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Independent authors give the latest economy news and analysis through a nonpartisan lens.

Gig Worker Bill: A Lousy Way to Make Law

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us California’s early 20th century reformers sought to thwart an obviously corrupt political system that benefited e...

It's Time to Regulate San Diego's Street Vendors

This is an independent commentary. Have your own opinion? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us On the sidewalks throughout San Diego, you may have noticed that booths have set up shop and started selling ...

Life Without Conventions: San Diego's Downtown Businesses Find New Path

Aaron Trites says he’s always known he wanted to open his own comic book store someday. That day arrived in December 2018 when he opened the doors of Now or Never Comics in downtown San Diego, just a ...

AB 5, COVID-19 Puts Strain on San Diego Husband and Wife Artists

Before 2020, Court Jones and his wife, Debbie Burmeister, said they thrived in the arts industry, finding an abundance of work in drawing live, digital caricatures at parties and trade shows. But when...

Coronavirus Shutdowns Are Hitting Vietnamese-Owned Nail Salons Hard

Tracy Tran’s years of savings are gone. Most went into the nearly $13,500 monthly rent she says she’s been paying for her shuttered business since March, when coronavirus public health orders forced h...

New Economy Empowers San Diego Businesses to Speak Out

This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us . Many business owners ask me about the pros and cons of taking a public position on a recent political iss...

Getting Better, But Paid Less: Here's Why Some Drivers Support AB 5

Hassan Munro said he can’t understand why rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft would fight to keep their drivers as independent contractors. The San Diego resident who has been driving for both c...

Congress Must Compromise to Save San Diego County’s Small Businesses

Some of the best laws passed by Congress in the past decades, on issues like Social Security, taxes and welfare, were the result of input from and compromise between the two parties. Now is time to pu...

Longer Waits And Fewer Buses: Pandemic Worsens Shortfalls, Service Cuts

Yonas Paulos, who is visually impaired, relies on Fresno’s buses to reach his doctor appointments. But now, during the pandemic, only 10 riders are allowed on each bus to allow for social distancing. ...

East County Businesses Thrive By Sticking Together

This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us . "There is no life east of I-5" has been a common saying in San Diego County for at least 40 years. But in...

‘It’s My Passion’: San Diego Rideshare Driver Shares Story

Al Porche has been driving the streets of San Diego for seven years as a rideshare driver, a job he says gives him the income and flexibility he needs. “I do this full-time because I love it,” Porche ...

San Diego's Economy Will Face Greater Obstacles if Shutdown Continues

The severe collapse in the economy did not result from the typical business-cycle, overheated and bubble-bursting downturn. The contraction of business activity, unprecedented in both depth and veloci...
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