Daily Business Report: Thursday, October 2, 2025
California’s most glaring issues have little to do with Trump
By Dan Walters | CalMatters
Rough&Tumble is an aggregator scouring California newspapers, websites and other media to produce a daily digest of political news and analysis that reveals, at a glance, which political issues are currently preoccupying the state’s political class.
Broadcast journalist Jack Kavanagh created the website as an outgrowth of the tip sheet he circulated among his colleagues at KOVR, a Sacramento television station.
Monday’s edition typified recent versions, being utterly dominated by conflicts between California’s Democratic figures, especially Gov. Gavin Newsom, and a federal government controlled by President Donald Trump and Republican majorities in Congress.
California Has Largest Population of Centenarians: Census Report
By Jill McLaughlin| The Epoch Times
The Golden State has the largest number of residents living well into their golden years, according to a new U.S. Census report issued Sept. 22.
California reported 10,623 residents over 100 years old, followed by New York (6,921), Florida (6,580), and Texas (4,435) as the top states with the highest population of centenarians.
Alaska recorded only 94 centenarians, which was the fewest, followed by Wyoming (126), Vermont (167), and Delaware (197), with each having fewer than 200 centenarians statewide, according to the census report.
Downtown residents, workers excited for upcoming Whole Foods
By Calista Stocker | Times of San Diego
A Whole Foods is set to open in mid-2026 on the intersection of Front Street and A Street, at the crosshairs of Cortez Hill and the Core-Columbia District.
The organic grocer will sit on the bottom floor of the new luxury apartment high-rise, The Torrey, developed by Holland Partner Group.
Although The Torrey has been in the works since 2019, this Whole Foods comes a decade after it originally signed to open a location at a 7th & Market office development. The grocer eventually pulled out of this deal following conflicts and delays, and the project ultimately fell through.
