Daily Business Report-March 19, 2019
At Lil Nancy’s Primary Schoolhouse. At left are teachers Yolanda Wilson and Kyla Kinner. (Photo by Penni Gladstone for CALmatters)
Unionizing daycare?
California’s child care workers
seek a seat at the big kids’ table
With Gov. Gavin Newsom in charge, Assembly Democrats backed by organized labor are renewing their push for legislation that would allow unions to organize child care workers, CALmatters’ Ben Christopher reports.
Newsom promised to expand early childhood education during his campaign, and the state budget is uncharacteristically flush.
Assemblywoman Monique Limón, a Santa Barbara Democrat, is carrying legislation that would give child care workers who operate out of their homes the right to collectively bargain with the state.
Limón: “This is a new era. We have a new governor who cares a lot about child care.”
Child care workers generally are self-employed, not a group that is typically covered by organized labor.
The Service Employees International Union is sponsoring Limón’s bill. The union is trying to organize new members after a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could weaken public employee unions by making it easier for workers to quit the organizations.
In recent years, similar bills have been introduced no fewer than nine times.
Govs. Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed some of them. Others stalled in the Legislature.
Brown’s veto of a 2011 version said quality and affordability of childcare are important, as are working conditions:
“Balancing these objectives, however, as this bill attempts to do, is not easy or free from dispute. Today California, like the nation itself, is facing huge budget challenges. Given that reality, I am reluctant to embark on a program of this magnitude and potential cost.”
Click here for Ben Christopher’s report.
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Vista Village sold for $66.2 million
CBRE Vice Chairman Philip D. Voorhees announced today that National Retail Partners-West (NRP-West) completed the sale of Vista Village in Vista, a 195,009-square-foot entertainment-focused neighborhood shopping center. CBRE did not ddisclose the price but CoStar lists the sale price of Vista Village at $66.2 million. Key tenants include Frazier Farms, Cinepolis, Wave Waterpark (not a part of the sale), Pets Plus, Crunch Fitness, and others. The buyer is CFT Vista. The seller was SITE Centers. CBRE and NRP represented the parties.
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Final tenant rounds out Shift retail space in East Village
Colliers International San Diego Region said its Urban Property Team has fully leased the 18,840-square-foot ground-floor retail space at Shift, a newly completed residential tower in Downtown’s East Village. The Urban Property Team was able to bring 100 percent of Shift’s ground-floor retail space under contract within four months of completion of construction. All four leases were signed within six months of completion of construction.
Colliers International represented the landlord and developer of Shift, LMC, a Lennar Company brand focused on multifamily development.
Ale Tales, a San Diego-based craft beer bottle shop, tap room and restaurant, just leased the last remaining space at Shift. Ale Tales will join Red Hat Coffee, a local craft cold brew coffee roaster and taproom; Shelton Family Cleaners, a regional dry cleaning company; and The Boxing Club, a San Diego-based fitness club. The Boxing Club and Red Hat Coffee are now open. Shelton Family Cleaners is expected to open in spring 2019.
The 368-apartment home, 20-story Shift community is bounded by the blocks of J Street and Island Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets.
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California Chief Justice to address
conference on restoring civility to civic dialogue
Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California, will headline Restoring Respect’s 8th Annual Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue on April 17 at the University of San Diego’s Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.
The conference is presented by the Institute for Civil Civic Engagement, a partnership between San Diego City, Miramar and Mesa colleges and the University of San Diego. The focus of this year’s summit is on restoring civic literacy and revitalizing civic education across our community.
The program begins at 9 a.m.
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye is scheduled to deliver the keynote address, “The Critical Role of Civic Education in Sustaining Democracy,” at approximately 10:45 a.m. That will be followed by the presentation by Chancellor Constance Carroll of the Institute for Civil Civic Engagement’s inaugural Cives Victor (Community Victorious) Award to Justice Cantil-Sakauye in celebration and recognition of her extensive efforts at improving civic education across California through the Power of Democracy initiative and other programs.
The event is free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register online through Eventbrite.
or through the Institute for Civil Civic Engagement’s webpage.
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Northrop Grumman to engineer Littoral
Combat Ship modules under Navy contract
Northrop Grumman has received a one-year, $45.5M contract modification to engineer mission modules for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships.
The modification also includes incidental other direct cost items in support of the engineering effort, the Department of Defense said.
Work will take place at various locations across the U.S. through March 2020, the Department of Defense said.
Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $24.1M on the modification and $19.5M of the obligated funds are set to expire by the end of fiscal 2019.
Northrop initially received an $812 million contrac two years ago to manufacture LCS gun mission modules, followed by a $46.8 million modification last year to provide technical support services for the module set.
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PR Consultants Group adds 3c Communications
to its national alliance of independent PR firms
The PRConsultants Group announced the addition of c3 Communications Inc., a San Diego-based public relations agency. The addition of c3 adds value, expertise and experience to PRCG, a national network of seasoned public relations professionals. The announcement was made by PRCG President Nicole Candler, founder of Nic Creative Public Relations.
The PRConsultants Group founded in 2000, is made up of senior-level public relations and marketing consultants representing top markets in the United States and Canada. Their unique collaborative model allows PRCG members to work together and separately on projects, offering “on the ground” experience in their local markets to clients’ regional and national public relations initiatives.
Joice Truban Curry, president and CEO of c3 Communications, founded the agendy in 2000, with services ranging from media relations, crises communication, community relations, corporate positioning, social media management and digital media/reputation management. Curry creates and leads programs for clients spanning the arts, education, hospitality, tourism, retail, business-to-business, restaurant, consumer product, non-profit, wellness, health care, and entertainment industries.
In addition, Curry has been recognized by clients and industry peers alike, winning awards including the Edward L. Bernay’s Eva Irving Award (community service award), Public Relations Professional of the Year by the San Diego Chapter of PRSA, three national PRSA Silver Anvil awards and being named one of San Diego Metropolitan Magazine’s top 40 outstanding community leaders and a Visionary in Philanthropy by the Salvation Army.
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Personnel Announcements
Enrique Hernández-Pulido joins
Procopio’s Management Committee
Procopio partner Enrique Hernández-Pulido has been elected by the partnership to join the firm’s Management Committee. He has already assumed his new role, and takes over the position formerly held by Partner Craig P. Sapin.
Hernández-Pulido’s legal practice includes representing clients in international tax planning and related international matters, particularly Mexican and U.S.-Mexican legal matters. He represents clients in the development of business transactions, worldwide investment and financing structures, planning for worldwide income and estate and inheritance taxes. Hernández-Pulido was invited to join the Center for U.S. – Mexican Studies (USMEX) Advisory Board at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California San Diego.
Previously Hernández-Pulido worked for t10 years in the Mexican government in the areas of tax, finance and administration, acting as Subprocurador Fiscal de la Federación (Under Fiscal Federal General Attorney) in charge of consultation and legislative issues, Director General Jurídico (Legal General Director) of IPAB (Mexico’s Bank Deposit Insurance Federal Authority) and Director Jurídico (General Counsel) of FIDELIQ.
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Charity Dunphy promoted to
associate at Studio E. Architects
Studio E Architects has promoted Senior Project Manager Charity Dunphy to Associate.
Dunphy, a licensed architect, has managed several high-profile educational and multifamily projects in her time with Studio E Architects, including the complete transformation of the historic gymnasium and natatorium building at the former Naval Training Center into an elementary school for High Tech Learning.
In her new role, Charity will continue to embrace responsibilities beyond her projects, including providing technical leadership and mentorship for the firm’s staff.
Dunphy holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Virginia Tech. While in school, she studied abroad in Europe and spent some time participating in internships in Southern California, which prompted her to move to San Diego from the East Coast upon graduation. She became a licensed architect in 2012 and joined the Studio E Architects team in 2013.
