Daily Business Report: July 13, 2026
Trying to Buy a Condo? One Bill Aims to Give Market a Boost
By Nadia Lathan| Voice of San Diego
Housing advocates in San Diego and across the state scored a win last week after a bill targeting a controversial law about condominiums cleared a key vote before lawmakers broke for a month-long summer recess.
But in the push to slash regulations for building more housing, rifts surfaced among Democrats over two separate approaches to addressing California’s long-standing condo shortage.
For this week’s report, we’ll return to the fight over how to make it easier to build more condos — often considered California’s most affordable path to homeownership — and where San Diego lawmakers stand on those efforts.
Threat of ‘The Big One’ sends Californians scrambling for earthquake insurance
by Jamie Paige | California Post
A series of earthquakes that have rattled the Golden State have triggered a new kind of aftershock — insurance costs.
Californians are scrambling to protect their houses amid fears “The Big One” could strike but are being met with sky-high policies and ludicrous deductibles.
One broker who connects homeowners with deals told The California Post he has seen calls per day surge by 700% and warned it has been sparked by the recent flurry of tremors hitting the region.
USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Institute Presented by Title Sponsor Whittier Trust
by RJS Law
The Institute is the premier annual tax event in San Diego. The region’s top tax attorneys, enrolled agents (EAs), certified public accountants (CPAs), law and business school professors will discuss topics including government loan relief and abuses, challenges in cross-border transactions, and practical and realistic solutions in trust, estate planning, and tax matters.
DATE AND TIME
Friday, July 17, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Theatre
5555 Marian Way, San Diego, CA 92110
EVENT STATUS
Open to the Public
