Daily Business Report: October 22, 2026
One of San Diego’s largest landlords settles security deposit lawsuit for $19.25 million
By Dorian Hargrove | Times of San Diego
One of California’s largest apartment landlords has agreed to pay $19.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it wrongly withheld security deposits.
Essex Properties, which, according to internal company documents, owns 47,874 apartment units in California —5,311 of these in San Diego County —agreed to the multi-million-dollar payout to end a lawsuit filed in San Diego County by former tenants who said the company violated state law and refused to return security deposits.
Judge Says Rady Children’s Can Partially Limit Gender-Transition Care
by Randy Dotinga | Voice of San Diego
A Superior Court judge on Monday agreed to allow Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego to temporarily limit the gender-transition services it provides to new patients.
Judge Matthew Braner ruled that Rady and its sister hospital in Orange County only have to provide puberty blockers to new patients, and then only if they’re on the cusp of puberty. New patients will no longer have access to hormone therapy or to puberty blockers at other stages of puberty.
Services offered to existing patients will not change.
‘That sounds like bad news.’ Text messages reveal how Gloria’s office reacted to its trash fee error
by Dorian Hargrove | Times of San Diego
Public records obtained by Times of San Diego show city leaders were days late to learn about a billing glitch that overcharged more than 43,000 residents for trash service.
On September 18, residents logged on to their local Nextdoor website after spotting higher-than-expected trash fees on their annual property tax bill.
Part-time journalist Marty Graham spotted the Nextdoor post and looked up her property tax bill. Graham’s bill was $224 higher than it should have been.
