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In San Diego’s South Park neighborhood, the doors of small shops are typically thrown open. Dogs strolling past tug their humans into the open doorways, collecting treats from the business owners up and down Fern Street.

Like most local neighborhoods, the shop owners here are the stewards of their streets. They keep the sidewalks clean; the trash cans emptied; the water bowls full for their resident pets. The storefronts, meticulously cared for, are uniquely San Diegan, as chains are rarely welcomed.

Business groups are pressuring Democratic officials in several states to postpone planned minimum-wage increases, arguing that embattled businesses can’t afford to give workers a raise as they face the coronavirus-related economic crisis.

Many Bay Area small businesses, like others nationwide, are still waiting for emergency loans from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

With a key coronavirus rescue fund nearly exhausted, negotiations are accelerating in Washington over President Donald Trump’s $250 billion emergency request to help smaller employers

The federal government and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are taking steps to help small business in this time of dire danger, but ultimately it will

Phil Cowan interview with ABC NorCal President and CEO Michelle Daugherty on 3/30/20.

Host Siyamak Khorrami interviews State Director John Kabateck for a half-hour on the issues of importance to California small businesses.

The start of the new year also brings a new governor and a new Legislature, which provides opportunity for Californians to set new goals and

After a long and exhausting election year, we wish you, your staff, and your family a wonderful Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year! We

The Holidays are a time for you to let loose with your colleagues and network, but sometimes years go a little too far. Our team would like to wish you all a Happy Holiday season, and send you thoughts on how to keep your celebrations safe this year.

A lot of the voting public does not have the time to bone up on each candidate’s positions, so many look for a candidate’s list of endorsers to affirm their vote for or (can’t win them all) against a candidate.