Daily Business Report: May 12, 2026
by Drew Sitton | Times of San Diego
San Diego is one step — one small step — closer to finally beginning redevelopment of its Civic Center compound.
During a press conference light on specifics, the city of San Diego and the San Diego Community College District announced a memorandum of understanding Monday to begin exploring a revitalization of Golden Hall. It’s the first move in a multi-phase process to breathe new life into the four-block area.
The plan outlined by city, education and philanthropic leaders would turn the aging convention center inside the Civic Center compound into a “modern educational and cultural center.” Golden Hall has filled a range of purposes in its lifetime, including as a hive of activity on election night, but most recently it has served as a homeless shelter.
By Megan Barth | California Globe
In a display of partisan panic and raw hypocrisy, California Democrats are now plotting to dismantle the state’s voter-approved “top-two” jungle primary system—the very mechanism they once championed as a bulwark against gridlock—all because early polls show two Republicans could seize the November 2026 gubernatorial ballot and threaten their iron-fisted, multi-decade monopoly on power.
Political consultant Steve Maviglio, a longtime Democratic operative and founder of Forza Communications, filed a petition last week with state officials seeking to repeal Proposition 14 (2010) and restore separate party primaries. Under the proposed change, the top vote-getter from each party would advance to the general election, virtually guaranteeing a Democrat on the ballot in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2-to-1.
Maviglio admitted to the Los Angeles Times. “It was extremely scary to envision the November ballot for governor with Republicans on it.” With Democrats dominating California for nearly two decades, with the help of Maviglio, moms are extremely scared to walk their children to school amid homeless encampments and open-air drug use.
SDCCU is the current Guinness World Records® holder for the most paper shredded in 8 hours
By San Diego County Credit Union
San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), one of San Diego’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, is offering free paper shredding services on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the following three locations: the SDCCU El Cajon branch at 312 W. Main Street in El Cajon, the SDCCU Murrieta branch at 25165 Madison Ave. in Murrieta, and the SDCCU Operations Center at 6545 Sequence Dr. in Mira Mesa.
“We are very excited to be offering our SDCCU Shred Day event again this year and know this is a highly anticipated community service,” said SDCCU President and CEO Teresa Campbell. “Shredding confidential documents helps reduce the risk of fraud and identity theft, and the upcoming SDCCU Shred Day is a perfect way to properly dispose of confidential documents for free. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this free service!”
The first 200 people at each location who take advantage of SDCCU’s free shredding services will receive a gift. SDCCU members are invited to bring a maximum of two banker boxes per vehicle containing personal and confidential information to be shredded on the spot at no charge in the parking lot of the three SDCCU locations mentioned above. For a full list of acceptable items and additional details, visit sdccu.com/shred.
