Action Areas
We focus on shaping policy in the four areas we believe are most crucial to improving the health, well-being and livelihood of our local communities.
Business For Good San Diego provides me with a voice and a collective power to pursue values and ideas, and policies that benefit my business and the social health of my community.
Second-Annual (Doing) Business For Good Summit
2023
Hosts our second-annual Summit to bring together even more purpose-driven local business owners, individuals, nonprofits, and public sector entities to connect, learn, and grow
Citizenship Drives
2023
Funds our grantee, Employee Rights Center, with resources to host Citizenship Drive Workshops that give eligible local immigrant entrepreneurs free legal assessments and paperwork filing assistance to become naturalized citizens
Inaugural (Doing) Business For Good Summit
2022
Hosts our first annual Summit to bring together individuals, local business owners, nonprofits, and public sector entities to connect, learn, and grow
Repeal of the People’s Ordinance
2022
Supports the passing of San Diego Ballot Measure B, repealing the century-old law requiring the City to pay for the trash collection of single-family homeowners, freeing up $50M a year to be spent on other priorities
Homes for All of Us
2022
Supports initiative to make it easier to build new homes in the city that all San Diegans can afford, as a response to the housing affordability crisis
Founding Partner of San Diego Food Justice Project
2022
Founds San Diego Food Justice Project with 4 other partners and provides $35k in business start-up training, mentorship, and technical assistance to local Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOS)
Climate Action Plan
2022
Works with Mayor Todd Gloria’s advising team to develop and support San Diego’s landmark 2022 Climate Action Plan to take bold steps toward a more sustainable place to live, work, and play
Revitalizing Restaurants
2021
Works with Biden Administration to establish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and High Road Restaurants nationwide, distributing $3M+ in grants to independent restaurants across the U.S., including 6 in San Diego
Local Business Recovery from COVID Closures
2021
Works with local San Diego businesses to consult, apply for, and receive PPP loans, EIDL loans, and ERTC to keep their doors open and employees paid
Members Represent BFG Across San Diego
2020
Members join the Small Business Advisory, Joint Powers Authority, and Mayor’s Back To Work Taskforce to advocate for socially equitable policies
Measure E Passes
2020
Advocates for passing San Diego Ballot Measure E to revitalize local business and economic development in the Midway-Pacific District by removing the 30-foot building height limit
Page 30 Coalition
2020
Joins Page 30 Coalition to champion the underserved and rural communities called out in CARES legislation (COVID relief) and beyond
High Road Kitchens
2020
BFG co-founder Mikey Knab establishes High Road Kitchens to provide immediate jobs for restaurant workers during COVID & a subsidy for restaurant owners who commit to livable wages and increased equity
Community Choice Energy
2019
Helps lead the charge in creating a Community Choice Energy Program for all who live in San Diego, allowing for cleaner, more affordable energy options
ISDF Coalition Partnership
2018
Partners with Invest in San Diego Families (ISDF) Coalition to fight for an economy and government that puts power into the hands of regular people
Homelessness Toolkit
2018
Develops a toolkit for local businesses to guide interaction and outreach with our unsheltered community members
Styrofoam Ban
2018
Initiates policy to ban the use and sale of harmful styrofoam products in the City of San Diego, which is enacted as law on April 1, 2023
Welcoming San Diego
2017
Establishes a multi-sector effort to advance our community’s integration of immigrants and refugees, leading to the City launching the Welcoming San Diego initiative and the Welcoming San Diego Strategic Plan
Commercial Composting
2017
Supports local policy that allows small-scale community composting, forging the path for the City of San Diego’s now mandated organic waste recycling program