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After nine consecutive years of growth, California’s travel and tourism economy continues to surge.    Visitors pumped more than $140 billion in travel spending in the last year, stimulating business development and providing Californians with more than one million jobs. Tourism powers regional economies. In San Diego County alone, tourism generated $11.5 billion in travel-related spending, […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced Naval Base San Diego was selected as a host testing and experimentation site for 5G technology. The DOD is gathering responses and industry feedback to the draft request for proposals. The final RFP is expected in December 2019, however, the final RFP is dependent on the passage of the […]

Per state legislation, the state of California launched a retirement savings program in November 2018. The program, known as CalSavers, is designed to provide employees who otherwise are not offered that benefit via their employer access to a retirement savings plan. Businesses who do not proactively offer retirement benefits are required to enroll, and the […]

At the beginning of 2019, the Chamber’s Public Policy Committee recognized homelessness as one of the top three policy areas of priority. The City, throughout the year, and in coordination with various stakeholder groups including the San Diego Housing Commission, has taken a variety of steps to address the housing and homelessness crisis. Most recently, […]

Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is considering putting a measure on the November 2020 ballot that would create a dedicated funding stream for transit projects and MTS wants your feedback on which public transportation projects are your top priority. Take the Elevate SD 2020 Vision Builder Challenge here. Your input will inform which projects and services […]