds

May 13, 2021 at 2:09 a.m.

Despite endless speculation during the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic, it turns out that working from home may not be permanent for many San Diego employers. That's according to...

Jonathan Cogley, founder of LogicBoost Labs, at his office in San Diego.

Ocean Beach resident sold his last start-up for $1.4 billion; now he’s running a tech accelerator in San Diego

May 11, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.

There's a new start-up accelerator in San Diego that's been operating quietly through the COVID-19 pandemic, launched by a tech executive who recently achieved the entrepreneurial dream: a billion-dollar exit.The...

He sold his last startup for $1.4 billion. Now he’s running a tech accelerator in San Diego

May 6, 2021 at 10:26 p.m.

There's a new startup accelerator in San Diego that's been operating quietly through the pandemic, launched by a tech executive who recently achieved the entrepreneurial dream: a billion-dollar exit.The new...

Accel Robotics designed the grab-and-go, cashier-less store in East Village.

East Village se convierte en una tienda de comestibles futurista disenada por Accel Robotics

May 6, 2021 at 6:58 p.m.

En la planta baja del lujoso complejo de departamentos Vantage Pointe se abre una tienda de comestibles futurista en East Village.La nueva tienda, llamada Valet Market, ha sido diseñada por...

East Village gets futuristic grocery store designed by Accel Robotics

May 5, 2021 at 11:48 p.m.

A futuristic grocery store is opening in East Village on the ground floor of the luxury high-rise apartment complex Vantage Pointe. The new store, called Valet Market, was designed by...

East Village gets futuristic grocery store designed by Accel Robotics

May 5, 2021 at 10:06 p.m.

A futuristic grocery store is opening in East Village on the ground floor of the luxury high-rise apartment complex Vantage Pointe. The new store, called Valet Market, was designed by...

Veo, based in Chicago, makes seated scooters.

La empresa de scooters propiedad de mujeres Veo trae 1000 unidades al centro de San Diego

May 1, 2021 at 3:06 p.m.

Una empresa menos conocida de scooters llamada Veo está entrando en el mercado de San Diego, instalando 1000 dispositivos eléctricos con asiento en todo el centro de la ciudad.Es posible...

Woman-owned scooter co. Veo brings 1,000 seated devices to downtown San Diego

April 30, 2021 at 11:52 p.m.

A lesser-known scooter startup called Veo is entering the San Diego market, setting up 1,000 seated electric devices throughout downtown. Many scooter fans may not have heard of Chicago-based Veo,...

Vector illustration of people in respiratory protective masks

Is it OK to start networking again in San Diego? Coffee, events and all things in-person

May 1, 2021 at 3:37 a.m.

It’s been 13 months since I last met a source for coffee in person. That is, until last week when I nervously waited on the LeStat’s patio in Normal Heights...

David Loo, founder and CEO of Perspectium, stands in front of his customer service workers at the Perspectium offices in Rancho Bernardo.

Perspectium, founded by ex-ServiceNow engineer, gets acquired by Seattle-based startup

April 27, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.

San Diego software startup Perspectium, which raised $8 million in venture capital just two years ago, has been acquired by an out-of-state buyer. The company is being purchased by BitTitan,...

The team at Flock Freight's office in Solana Beach.

Solana Beach loses booming, Google-backed tech startup Flock Freight to Encinitas

April 23, 2021 at 8:41 p.m.

Flock Freight, one of San Diego's hottest tech startups, is moving its headquarters from Solana Beach to Encinitas, citing unbearably slow action on a permit request that would allow it...

Solana Beach loses booming, Google-backed tech startup Flock Freight to Encinitas

April 23, 2021 at 8:29 p.m.

Flock Freight, one of San Diego's hottest tech startups, is moving its headquarters from Solana Beach to Encinitas, citing unbearably slow action on a permit request that would allow it...

Solana Beach loses booming, Google-backed tech startup Flock Freight to Encinitas

April 23, 2021 at 8:07 p.m.

Flock Freight, one of San Diego's hottest tech startups, is moving its headquarters from Solana Beach to Encinitas, citing unbearably slow action on a permit request that would allow it...

San Diego software startup Kandji gets $60M, capping a booming month for local tech

April 22, 2021 at 11:20 p.m.

Just seven months after its last big check from investors, San Diego startup Kandji has raised an additional $60 million to keep up its fast growth. The tech company, which...

SAN DIEGO, CA November 1st, 2018 | Yembo co-founders Siddhartha Mohan (left) and Zach Rattner pose for photos at the office of their start up business on Thursday in San Diego. Yembo is a browser based moving software. The software scans you home and gets you a quote for moving. | (Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego startup Yembo, by ex-Qualcomm engineers, gets $8.5M to expand

April 21, 2021 at 9:13 p.m.

A San Diego tech startup founded by two ex-Qualcomm engineers just raised $8.5 million from investors to expand its reach into new industries.The company, called Yembo, currently makes an AI-powered...

TuSimple's executive team rings the bell Thursday when it listed on Nasdaq.

San Diego’s TuSimple just snagged $8.5B valuation at IPO, making it our latest public giant

April 26, 2021 at 7:31 p.m.

A little-known startup just a few short years ago, San Diego's autonomous vehicle maker TuSimple is now one of the region's most highly valued public companies.The 6-year-old business raised more...

Neal Bloom (left) and Al Bsharah co-founded Interlock Capital in 2020.

‘Not your typical startup fund:’ 2 pillars in San Diego tech launch angel group

April 15, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

Two of the most well-known men in San Diego's startup scene are founding their own investment firm, hoping to expand a world typically reserved for wealthy executives to include tech...

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Bumble Bee Seafoods CEO Jan Tharpe poses in a stairwell at their headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Can San Diego’s canned tuna giant, Bumble Bee, recover from bankruptcy and scandal?

October 16, 2020 at 9:22 p.m.

San Diego's 120-year-old canned tuna giant, Bumble Bee Seafoods, is trying to make tinned fish cool again. With viral YouTube ads, a trendy campaign targeted toward millennials and Gen Z,...

Cook Casa founder Anayo Nworjih (center) with a group of interns earlier this year.

These 10 startups chosen for San Diego’s first Startup Month incubator

October 9, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

Organizers of this year's Startup Month have picked 10 fledgling companies to participate in its first-ever incubator, a small-business program meant to help entrepreneurs grow their company.The incubator is a...

SerenityEHS co-founders Peter Oneppo (left) and Kris Markham.

Ex-ServiceNow employees launch tech startup SerenityEHS, funded by former executives

October 10, 2020 at 12:30 a.m.

Two former employees of the tech giant ServiceNow have launched a software startup in San Diego that's riding a wave of new, pandemic-related business. And the startup has caught the...

The COVID-19 tests can be picked up at any pharmacy location of Albertsons, Vons or Pavilions in San Diego.

Pruebas de COVID en el supermercado? Vons, Albertsons y Pavilions en San Diego las venden

October 3, 2020 at 12:21 a.m.

Las tiendas de comestibles Vons, Albertsons y Pavilions venden pruebas de COVID-19 a domicilio en todo el sur de California, incluyendo todos los lugares que tienen una farmacia en San...

COVID tests at the grocery store? San Diego’s Vons, Albertsons and Pavilions now offering at-home kits

October 2, 2020 at 6:39 p.m.

Grocery stores Vons, Albertsons and Pavilions are now selling at-home COVID-19 tests throughout Southern California, including every location that has a pharmacy in San Diego. The tests, which cost patients...

The San Diego Central Library put up safety measures in place to prepare for this weekend’s reopening.

Bibliotecas de la ciudad de San Diego abriran para servicios en persona tras 6 meses de cierre

October 1, 2020 at 6:44 p.m.

Una docena de bibliotecas de la ciudad de San Diego reabrirán sus puertas este fin de semana, para recibir visitantes después de más de seis meses de cierre.Sin embargo, los...

Christine Gonzalez is Branch Manager at Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library. She can be reached at (619) 531-1529 or CGonzalez@sandiego.gov

Point Loma Library set to reopen for in-person services Oct. 3 with 25% capacity

October 1, 2020 at 5:56 p.m.

The Point Loma/Hervey Library is one of a dozen San Diego city libraries scheduled to reopen for limited indoor services Saturday, Oct. 3, at 25 percent capacity. The libraries will...

Youth Services Librarian Dana Sanchez stands at the -less pick-up table at the La Jolla Riford Library.

La Jolla Library set to reopen for in-person services Oct. 3 with 25% capacity

October 1, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

The La Jolla/Riford Library is one of a dozen San Diego city libraries scheduled to reopen for limited indoor services Saturday, Oct. 3, at 25 percent capacity. The libraries will...

San Diego city libraries to open for in-person services after 6 months of closure

October 1, 2020 at 3:05 p.m.

A dozen of San Diego's city libraries are reopening for indoor services this weekend, opening doors to patrons after more than six months of closure.In-person services won't be exactly the...

Seismic is one of the region's first software unicorns in decades, earning $1B valuations in the past few months. New software incubators are opening in town, and so are new tech funds. Seismic's software engineering team working at their office space.

San Diego’s unicorn startup Seismic gets additional $92M, raising valuation to $1.6B

September 29, 2020 at 9:46 p.m.

Local software startup Seismic just raised $92 million in a fresh wave of growth capital, making it one of the fastest-growing and most valuable young tech companies in San Diego....

Startup San Diego is using software made by VirBELA to create a virtual playground for attendees.

San Diego Startup Week gets reimagined with virtual worlds, monthlong format in 2020

September 29, 2020 at 12:31 p.m.

San Diego Startup Week, a grassroots tech event that once drew thousands of young entrepreneurs downtown for its annual gathering, has been remade for 2020. Yes, it's virtual. But organizers...

A rendering of Brixton's storefront in Encinitas, which is set to open in November 2020.

Un fabricante de sombreros de Oceanside abrira su primer local comercial en Encinitas

September 25, 2020 at 10:51 p.m.

El fabricante de ropa y sombreros Brixton, que comenzó en un garaje de Oceanside y se ha convertido en un minorista mundial, abrirá su primer local comercial en Encinitas.El nuevo...

Wilma J. Wooten, Public Health Officer County of San Diego spoke to news reporter on Mar. 16, 2020.

San Diego groups create fund for Black community investments, Wilma Wooten scholarship

September 24, 2020 at 9:54 p.m.

San Diego politicians and business leaders announced Thursday the creation of the Black Community Investment Fund, a pool of money meant to increase racial equity in the region.The $1.3 million...

This Oceanside hat maker is opening first local brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas

September 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

Clothing and hat maker Brixton, which was founded in an Oceanside garage and has grown into a global retailer, is opening its first stateside, brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas. The company's...

Shiv Shukla, the CEO and founder of Neuralace Medical, took home first place in 2018. He went on to raise several million dollars from investors.

San Diego startups lose Quick Pitch event in 2020, but gain alternative

September 23, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

San Diego's startup scene is losing a favorite annual event this year with Quick Pitch on hiatus until the pandemic eases, organizers say. But a new event with a fresh...

This Oceanside hat maker is opening first local brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas

September 21, 2020 at 10:31 p.m.

Clothing and hat maker Brixton, which was founded in an Oceanside garage and has grown into a global retailer, is opening its first stateside, brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas. The company's...

This Oceanside hat maker is opening first local brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas

September 22, 2020 at 12:15 a.m.

Clothing and hat maker Brixton, which was founded in an Oceanside garage and has grown into a global retailer, is opening its first stateside, brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas. The company's...

The dining room at Mendocino Farms, which opened June 6 in the Square at Bressi Ranch center in Carlsbad. It is the Studio City-based company's third location in San Diego County.

Mendocino Farms abrira un nuevo local en el centro comercial Westfield Mission Valley

September 18, 2020 at 10:28 p.m.

El restaurante de comida rápida Mendocino Farms abrirá un nuevo local en el centro comercial Westfield Mission Valley la próxima semana.El nuevo local de 3133 pies cuadrados está en el...

Whole Foods-backed Mendocino Farms opens new location in Westfield Mission Valley mall

September 16, 2020 at 12:20 a.m.

Popular fast-casual restaurant Mendocino Farms is opening a new location at Westfield Mission Valley mall next week.The new 3,133 square-foot spot is at 1652 Camino del Rio North across from...

Whole Foods-backed Mendocino Farms opens new location in Westfield Mission Valley mall

September 15, 2020 at 10:01 p.m.

Popular fast-casual restaurant Mendocino Farms is opening a new location at Westfield Mission Valley mall next week.The new 3,133 square-foot spot is at 1652 Camino del Rio North across from...

Denise Longley (left) and partner Steven Longley are co-founders of Longley Capital.

This La Jolla couple is raising millions to invest in San Diego’s tech scene

September 11, 2020 at 8:39 p.m.

The rallying behind San Diego’s tech scene — a once loud and growing segment of local business — has cooled this year, but there's a glimmer of activity on the...

Unified Port of San Diego president and CEO Randa Coniglio.

Port of San Diego to lose top executive as CEO Randa Coniglio retires

September 9, 2020 at 7:55 p.m.

The Port of San Diego is headed for an executive change as president and CEO Randa Coniglio announced her impending retirement Tuesday.The 20-year veteran port official has held the top...

San Diego’s white-collar workers are still in limbo, but some eyeing a return to the office

September 8, 2020 at 8:01 p.m.

After nearly six months of working from home, many white-collar office workers in San Diego are eyeing their old work spaces, wondering when — if ever — they'll return to...

<b>Rez Guzman, chef at Little Frenchie, and Humberto Medina work in the kitchen.</b><br/><br/>

Indoor rules are changing in San Diego County. Restaurants, gyms, salons and more affected

August 29, 2020 at 8:53 p.m.

After more than a month getting by as best they could outdoors, businesses and other organizations received a much broader-than-expected set of reopening guidelines from the state Friday, Aug. 28.Though...

Indoor rules are changing in San Diego County. Restaurants, gyms, salons and more affected

August 29, 2020 at 8:51 p.m.

Indoor rules are changing in San Diego County. Restaurants, gyms, salons and more affected

August 29, 2020 at 8:42 p.m.

Rez Guzman, chef at Little Frenchie, and Humberto Medina work in the kitchen.

Indoor rules are changing in San Diego County. Restaurants, gyms, salons and more affected

August 28, 2020 at 9:16 p.m.

Indoor rules are changing in San Diego County. Restaurants, gyms, salons and more affected

October 13, 2020 at 9:56 p.m.

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 16: People workout at Boulevard Fitness in the University Heights neighborhood on Thursday, July 16, 2020 in San Diego, CA. The owner, Shawn Gilbert, has defied Governor Gavin Newsom's orders to shutter the gym as concerns grow in the state about the COVID-19 pandemic (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

After months of defiance, Boulevard Fitness finally shuts down in face of fines

August 29, 2020 at 1:08 a.m.

Boulevard Fitness, the University Heights gym now notorious for remaining open amid pandemic closure orders, has temporarily shuttered.The closure follows several actions by San Diego County and city officials, most...

SAN DIEGO, CA March 1st 2018 | These are two Bird scooters placed on the sidewalk at E Street and 4th Avenue on Thursday in Downtown San Diego, California. | (Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los scooters casi desaparecen de San Diego por COVID-19. Ahora su uso volvio a subir

August 27, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.

Los scooters y bicicletas eléctricas, que en algún momento pululaban por decenas de miles en los centros más animados de San Diego, casi se extinguieron durante los primeros meses de...

Scooters nearly went extinct in San Diego due to COVID-19. Now use is climbing again

August 29, 2020 at 1:01 a.m.

Electric scooters and bikes, once swarming San Diego's most lively hubs by the tens of thousands, nearly reached extinction during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. By one week...

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 20: People wait for their rideshares to arrive at the San Diego Airport on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Uber, Lyft seguiran conduciendo en San Diego despues de todo. Pero la lucha laboral no ha terminado

August 22, 2020 at 5:21 p.m.

Uber y Lyft ganaron un aplazamiento el jueves sobre una orden judicial que les exigía convertir a los conductores contratados en empleados antes del viernes, frenando su amenaza de cerrar...

Uber, Lyft will keep driving in San Diego after all. But the labor fight isn’t over

August 21, 2020 at 3:09 p.m.

Uber and Lyft won a delay Thursday on a court order requiring them to make contracted drivers into employees by Friday, heading off their threat to shut down services in...

Uber, Lyft will keep driving in San Diego after all. But the labor fight isn’t over

August 21, 2020 at 10:37 p.m.

Uber and Lyft won a delay Thursday on a court order requiring them to make contracted drivers into employees by Friday, heading off their threat to shut down services in...

Need free interns? A San Diego group footing the bill for small businesses is accepting applications

August 20, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

An economic development group in San Diego is volunteering to pay the salaries of interns for 100 small businesses over the next three years. This week, a round of applications...

Mayor Kevin Faulconer made the announcement at Mira Mesa Community Park.<br/><br/>

Mayor signs executive order making San Diego city parks available for gyms and churches

August 18, 2020 at 11:52 p.m.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signed an executive order Aug. 18 that allows gyms and churches to use city parks for in-person activities.The mayor’s order temporarily waives permitting fees for...

Mayor signs executive order making San Diego city parks available for gyms and churches

August 18, 2020 at 11:48 p.m.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signed an executive order Aug. 18 that allows gyms and churches to use city parks for in-person activities.The mayor’s order temporarily waives permitting fees for...

Mayor signs executive order making San Diego city parks available for gyms and churches

August 23, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signed an executive order Aug. 18 that allows gyms and churches to use city parks for in-person activities.The mayor’s order temporarily waives permitting fees for...

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 05: Jayson Chabrow works out at San Diego County's Waterfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 in San Diego, CA. The County Board of Supervisors ed a resolution on Tuesday expanding access to its parks for gyms and churches that cannot operate indoors due to restrictions in place related to the coronavirus pandemic. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Alcalde firma orden ejecutiva para que gimnasios e iglesias puedan usar parques de la ciudad de San Diego

August 18, 2020 at 11:37 p.m.

El alcalde de San Diego Kevin Faulconer firmó el martes una orden ejecutiva que permite a los gimnasios e iglesias usar los parques de la ciudad para actividades presenciales.La orden...

San Diego city parks now available for gyms, churches, as Mayor Faulconer signs executive order

August 18, 2020 at 10:32 p.m.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signed an executive order Tuesday that allows gyms and churches to use city parks for in-person activities.The mayor’s order temporarily waives permitting fees for fitness...

San Diego city parks now available for gyms, churches, as Mayor Faulconer signs executive order

August 18, 2020 at 10:18 p.m.

At The Grossmont Center outdoor shopping mall in La Mesa, shoppers walk down the center of the mall which has moved into Phase 2. Late Wednesday night the State of California approved San Diego County's plan for Phase 2 of the reopening plan.

Compras en California siguen muy por debajo en comparacion con otros estados, segun informe

August 14, 2020 at 10:19 p.m.

Las compras en tiendas en California están sufriendo un golpe prolongado, viendo solo una pequeña fracción del tráfico peatonal comparado con esta época del año pasado. El estado está significativamente...

Shopping in California is still far below normal, report says, lagging recovery seen in rest of the country

August 14, 2020 at 10:06 p.m.

In-store shopping in California is suffering a prolonged hit, seeing only a small fraction of foot traffic compared to this time last year. The state is significantly lagging behind national...

Shopping in California is still far below normal, report says, lagging recovery seen in rest of the country

August 14, 2020 at 8:37 p.m.

In-store shopping in California is suffering a prolonged hit, seeing only a small fraction of foot traffic compared to this time last year. The state is significantly lagging behind national...

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