Daily Business Report-June 22, 2020
DACA recipient Flor Martinez attends a rally following President Trump’s rescinding of the program in 2017. Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could not halt the program, affects nearly 200,000 California ‘Dreamers.’ (Photo by Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
What Supreme Court ruling on DACA
means for California ‘Dreamers’
CalMatters
A Supreme Court decision, in a case led by California, means nearly 200,000 undocumented Californians can keep legal protections allowing them to work and avoid deportation.
The nation’s top court thwarted President Donald Trump’s plans to place more than 600,000 young people — including nearly 200,000 in California — in legal calamity, ruling last week that his administration cannot for now dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
The “decision to rescind DACA was arbitrary and capricious” and “must be vacated,” wrote Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for the majority in the case, Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California.
Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, said California “has the most active DACA recipients of any state, with more than 184,000 recipients, and over 50 percebt of them women. They are our family, neighbors and friends, and their talents will help our state succeed for generations to come.”
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UC San Diego names the first black
female dean in school’s 60-year history
Cheryl Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Diego, has been named founding dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
The school was established at UC San Diego in 2019 with a $25 million lead gift from the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation with an emphasis on research and education designed to prevent disease, prolong life and promote health through organized community efforts. Anderson becomes the first black female dean in UC San Diego’s 60-year history.
The new school is designed to define a new future focused on prevention of disease and injury and promotion of health and well-being. Anderson and colleagues will work with communities and populations to identify root causes of morbidity and mortality and implement large-scale solutions.
Anderson is a trained epidemiologist, whose research has long focused on connections between nutrition and chronic diseases, and the use of clinical trials and interventions to prevent risk factors for common maladies such as heart disease, chronic kidney disease, diet-related cancers and obesity.
Anderson joined UC San Diego School of Medicine as an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health in 2012 after tenures at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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The first CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft
scheduled to arrive in San Diego today
The first CMV-22B Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft that can takeoff and land as a helicopter but transit as a turboprop aircraft, is scheduled to arrive at Naval Air Station North Island today. The aircraft will be delivered to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, based on NAS North Island.
VRM-30 was established on Oct. 1, 2018 as the Navy’s first operational CMV-22B squadron, and will take over the Carrier Onboard Delivery mission from the C-2A Greyhound, which has been serving in the fleet for over 50 years.
Compared to the C-2A Greyhound, the CMV-22B brings increased operational range, greater cargo capacity, faster cargo loading/unloading and increased survivability. The CMV-22B also has the unique ability to internally carry the engine power module for the F-35 Lightning II.
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SDSU team named finalists in national
hotel investment pitch competition
An all-female finance team consisting of students in San Diego State University’s L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management has been named a finalist in the annual “She Has a Deal” competition. The nationwide hotel investment education and pitch event serves to help women entering the field of hospitality and tourism in creating a pathway to make hotel development and ownership more obtainable.
The SDSU team — students Nikki Gonzalez, Viviana Wilkins and Meaghan Carfrey — was among three finalists of the competition along with groups representing New York University and Cornell University.
Each year, participants are asked to pitch their ideas for a future hotel development project site. SDSU’s team pitched their project towards a potential Hyatt Place Hotel in San Jose.
The winning team earns $50,000 to be utilized as an equity investment for a hotel project.
The finals were scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. this spring, but have been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Del Mar Fairgrounds to cut staff
by 58 percent due to COVID-19
Permanent civil service staff of the Del Mar Fairgrounds will be reduced by 58 percent because of “severe financial losses” resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, fairgrounds officials said.
From March through May 2020, revenues were down 66 percent. Combined with the postponement of the San Diego County Fair and no patrons for this year’s summer horse racing meet, revenues are estimated to be down 92 percent by the end of the summer, officials said. Mass gatherings equate to 90 percent of the 22nd DAA’s revenue base.
“Until it is safe to host events again, reducing our staffing levels is crucial to the survival of the Del Mar Fairgrounds,” said Tim Fennell, CEO and general manager of the Del Mar Fairgrounds. “We must preserve this community treasure in order to continue its legacy for future generations as an economic engine for the region and a beloved entertainment and education destination. I look forward to the day when we can operate at full strength again.”
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Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce
launches grant fund for black-owned businesses
The Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce launched the Black Business Grant Relief Fund for Black-owned businesses in San Diego to receive grants of up to $2,000. The Chamber aims to raise $1 million over the next 60 days with the non-profit San Diego Grantmakers serving as the chamber’s fiscal agent.
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SDG&E launches giving campaign
San Diego Gas & Electric launched “Energy for Others,” a multi-year giving campaign to support communities in need, civic engagement and social justice. SDG&E shareholders have pledged a total of $3 million to The San Diego Foundation’s COVID-19 Community Response Fund, and $500,000 to civic engagement and social justice causes.
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CaseyGerry law firm names Jason C. Evans
and P. Camille Guerra as newest partners
Expanding its partnership, CaseyGerry, a San Diego-based plaintiffs’ law firm, has named Jason C. Evans and P. Camille Guerra its newest partners.
Known for taking on multi-million-dollar cases including complex, high-stakes personal injury and products liability litigation, Evans’ broad experience involves both state and federal courts throughout California and nationwide. Throughout his nine-year tenure with CaseyGerry, he has concentrated his practice on wrongful death, aviation and serious personal injury litigation.
The recipient of many professional awards, in 2017 he was awarded an Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by Consumer Attorneys of San Diego for his work obtaining a $7.6 million verdict for his client in a product defect trial.
A key member of CaseyGerry’s complex litigation team since joining the firm 14 years ago, Guerra concentrates on complex and class action cases. She has been involved in high profile litigation against corporate giants such as VW, Audi, Fiat-Chrysler and Wells Fargo, and other well-known consumer brands. A native of San Diego, she speaks fluent Spanish and has studied Arabic, French, Italian, Russian and Farsi.
Evans holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. Guerra holds a Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University, a Master’s of Advanced Studies in Health Policy and Law from UC San Diego and a J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
