Daily Business Report: Friday, August 1, 2025
The Places in San Diego Meeting Their Housing Goals Will Blow Your Mind
By Will Huntsberry | Voice of San Diego
Of all the cities in San Diego County that fight the hardest against new housing, the coastal enclaves of Encinitas and Del Mar have a reputation as two of the toughest.
But those reputations belie an astounding fact: Encinitas and Del Mar are closer to meeting their state-mandated housing goals than almost any city in San Diego County.
Only five places in San Diego County are on track to meet their housing goals, according to an analysis by Voice of San Diego and KPBS. They are Encinitas, unincorporated San Diego County, San Marcos, Del Mar and Chula Vista. Encinitas, incredibly, is the closest to hitting its target.
Toni Atkins gains key endorsements ahead of Harris opting out of gubernatorial race
By Gabrielle Wallace | Times of San Diego
Toni Atkins, a longtime leader in San Diego and across the state, has clutched key endorsements for her gubernatorial candidacy as she fights for a spot in the race.
She first became the director of clinic services at San Diego’s Womancare Health Center and from there she moved to City Hall, becoming a member of the San Diego City Council in 2000. She moved on to the state Assembly, then was elected to the state senate in 2016.
A year later, she became the first woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as the Senate President pro Tempore.
2 CBP Officers Plead Guilty to Allowing Illegal Drugs to Pass Through Border Inspection
By Aldgra Fredly | The Epoch Times
Two Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have pleaded guilty to allowing drug-laden vehicles to enter the United States without being inspected at the U.S.–Mexico border, federal prosecutors said on July 28.
Jesse Clark Garcia, 37, and Diego Bonillo, 30, admitted to conspiring with members of a Mexican drug trafficking organization to allow vehicles carrying fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other controlled substances to enter through inspection lanes they were assigned to, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
Garcia and Bonillo were stationed at the Tecate Port of Entry and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, respectively. Prosecutors alleged that Garcia and Bonillo used “a secret emoji-based code” to inform drug traffickers of their assigned lanes and work schedules, according to the indictment.