The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians will continue negotiations for a new compact. Rincon representatives, from left, Council Member Charlie Kolb, Vice Chairman Bo Mazzetti and Council Members Gilbert Parada and Stephanie Spencer. |
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| Retail - Besides scientists ready to debut their latest advances and venture capitalists keen on learning about investment opportunities, next month’s Biotechnology Industry Organization gathering is bringing a swell of recruiters eager to attract businesses ripe for expansion. |
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| Real Estate - A ruling in favor of developer Douglas Manchester’s effort to build a mixed-use waterfront park on downtown Navy land has dealt a blow to the California Coastal Commission’s authority to regulate this project and other private developments built on federal property, according to Manchester’s attorney. |
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| Labor - The San Diego Union-Tribune axed at least one of its Web site executives and has frozen top management’s salaries, according to an internal memo dated May 7 that was sent to staff members from Gene Bell, the publication’s president and chief executive officer. |
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| Economy - Despite competing with the world’s largest medical device makers, Carlsbad-based Timely Medical Innovations is becoming so successful that it’s selling products to those same manufacturers. |
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| SDBJ Insider - Loews Coronado Bay Resort’s annual Surf Dog Competition was named Event of the Year by the California Hotel & Lodging Association at its recent statewide confab. The contest. |
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| Gaming - The state of California asked for too much in exchange for allowing an American Indian tribe expand its slot machine count at its North San Diego County casino, a federal judge ruled in late April. |
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| Real Estate - Renovations are nearly complete on the old Wonder Bread factory in East Village, one of the projects helping to transform the neighborhood into hip, creative space. |
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| Biotechnology - The San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine moved closer to building a shared stem cell research facility May 7 with a pledge by the state stem cell agency to fund the project with $43 million. |
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| Health Care - San Ysidro Health Center, a low-cost health care provider that operates four medical clinics and two dental clinics in South County, is considering a move that would give it control of three downtown community clinics. |
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| Energy - A proposed Chula Vista electric power plant replacement that’s been jammed in a slow and costly approval process since 2006 is one step closer to construction. |
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| Law - During testimony in Washington, D.C., last week before a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, Thomas Jefferson School of Law professor Marjorie Cohn raised legal issues associated with the interrogations of Guantanamo Bay prison detainees. |
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| Retail - As a relatively new business in the competitive La Jolla spa industry, Tina Marie Wright knows the importance of lasting relationships and putting clients at ease. |
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| Regional Roundup - Leading off this week's compilation of news from around San Diego County: Newly released city data shows that Escondido received nearly $2 million less in sales taxes for 2007 than it did in 2006. |
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| Week in Review - Top Business News: May 2 - May 8, 2008 |
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| Health Care - Sharp HealthCare said April 30 that it is selling assets associated with Sharp Mission Park Medical Group to Scripps Health, and physicians employed by the group will join Scripps Mercy Medical Group. |
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| Nonprofit Profile - A talk with Alberto Cortés, executive director of Mama's Kitchen |
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| Entrepreneur Profile - John E. Flannery, president of Flannery Sales Systems LLC. |
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| San Diego People - Key hires and promotions. Executive Spotlight: Gladys DeClouet |
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| Giving - UC San Diego received a $2 million grant for the new Division of Geriatrics from the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation. |
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| Finance - Don’t tell Bob Adkins this isn’t the best time to start up a bank in San Diego. |
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| Real Estate - A just-released report by MarketPointe Realty Advisors, which tracks new-home sales, shows a continuing trend of falling home sales in the first quarter of the year, along with lower prices. |
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| Real Estate - Sales of apartment complexes were off in the first quarter of 2008, but rents are up, reflecting rising demand among renters who have left or opted not to enter the homeownership market, according to a recent study by the real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc. |
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| Real Estate - It’s not just homeowners singing the credit blues. Home builders themselves are being squeezed by lenders that are shoring up their exposure in the troubled residential housing sector by recalling loans, according to the National Association of Home Builders. |
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| Real Estate - Progress Report: KMA Architecture & Engineering has completed the design for a mixed-use residential project to be located at Sixth Avenue and Palm Street in San Diego. |
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| Real Estate - Leases: Harvey King Inc. has renewed its lease on 3,000 square feet of office space at 9520 Padgett Road in Mira Mesa. |
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| Commentary - Tourism Week Underscores Importance of Visitors |
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| Commentary - The Asian Grand Master Appears in My Dreams Yet Again |
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| Commentary - Six Month After Fires, It’s Time to Better Prepare |
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