As the San Diego City Council debates Tuesday regarding what to do about its contract with the Tourism Marketing District, renewed attention is falling on the vote that helped create the contract in the first place: a ballot sent to more than a thousand hotels, motels, hostelries and bed-and-breakfasts throughout the city.

The newly rebranded Wyndham San Diego Bayside, which took over the operation of the former Holiday Inn at the Bay on March 1, is scheduled to undergo extensive renovations beginning in November of this year. The cost of the renovations was not disclosed.

San Diego County’s job growth has been stronger than previously reported, with employment increasing by a relatively strong 2.1 percent, according to the latest data from the state Employment Development Department.

After a Superior Court judge upheld San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in his dispute with the city’s hoteliers, the argument is heading back to where it began: the City Council.

Final preparations are taking place for the grand opening of the $36 million Viejas Hotel, which will open its doors on Thursday.

Mayor Bob Filner has won the first round of his court battle with downtown hoteliers, as a superior court judge tentatively declined to order him to sign a disputed agreement with San Diego’s Tourism Marketing District.

In a new survey by CheapCarRental.net, San Diego has been listed among the cheapest places to rent a car in the country.

TripAdvisor has announced its top 10 ballparks in the United States, with Petco Park checking in at number seven.

With a courtroom showdown looming between Mayor Bob Filner and local hoteliers, City Attorney Jan Goldsmith’s office introduced a resolution at City Council that would require the mayor to sign an agreement that would end the dispute.

A new, 1,100-square-foot conference room in the heart of Mission Valley is available for your use. The conference room rents for only $125 for a minimum of three (3) hours and is directly located next to an attractively landscaped garden area.

The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center found a new executive director to fill the shoes of Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, who's known for changing the face of science education in San Diego.

The San Diego Tourism Authority this week sent provisional layoff notices to 85 of its 100 employees, projecting that it will soon run out of money unless Mayor Bob Filner loosens his grip on the hotel assessments that provide its funding.

In a move that helps clear the way for expanding the San Diego Convention Center, Superior Court Judge Ronald Prager has issued a final ruling that local hotels could fund the expansion through a self-imposed property tax covered by a surcharge on room rates.

Eddie Osterland is the author of “Power Entertaining: Secrets to Building Lasting Relationships, Hosting Unforgettable Events, and Closing Big Deals from America's 1st Master Sommelier."

The San Diego Tourism Marketing District Corp. is finalizing a deal to dismiss the city of San Diego from its recently filed suit over $30 million worth of hotel assessment funds, leaving Mayor Bob Filner as the sole defendant, City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said Wednesday.

A San Diego hotel room tax to finance a $520 million expansion of the Convention Center faces a final ruling Wednesday.

For those in the high-tech world of product development, travel to China has become as routine as a trip to Chicago or New York.

For the past two years, Sloan Kamenstein has been working to franchise his ice cream shops, which have been described by some as a mix of FAO Schwarz and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

San Diego-based media agency Experiences for Mankind, recently added The Mirage Hotel & Casino to its client roster.

Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor granted the San Diego Tourism Marketing District a speedy schedule for its suit against Mayor Bob Filner -- who showed up in court without a lawyer to represent him.