Daily Business Report-May 5, 2016
All voters should check their voter registration status to confirm current party preference.
How to Make Sure You Get the
Right Ballot to Vote for President
All presidential candidates are not listed on every ballot for the June 7 Presidential Primary Election. In fact, some ballots will have no presidential candidates listed at all.
This may come as a surprise to the 25 percent of the county’s voters who are registered as No Party Preference or nonpartisan voters. If you are among them and you want to vote for president in the primary, you must ask for a different ballot or re-register with that political party depending on your candidate.
Every four years, political parties can say who will be allowed to vote for their party’s presidential candidates in the primary.
This year, the American Independent, Democratic, and Libertarian parties are allowing nonpartisan voters to take part in their primary elections. Nonpartisan voters can request one of those three parties’ ballots and vote for that party’s presidential candidate. Selecting one of these ballots will not register you with that party.
The Green, Peace and Freedom, and Republican parties are allowing only those registered with their parties to vote for their presidential candidates. Nonpartisan voters will not be able to select one of these ballots unless they re-register with the political party by May 23.
All voters should check their voter registration status to confirm current party preference. For those registered with a party, if your party preference is different from the presidential candidate you want to vote for, you will need to register to vote with that party prior to May 23.
No matter what your party preference is, all registered voters will be allowed to cast ballots for what are called voter-nominated offices, such as U.S. congressional offices and state legislative offices. The “top two” vote getters in these contests will advance to the November general election. The “top two” vote getters may both be registered with the same party or they may be registered with different parties.
All registered voters will be allowed to vote on their state, local or district ballot measures.
For more information, call (858) 565-5800 or visit sdvote.com.
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TSRI Scientists Find Root Cause
Of Appetite Loss During Illness
Loss of appetite during illness is a common and potentially debilitating phenomenon — in cancer patients, especially, it can even shorten lifespan.
Now scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered how an immune system molecule hijacks a brain circuit and reduces appetite. Their research points to potential targets for treating loss of appetite and restoring a patient’s strength.
“Treating loss of appetite won’t cure an underlying disease, but it could help a patient cope,” said TSRI Professor Bruno Conti, senior author of the study. “Many times, loss of appetite can compromise clinical outcome. A weak individual is less likely to be able to cope with chemotherapy, for instance.”
On the flip side, the research, published May 4 in The Journal of Neuroscience, also points to possible drug targets to reduce appetite and possibly support weight loss for those with metabolic disorders.
If loss of appetite during illness sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Years ago, TSRI Associate Professor Walter Francesconi had to spend 20 days in the hospital. Being sick was bad enough, but what made things worse for Francesconi was his loss of appetite. He couldn’t muster the desire to eat and ended up losing more than 10 pounds.
“When I got home, I was so weak that I was unable to walk,” said Francesconi, who was first author of the new study.
The challenge was to show how these elements interacted.
Eric Topol Selected as a Keynote
Speaker at Space Station Conference
Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the fifth annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference July 12-14 at the San Diego Town and Country Resort & Convention Center.
The conference was created to connect commercial and academic communities involved in new innovations, breakthroughs, and discoveries onboard humankind’s orbiting laboratory. The event is held in coordination with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space the American Astronautical Society and NASA.
Topol has published 1,100 peer-reviewed articles. He is one of the top 10 most cited researchers in His principal scientific focus has been on the genomics and digital tools to individualize medicine.
New Rankings Name UC San Diego
35th Best University in the World
The University of California San Diego is named the 35th best university in the world, according to Times Higher Education, which released its World Reputation Rankings on Wednesday. The campus moved up six spots compared to last year’s list.
According to Times Higher Education, “the 2016 World Reputation Rankings employ the world’s largest invitation-only academic opinion survey to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands, based on the judgment of senior, published academics –the people, the organization believes, are best placed to know the most about excellence in universities.”
UC San Diego has dominated academic world rankings in recent months. The campus was ranked the world’s 14th best university for the third consecutive year by the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities. UC San Diego was also named the 21st best by the Center for the World University Rankings, and UC San Diego took the No. 19 spot in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s global ranking of universities.
General Atomics Completes Testing
Of Predator B Fuselage Integrity
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, announced that it has successfully completed fuselage structural integrity testing of its Certifiable Predator B RPA.
“Completion of this testing signifies that the design of the new fuselage will be able to meet the strict requirements for type-certification and routine operations in national airspace,” said Linden Blue, CEO. “This fuselage is designed to meet lightning-strike, damage-tolerance, and turbulence-induced stress requirements specified by the NATO Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airworthiness Standard. It also will accommodate an integrated Detect & Avoid System, including an anti-collision radar system.”
Following a two-day test readiness revies, Test Readiness Review, rigorous testing began in February at the company’s Research and Development Facility in California.
Supervisors Approve Project to Study
Catered Food Service at Area Events
By City News Service
A pilot project to study catered food service for public events held at local breweries and wineries was unanimously approved Wednesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
The project will include options for developing a local catering ordinance that would implement the California retail food code countywide, by setting clear rules and food safety standards for catering.
“There needs to be a modernized definition of catering which allows more flexibility for food service during these public gatherings,” Supervisor Dianne Jacob said.
The objective is to allow for expanded catered food service options while ensuring food safety and public health protection.
“We think this is a great initiative to see what we can do to expand our abilities to attract folks out to East County, out to the unincorporated areas,” said George Novinger, owner of Vineyard Hacienda near Jamul.
“We think it’s just great to see the unincorporated areas develop an economic model with your help,” he said. “We support this wholeheartedly.”
The chief administrative officer was asked to have the results of the pilot project back before the board by the end of the year.
Kearny Mesa Office Building Sells for $4.8M
A 20,300-square-foot office building in Kearny Mesa that has been leased to a charter high school for the past three years has been sold for $4.8 million to Yongzhi (USA) Asset Management Co. based in Brea. The seller was Coleman University based in San Diego.
The buyer purchased the building, located at 3540 Aero Court, with the tenant in place and a number of years remaining on the initial lease term, according to Voit Real Estate Services.
San Andreas Fault is ‘Locked and Loaded’
Southern California’s section of the San Andreas fault “looks like it’s locked, loaded and ready to roll,” a leading earthquake scientist said yesterday. The problem: The San Andreas has not relieved the stress that has been building up for more than a century. — Los Angeles Times
Personnel Announcements
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Adds Partners
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP announced the addition of two real estate partners — David Swartz, former general counsel of Arden Realty Inc., and Dawn Saunders, previously with Mintz Levin — to the ranks of its real estate law firm.
Over a 20-year legal career, Saunders has concentrated her practice on complex commercial leasing with a focus on technology and biotechnology/life science companies, as well as laboratory and manufacturing facilities. She also has extensive experience with the acquisition/disposition of commercial real estate, including providing oversight of the due diligence process and advice on mergers/acquisitions and the related financing and restructuring implications.
With 25 years of legal experience, Swartz has a background that includes corporate M&A, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, risk management and litigation. He was most recently with Elkins Kalt and brings with him a diverse client base of institutional and emerging clients in hotel, multifamily, commercial, retail and industrial properties.
Carrier Johnson + CULTURE Adds Director
Carrier Johnson + CULTURE architecture firm has hired John P. Mattox as director of strategic health care initiatives for the firm’s Healthcare Division.
Prior to joining the firm, Mattox was the senior director of health care project management at the University of California, San Diego, where he was instrumental in leading and facilitating major master-planning and capital improvement initiatives for the university’s medical centers.
With the arrival of Mattox, Carrier Johnson + CULTURE is planning to announce a new advisory group for health care strategies later this year, an alliance of hospital executives, project management experts and design professionals assembled by Mattox and the firm.
An architect with 35 years of experience in the United States, Mattox brings a background of strategic initiatives for planning, project and construction management, and capital scope and budget control on multi-million-dollar health care buildings and campuses. Significant projects for which Mattox has provided oversight responsibility include the new, 245-bed Jacobs Medical Center Hospital, a major project for the UC San Diego Health System.
