San Diego Business Leaders Warn 'Reckless' Tariffs Will Raise Local Prices

San Diego Business Leaders Warn 'Reckless' Tariffs Will Raise Local Prices

Imported automobiles at the National City shipping terminal are shown from the view of from a drone on March 26, 2025. (Photos by Mike Blake/Reuters) With just a week to go before tariffs are reinstated, San Diego City Councilmember Raul Campillo and local business leaders are calling on the Trump administration to reverse course on tariffs on key trading partners. On April 2, a blanket 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada is scheduled t…

San Diego leaders urge President Trump to reverse course on massive tariffs

Local leaders urged President Trump to reconsider 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Experts say consumers and the economy could be negatively impacted.

San Diego leaders urge President Trump to end escalating tariffs

With just one week before President Trump plans to reinstate a blanket 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, San Diego business and civic leaders gathered to warn of the severe consequences for the region’s economy. The press conference, led by San Diego City Councilmember Raul Campillo, brought together a coalition of business leaders representing various San Diego industries who urged the administration to reverse course before these t…

SAN DIEGO – Entrepreneurs, political leaders and organizations of merchants and builders, among others, asked the government of US President Donald Trump this Thursday to reconsider the imposition of tariffs on Mexico, which they claim will disproportionately impact the lives of the border. San Diego councillor Raúl Campillo presented the petition hours after President Trump announced tariffs of 25% on vehicles and parts manufactured outside the…

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TARIFFS SET TO HARM SAN DIEGO ECONOMY, WARN LEADERS FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WORLD TRADE CENTER AND COUNCILMAN CAMPILLO

Donald TrumptariffsSan Diego City CouncilBusiness and LaborPoliticsBy Karen Pearlman Photo by Emma Palmer: San Diego County Building Industry Association CEO Lori Pfeiler; Lucas Coleman, Director of World Trade Center San Diego; and San Diego City Councilman Raul Campillo. March 26, 2025 (San Diego) -- One week ahead of plans by President Donald Trump to put a 25 percent additional tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10 percen…