Daily Business Report-March 12, 2020
Exterior of a McCain Homes house
McCain Homes debuts accessory dwelling units
that are easy on pocketbook and environment
Vista-based McCainManufacturing, the maker of modular walls used in airports, hospitals and corporations, has launched a sister brand called McCainHomes that produces affordable and environmentally-friendly modular, prefab accessory dwelling units in response to the demand for affordable housing.
“We’reserving a critical need, which is to provide affordable housing at a time when there is a severe shortage,” said JeffreyL. McCain, founder of the company, based in Vista.
McCain’s vision is to bring additional accessorydwellingunits (ADU) to the marketplace, allowing homeowners to add them to their properties as rental units or to provide independent living options for elderly parents or boomerang children.
McCain’s ADUs start at $153 per square foot, which is about 20 percentlessthanmost traditionalbuilds,and themodular homescanbebuiltinone-thirdofthetime, generally in 120 days or less. So, from $79,400, a family can have a turnkey, move-in-ready McCain Homes ADU installed, according to McCain.
The company’s flagship product, the 500 SeriesModel, isa490-square-foot unit with a living and kitchen area,a bathroom with a shower and space for a washer/dryerunit, and a bedroom that comfortably fits a queen-size bed. Additional units available include a 378-square-foot studio, two one-bedroom units ranging from 700- to- 742-square-feet, and a 1,022-square-foot unit with two bedrooms.
“Our ADUs are disrupting the traditional homebuilding space with prefinished pieces that can be put up in hours instead of weeks,” McCain said.
Crafted from sustainable, modular walls that are made from more than90 percent recyclable metals, the units are installed from start to finish by McCain’s licensed team.
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CBRE report
Re-commerce: Secondhand apparel gains new ground
- Shifts in consumer trends are leading more shoppers to secondhand retailers to find clothing. U.S. revenue is expected to nearly double to $51 billion by 2023.
- Total square-footage occupied by thrift stores and resellers in Southern California has increased 51percent since 2010.
- A handful of online “re-commerce” companies on the leading-edge of the marketwide trend have opened physical retail space in Southern California.
Buying clothing secondhand is an old idea that is gaining new traction. In the last six months, 2.6 million Southern California adults reportedly bought apparel at a secondhand retailer, according to survey data from ESRI.
The rise of social media-savvy consumers who want to stay on par with the latest trends without breaking the bank, all the while reducing their environmental impact, have supported the sector’s recent growth.
This has given rise to a new type of cyclical retail known as “re-commerce,” which enables customers to buy lightly-used goods at deeply discounted rates online and at brick-and-mortar locations. The apparel re-commerce model mirrors similar donation-based thrift stores, but their offerings are far more curated, and customers are encouraged to sell back merchandise after it has been used.
A handful of e-tailers that specialize in luxury re-commerce, such as LXRandCo. and The RealReal, have made inroads into the Southern California region by opening physical store locations or operating pop-ups at established retailers.
Like their e-tailer counterparts, retail giants are beginning to see the merits of carrying a selection of lightly used and curated goods. Macy’s, J.C. Penney, and The Gap have partnered with ThredUp to sell their wares in a number of stores. In January 2020, Nordstrom launched their own offshoot secondhand store-within-a-store called “See You Tomorrow” at their flagship in New York.
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DMV lines to get a lot longer from
people waiting to get the Real ID
by Emily Hoeven | CALmatters
If you haven’t gotten your Real ID yet, you probably should soon.
Why? Because the California DMV estimates it will need to process over 8 million Real IDs in a little over six months — more than triple its past volume. The California DMV has processed around 7.6 million Real IDs in the past two years, director Steve Gordon told lawmakers Tuesday.
And lines are only going to grow longer. The number of Real ID applications not processed each month is increasing, which will likely result in lengthy wait times at the DMV this summer, according to a Assembly agenda for a Real ID hearing this morning.
If everyone waits until the last minute before the October 1 deadline — after which federally compliant identification such as a Real ID will be required for air travel — the DMV will face an “untenable situation,” Gordon said.
The DMV has been preparing for escalating demand by scheduling Real ID appointments within 72 hours of applying online at certain offices, hiring additional staff, issuing Real IDs through DMV pop-up kiosks, and testing an online system that pre-validates applicants’ documents, Gordon said.
Wait times went down for a while, but now they’re starting to rise again. In August 2018, around 150,000 Californians waited over 2.5 hours to get the Real ID. That number shrunk to 2,035 in January 2019 but climbed to 13,869 in January 2020.
The Real ID meets heightened federal security and identity-verification requirements that go into effect Oct. 1. Other types of identification, like passports, also meet these requirements. The DMV is encouraging Californians who have alternative identification to delay applying for the Real ID so it can prioritize those with more immediate need.
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San Diego State going to online classes
April 6 in latest coronavirus move
Times of San Diego
San Diego State University will conduct almost all classes online by April 6 in a decision backed Tuesday by the University Senate, the school announced, joining UC San Diego in reacting to the coronavirus risk.
Effective April 6, following the March 30-April 3 spring recess, all classes will be held under virtual instruction through the end of the semester, with certain exceptions. The last day of classes for the Spring 2020 semester is May 7.
In a campuswide email, school leaders said exceptions would be “smaller lab courses, field schools, courses with a clinical component and art studios – granted on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the deans of the appropriate colleges.”
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North Park Beer Co. wins at L.A. IPA Fest
This post appeared first on West Coaster Beer & Beverage News
by Brandon Hernandez
For seven years, brewers from throughout California have convened in Los Angeles for the L.A. IPA Fest. As with many festivals, this hop-driven event includes a brewing competition component, and as with many brewing competitions, this one involves bragging rights and is hard fought. From 2014 to 2018, three breweries—Orange County’s Green Cheek Beer Co. (2019, 2018) and Noble Ale Works (2014, 2013) and Los Angeles’ Highland Park Brewery (2017, 2016)—combined for two first place finishes apiece.
But this year, a San Diego brewery took top honors for the first time. That operation was North Park Beer Co., which won for Sorta Mostly Dead, a double-dry-hopped West Coast IPA brewd with Citra, Cryo Mosaic and Strata hops. That beer beat out 59 others for the title.
“I think this means a lot because San Diego has been known for being an IPA town for years. Our legacy in brewing is the West Coast IPA,” says North Park Beer owner and brewmaster Kelsey McNair. “Over the years, San Diego has grown and matured as a beer city and the brewery tap lists have become more diverse, but the common denominator on those tap lists is West Coast IPA. A win like this is a great reminder that San Diego breweries are still making some of the best West Coast IPAs out there.”
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County supervisors create
subcommittee on coronavirus
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has created a subcommittee to deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and announced additional steps to slow the spread of the virus. The board voted unanimously to create the subcommittee and appointed Supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher to lead it.
In addition to the subcommittee, the county has taken numerous steps, including:
- Proclaimed a local emergency.
- Established an incident command incident and activated the Emergency Operations Center to Level 3 for a minor or limited emergency.
- Placed 86 hand washing stations throughout the county and contacted 18 cities in the region to offer help.
- Created a web site — coronavirus-sd.com– that provides information for the public, including resources, such as alert posters in multiple languages. The County has also urged individuals with questions to dial 2-1-1.
- Extended public outreach through social media and planned public service announcements on local radio stations.
- Enhanced outreach to the homeless community through service providers and the Regional Task Force on the homeless. The county will also be issuing personal hygiene kits.
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Linda Cureton to Speak at Women’s Week 2020
Former CIO of NASA to talk about leading in a challenging environment
Linda Cureton, former CIO of NASA, certainly knows a bit about inclusion and what types of leadership behaviors help to foster an inclusive environment.
Working and succeeding in a male-dominated industry, Linda has been credited with her leadership as being respected by many of her male counterparts at NASA.
Linda led one of the best IT organizations in government, and while CIO she served as principal adviser to the NASA administrator, and provided insight and technology leadership to some of the most brilliant scientists and engineers in the world.
San Diego Women’s Week events are March 16 -20. Everyone is invited, and tickets can be purchased at www.sdwomensweek.com.
