Wireless Conference Highlights Local Economy Bright Spot
Qualcomm’s Irwin and Paul Jacobs to share keynote duties at I.T. & Entertainment convention
More than 15,000 technology professionals will descend on San Diego in October when the International <a ... [More]

Business Advice For Entrepreneurial Moms
Upcoming conference focuses on practical advice, and awards for women inventors and one supportive man
Addressing what they see as a growing number of “moms” seeking help to start, or expand, a business, five San Diego women are organizing the Moms in Business Unite Conference. Set for Sept. 16, the event at USD’s Joan Kroc ... [More]

Guy Kawasaki Confesses His Twitter Addiction
Social media expert delivers digital research and marketing wisdom to a packed Venture Group breakfast
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Guy Kawasaki has fallen hard for Twitter. He not only evangelizes its capacity to ... [More]

Social Media Tips For Business Owners And Entrepreneurs
Facebook and Twitter are becoming marketing necessities
With the speed of a wildfire, social media buzz is spreading through corporate America. While companies as large as Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. (Souplantation & Sweet ... [More]

New Padres CEO Promises Payroll Growth
Jeff Moorad presents his vision of growing young talent and more fun for fans
Jeff Moorad, the former player agent turned baseball executive who is now purchasing the Padres, met for the first time with the influential <a ... [More]

Finding $300 Million To Make Seawater Drinkable
Poseidon Resources signs deal with Barclays Capital
It is one incredibly challenging thing to win regulatory approval to build a pioneering 50 million gallon per day reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant along California’s coastline. Then you have to finance the ... [More]

It’s Not About “W”
Sunstone REIT Forfeits W Hotel in San Diego
No, we’re not talking about former President Bush. The “W” hotel is the talk du jour as they basically handed the keys back to ... [More]

Kearny Mesa Aloha
A new Polynesian dance studio boasts some impressive hula talent
Soccer has the World Cup and football has the Super Bowl. Hula dancers have something called the Merrie Monarch Festival, held annually in Hilo, Hawaii. Last year, San Diego’s Edieann Heali’i O Nalani Stanley was one of few mainlanders ... [More]

Catch of the Day
Why not sell fresh fish at a premium drive-thru restaurant?
Joe DeSimone enjoys eating fish. Dining on the likes of grilled salmon and tilapia, he says, has helped him lose weight over the past few years. By day, DeSimone is an independent sales rep for More Direct Inc. But when he’s not selling ... [More]

Bottled In Fallbrook
Under the radar, Fallbrook Winery is quietly creating award-winning wines
Ira Gourvitz reached out with wine through the Web. A few posts on this site caught his eye, and he invited me out to his Fallbrook Winery for a tour and a tasting. Fallbrook is about an hour drive from my downtown San Diego lair. My bubble is ... [More]