Tag: Business
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Some San Diego Businesses Reopen To Scarce Customers
After almost two months closed, some businesses across the state are being allowed to reopen today. But not all of them are ready just yet.
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Family Business Celebrates 45 Years As ‘A Little Bit Of The Country’ In The City
By Tarryn Mento When most high school students would be worried about homework, Bill Tall was launching a business. He had just quit his job at SeaWorld and set up shop in a small lot owned by his father, where he sold firewood and manure. “I would take the chunky stuff and put them…
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Is Your Biz In A Business Improvement District? City Reports Show Not All Owners Know
By Tarryn Mento Along El Cajon Boulevard in the city of San Diego, you can grab ethnic cuisine at a weekly food fair, access free expertise to upgrade your bicycle and celebrate the weekend at an open-air market. The community events are among the efforts of the El Cajon Boulevard Improvement Association, which manages a…
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El Cajon Boulevard Night Market Expanding
City Heights residents Javier Ortega and Krista Berry say the BLVD Market has acted as an incubator for their empanada business, Spanglish Eats. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks First they reclaimed an old strip mall on El Cajon Boulevard. Now, young business owners are reclaiming Utah Street in San Diego’s North Park…
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San Diego Cabbies Brace for an Open Taxi Market
San Diego’s taxi industry will no longer have its long-standing cap. KPBS reporter Megan Burks reports on the change and its effects. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Megan Burks Starting Wednesday, the long-standing cap on the number of taxis allowed in San Diego is history. The city says the change will create opportunity in…