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California (Statewide)
California's $20 Fast Food Wage, One Year Later. The Data Is In, and It's Complicated.
Mar 27, 2026
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News Analysis
Historic Core / Downtown Los Angeles
118 Years of French Dip, a $500K Asking Price, and Five Farewell Extensions. Cole's Is Closing for Real This Time.
Mar 27, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
West Hollywood
Lisa Vanderpump Listed TomTom and PUMP for Sale. What Are You Actually Buying?
Mar 27, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Big Sur
Highway 1 Reopened Three Months Early. Big Sur's Restaurants Are Rebuilding After $438 Million in Tourism Losses.
Mar 25, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Shell Beach / Pismo Beach
51 Years, Two Founders Gone, and a $2.6M Starting Bid. The McLintocks Foreclosure Is a Succession Story.
Mar 25, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Wharf Lost 150 Feet and Its Most Iconic Restaurant. The Dolphin Isn't Coming Back.
Mar 25, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Point Loma
Someone Just Committed $15 Million to San Diego Dining. Here's What They're Building at Liberty Station.
Mar 19, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
800 Chain Restaurants Are Closing. For Independent Operators, That's the Best News All Year.
Mar 19, 2026
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6 min read
News Analysis
Malibu
Duke's Malibu Is Back. A Year After the Fires, One of SoCal's Most Iconic Restaurants Returns.
Mar 19, 2026
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6 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
Wall Street Is Picking Restaurant Winners and Losers. The Private Market Is Doing the Same Thing.
Mar 18, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
The $5,900 Problem That Never Shows Up on a Restaurant P&L
Mar 17, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
Casual Dining Is Having Its Best Run in a Decade. If You Own One, Your Timing Just Got Better.
Mar 17, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
New York Wants a $30 Minimum Wage. California Already Showed Us How That Story Ends.
Mar 17, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
California's New Delivery App Refund Law Took Effect in January, and Most Restaurant Owners Still Don't Know About It
Mar 16, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
Late-Night Dining Is the Restaurant Industry's Quiet Growth Engine
Mar 16, 2026
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4 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
The Melt Is Doubling Its SoCal Footprint After Posting Record Revenue
Mar 14, 2026
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4 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
Smart Money Is Buying Restaurants Again, and the Numbers Back It Up
Mar 13, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
U.S. Restaurant Traffic Turned Positive in Q4 2025 After a Year of Declines
Mar 13, 2026
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4 min read
News Analysis
California
California's Restaurant Bankruptcy Wave Is Accelerating, and Planta's Liquidation Shows Where It Ends
Mar 12, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Southern California
Gas Prices Just Crossed $100 Oil for the First Time Since 2022, and Restaurant Traffic Was Already Falling
Mar 12, 2026
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4 min read
Market Spotlight
San Juan Capistrano
When Location Kills a Loved Brand—The Meat Cellar's San Juan Capistrano Lesson
Mar 11, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Orange County
OC Health Inspections Are Killing Deals Before They Start
Mar 11, 2026
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4 min read
News Analysis
California
California Just Made It Faster to Open a Restaurant
Mar 10, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
East Village, Coronado
A Mexican Conglomerate Is Quietly Buying Up San Diego Restaurant Real Estate
Mar 10, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
National
Credit Card Swipe Fees Are Eating More of Your Restaurant's Profit Than You Think
Mar 9, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
San Diego
21 San Diego Restaurant Spaces Just Hit the Market. Here's What's Actually Worth Looking At.
Mar 9, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
National
Yum Brands Might Sell Pizza Hut. Here's Why That Matters Beyond the Headlines.
Mar 6, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
San Diego
Permits, Fees, and Red Tape: The Other Reason San Diego Restaurants Keep Closing
Mar 6, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
Southern California
55% of Restaurant Operators Say Immigration Enforcement Is Hurting Their Business
Mar 5, 2026
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5 min read
Opinion
San Diego
It Passed 8-1. Now San Diego Voters Will Decide Whether Your Property Is Really Yours.
Mar 5, 2026
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6 min read
News Analysis
San Diego
Jack in the Box Is Fighting Its Own Board While Closing 200 Locations
Mar 3, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
San Diego
'No Breaks Anywhere': What San Diego's Restaurant Closures Actually Tell Us
Mar 3, 2026
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5 min read
Opinion
San Diego
San Diego's Vacant Home Tax Isn't About Housing. It's About Revenue.
Mar 3, 2026
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8 min read
News Analysis
National
600 Pizza Chain Closures, Zero Panic: Why Independent Pizzerias Are Winning
Mar 2, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
California
California ABC Rules Just Changed: 5 Things Every Restaurant Buyer Needs to Know in 2026
Mar 1, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
California Chefs Are Quietly Reshaping What Restaurants Look Like in 2026
Feb 28, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
Restaurant Profit Margins Just Hit Double Digits for the First Time Since 2022
Feb 28, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Northern California
Four Northern California Restaurants That Ran for Decades Just Closed. The Lesson Isn't What You Think.
Feb 27, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
The Restaurant Industry Just Hit $1.55 Trillion. So Why Are 42% of Operators Losing Money?
Feb 27, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
San Diego
Breakfast Republic Grew to 20 Locations. Now It's Shrinking in San Diego and Expanding in LA. Here's the Lesson.
Feb 26, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
Denny's Just Sold for $620 Million. What Private Equity's Appetite for Legacy Chains Means for Independent Operators.
Feb 26, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
CAVA Just Crossed $1 Billion Without a Single Discount Menu. The Rest of the Industry Is Doing the Opposite.
Feb 25, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
North Park
Brad Wise Just Opened His 13th Restaurant. What TRUST's Decade in San Diego Tells You About Building a Restaurant Empire.
Feb 25, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Newport Beach
Pizzeria Mozza Is Gone. The Operator Replacing It Tells You Where Newport Beach Is Headed.
Feb 24, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
The Restaurant Industry Will Do $1.55 Trillion This Year. Nearly Half of Operators Are Losing Money.
Feb 23, 2026
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4 min read
News Analysis
Texas Roadhouse Just Showed You What's Coming for Restaurant Margins
Feb 23, 2026
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4 min read
Market Spotlight
Gaslamp Quarter
701 Fifth Avenue Gets Another Shot. Five Concepts, One Building, and the Gaslamp's Biggest Bet.
Feb 23, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Little Italy
The Mr. Tempo Collapse: What Happens When a Restaurant Empire Runs on Nightlife
Feb 22, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Newport Beach
Newport Beach Is Building the Future of Restaurant Real Estate on Mariners' Mile
Feb 22, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
California
The California Exodus Is Real. Here's What a Broker Sees on the Ground.
Feb 21, 2026
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6 min read
News Analysis
National
The Supreme Court Just Blew Up Restaurant Tariffs. Now What?
Feb 21, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
La Jolla / UTC
Red O's La Jolla Exit: What Celebrity Chef Restaurants Get Wrong About San Diego
Feb 20, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
San Diego
The Investors Who Sold Dave's Hot Chicken for $1 Billion Are Now Betting on a San Diego Birria Concept
Feb 19, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
National
Fat Brands Files Bankruptcy, Wendy's Posts Worst Quarter in Decades: The Chain Meltdown Accelerates
Feb 18, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Logan Heights
La Fachada Closes After 30 Years: Why Your Lease Is Your Most Dangerous Asset
Feb 18, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Downtown
Zuma's San Diego Bet: What a Global Luxury Brand Sees That Local Operators Should Notice
Feb 18, 2026
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4 min read
News Analysis
National
The Triple Squeeze: Labor, Insurance, and Tariffs Are Crushing Restaurant Margins in 2026
Feb 17, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
San Diego
The Death of Affordable Dining in San Diego, and What It Means for Restaurant Values
Feb 16, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Anaheim
OCVibe's $4 Billion Bet: What Anaheim's New Entertainment District Means for Restaurant Operators
Feb 16, 2026
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6 min read
Market Spotlight
San Diego
From One Taco Shop to 14 Locations: San Diego's Most Ambitious Restaurant Growth Stories
Feb 16, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
National
The SBA Squeeze: Cheaper Money, Tighter Access: How New Rules Are Reshaping Restaurant Deals
Feb 16, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
Orange County
Orange County's Legacy Restaurant Brands Are Expanding: Here's What That Signals
Feb 15, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
El Cajon
El Cajon's Restaurant Renaissance: Why East County Is the Market to Watch
Feb 14, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
National
The Great Chain Contraction: What Hundreds of National Restaurant Closures Mean for Independent Operators
Feb 13, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
California
The Type 47 License Gold Rush: Why California Bars Are Selling at a Premium
Feb 12, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
Orange County
Orange County's 2026 Restaurant Boom: 16+ Openings, a $4 Billion Megaproject, and What It Means for Buyers and Sellers
Feb 11, 2026
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5 min read
Market Spotlight
North Park
What Makes San Diego's Red Fox Room Worth $3.5 Million? Inside a Legacy Restaurant Valuation
Feb 10, 2026
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5 min read
News Analysis
University Heights
Vulture & Dreamboat Close After 8 Months: What a $2.3M Restaurant Failure Reveals About Concept Risk
Feb 9, 2026
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5 min read
Market Report
San Diego County
80+ San Diego Restaurants Set to Open in 2026: What This Wave Means for Buyers and Sellers
Feb 7, 2026
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6 min read
News Analysis
California
California's $20 Minimum Wage: The Silent Killer of Restaurant Valuations
Feb 5, 2026
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6 min read
Market Spotlight
North Park
North Park's Craft Brewery Paradox: How the Beer Boom Is Reshaping Restaurant Valuations
Feb 3, 2026
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5 min read
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