Daily Business Report: August 24, 2026
Iconic West Coast beer brand Stone Brewing to leave SoCal while hundreds of workers laid off
By Titus Wu | California Post
Hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs after one of the largest breweries in Southern California announced its production facilities will be leaving the region.
Stone Brewing will be exiting its three locations in Escondido as the company moves production to Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County and to Kansas City.
Sapporo, the former owner of the craft beer pioneer, will first lay off 58 workers in late October before eventually axing a total of 220 employees, according to a notification letter filed with the state.
The hidden tax California imposes on the rest of the country
By Vince Fong | California Post
When Americans buy groceries, fill up their cars or purchase goods shipped through California’s ports, they are paying for a climate mandate they never voted for, imposed by an unelected agency in California.
That agency is the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which instituted the “Vessels At-Berth” regulation that is raising prices across the country by imposing new compliance costs on shipping and petroleum movements through California.
Right now, California is in a self-imposed energy crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policies have systematically dismantled the state’s energy infrastructure, placing our fuel supply under immense strain. Californians already pay some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation, over $1.50 more per gallon than the national average.
In San Diego, You Can’t Really Trust Sidewalks
by Naomi Granata | Voice of San Diego
Before I moved to San Diego, everyone told me this was not a walkable city. But I’m French and used to getting around on foot, so I wasn’t worried about not having a car.
That changed when I started walking everywhere. I didn’t realize how dangerous it could be or how often I had to cross paths with people driving their cars.
In San Diego, the sidewalks have a lot of curb cuts. I didn’t know how many there were, especially clustered together in certain areas, until I started reporting on a developer of a proposed downtown gas station with seven driveways who lobbied the City Council to approve his project, defying the city’s pedestrian safety policies.
