Daily Business Report: October 29, 2026
Trump Wants Data Centers on Federal Property Like NAVWAR Site
By MacKenzie Elmer | Voice of San Diego
The San Diego City Council votes Tuesday on Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed temporary ban on large data centers. The vote would put an emergency ordinance into place and pause for 45 days all pending applications for data centers, buying the city time (the City Council can renew the ban with consecutive votes for up to 20 months) to come up with regulations for how data centers might fit within city zoning.
Gloria’s team had apparently already been working on a temporary ban for weeks, we reported in the Politics Report. They’d been waiting for input from the city attorney’s office. Then earlier this month, I broke the news that Manchester Financial Group was exploring the possibility of building a 400-megawatt data center on the U.S. Navy property near the Midway District. That added a lot of pressure to get the proposed ban on the books.
California Has 14 Propositions, 2 Statewide Tax-Increases, and 273 Local Tax Increases on Nov Ballot
by Katy Grimes | California Globe
California Voters are facing 14 propositions, two statewide tax-increase measures, and 273 tax increases on local ballots across the state November 3rd.
The California Taxpayers Association reports:
The measures propose $3 billion in direct taxes (sales tax, parcel tax, etc.), along with $19.5 billion in bonds that would require residents to pay higher property taxes for several decades, until the bonds are repaid with interest.
On the statewide ballot, there are two tax-increase measures, Propositions 3 and 40, plus 5 local tax measures in my hometown of Sacramento.
Statewide, on every California ballot are:
A story of perseverance in San Diego: From restaurant employees in Old Town to owners of Café Maggi
by Alejandro Maciel | Times of San Diego
By midmorning, the breakfast rush at Café Maggi has come and gone, but the lunchtime lull hasn’t quite settled in yet. At one table, two men wrap up a conversation about work while finishing their coffee. Across the room, a group of friends linger over a chat that started at breakfast and shows no signs of ending anytime soon. From behind the spacious, well-stocked counter, greetings travel easily to regulars who walk through the door like they’re dropping by an old friend’s house.
David Granda keeps an eye on everything happening in the dining room. Every so often, a customer stops by to shake his hand. Argelia Ventura greets people by name, asks about relatives, and listens to stories she’s probably heard before. Neither carries the air of a distant business owner. They move from table to table like hosts at a gathering that has been years in the making.
