Cover Story — April 2012

Social Network Guru UCSD professor reveals the power of human connections By Delle Willett James Fowler’s elementary teacher wrote on his report card, “Does not play well with others.” 
Thirty years later, playing with others is what James does best. James Fowler grew up in a small Oklahoma town, not very happy. Even though he [...]

Doug Manchester

Manchester: San Diego’s Cheerleader in Chief By Rob Davis It’s early morning and Doug Manchester is sitting at a corner table in the ornate private dining room at the $300 million Grand Del Mar. He owns the place and looks the part. The fireplace is burning, and he puts his napkin in his lap as [...]

Daily Business Report — Feb. 7, 2012

Federal Court Rejects Ban on Same-Sex Marriage (City News Service) Supporters of same-sex marriage in San Diego and across the state scored a victory today when a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex weddings, was unconstitutional. The 2-1 decision, however, will likely [...]

Cover Story-Jan/Feb

The Battle Over Balboa Park Irwin Jacobs and SOHO are leading opposing plans to upgrade the park for its 1915 centennial By Delle Willett Balboa Park’s plazas were originally designed like the grand plazas of Europe, accommodating pedestrians, automobiles and pigeons. Over the years, however, the park has literally been taken over by cars with [...]

Cover Story

Reinventing Lindbergh Field Airport Authority puts a new spin on Lindbergh’s decades-old problems By Manny Cruz Five years have elapsed since county voters rejected an advisory ballot measure for the relocation of Lindbergh Field, a long-festering issue that has been fiercely debated for the past four decades. A year after that vote, Alan Bersin, then [...]

Men Who Impact San Diego

A tribute to 20 men in San Diego who have made outstanding contributions in their fields of work and in the community John Ohanian CEO 2-1-1 San Diego John Ohanian is CEO of 2-1-1 San Diego, the non-emergency health and disaster community resource service. Just three weeks after taking this position, Firestorm 2007, the devastating [...]

40 Under 40 Awards: The Class of 2011

Honoring high achievers in business and civic affairs Meet an amazing group of men and women — the 40 Under 40 Class of 2011. They were culled from a field of more than 90 nominations, each one a leader in his or her chosen field. Selection of these young business and civic leaders who are [...]

Join Us For the 40 Under 40 Awards Luncheon Join SD Metro Magazine and 40 of the region’s top professionals at the 2011 40 Under 40 Awards luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the San Diego Convention Center. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon is at noon. Single tickets are available for $75 [...]

Women Who Rock

WOMEN WHO ROCK SD METRO is proud to introduce 20 Women Who Rock, a group of outstanding professionals who have made a name for themselves in their careers and are making significant contributions to our community. All of the women here were nominated by our readers. While all of the other nominations were of people [...]

San Diego’s Most Trusted Brands

We present the companies, organizations and institutions that have earned the trust and loyalty of their constituencies by adhering to high standards of professionalism, integrity and accountability. Donovan’s Donovan’s was founded in 1999 by Don Wollen and Dan Shea who wanted a hometown place for themselves and their friends that reflected their own passion for [...]