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On this day: San Diego's first Fourth of July celebration thumbnail
San Diego Daily

On this day: San Diego's first Fourth of July celebration

San Diego, established in 1769, celebrated its first Fourth of July in 1849 with a multicultural celebration that included Spanish, Mexican, and Kumeyaay...

Freedom bells ring loud and clear in Old Town for Fourth of July thumbnail
San Diego Daily

Freedom bells ring loud and clear in Old Town for Fourth of July

Hundreds of people gathered at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday with historical reenactments, colonial-era demonstrations,...

It's almost Opening Day at the Del Mar Racetrack. Here's what to know thumbnail
San Diego Daily

It's almost Opening Day at the Del Mar Racetrack. Here's what to know

Opening Day at the Del Mar racetrack in San Diego will feature an annual Hats Contest, an official Opening Day party and a...

Watch the Big Bay Boom fireworks over San Diego Bay thumbnail
San Diego Daily

Watch the Big Bay Boom fireworks over San Diego Bay

The Big Bay Boom, the largest fireworks show on the West Coast, will light up the San Diego sky on July 4th. Read...

Looking for a SoCal getaway? Catalina Island is hosting a wave of festivals thumbnail
San Diego Daily

Looking for a SoCal getaway? Catalina Island is hosting a wave of festivals

Catalina Island Company has announced the return of its annual summer and fall events in Two Harbors, featuring barbecue tastings, craft beer and...

JPMorgan built a pipeline of female CEO candidates that was the envy of Wall Street. How did it fall apart? thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

JPMorgan built a pipeline of female CEO candidates that was the envy of Wall Street. How did it fall apart?

Last week, a stream of employees gathered inside JPMorgan’s office in midtown Manhattan. They were there, according to the Wall Street Journal, to...

How a third-generation Texas oilman transformed an organic farming company into a leading advanced nuclear startup at a small Christian college thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

How a third-generation Texas oilman transformed an organic farming company into a leading advanced nuclear startup at a small Christian college

Nearly a decade ago, third-generation Texas oilman Doug Robison was plotting his retirement and the sale of his petroleum company when a trip...

Nike’s self-inflicted wounds are risking CEO Elliott Hill’s nascent comeback thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Nike’s self-inflicted wounds are risking CEO Elliott Hill’s nascent comeback

Nike isn’t turning the corner just yet. The sports gear giant’s quarterly results this week showed a company still tripping over its own...

Americans will eat 150 million hot dogs today. One specific American is predicted to eat 70 of them thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Americans will eat 150 million hot dogs today. One specific American is predicted to eat 70 of them

The Fourth of July always means backyard grills and boardwalk crowds, but this year the numbers carry extra weight. As the country marks...

Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ every day Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of living thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ every day Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of living

2025 brought a mixed picture for the U.S. economy. The stock market ended the year with double-digit gains, but inflation had not fully...