City record, California WARN filings

San Diego Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2019-2020

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Every WARN notice filed by employers in San Diego since July 2014: 1,060 notices and 100,450 workers, searchable and sorted newest first.

Every WARN notice filed with the California EDD since July 2014: 17,562 notices, 8,284 employers, 1,453,182 workers.

Layoff notices in San Diego at a glance

San Diego employers have filed 1,060 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 100,450 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 26, 2026. 258 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between notice and effective date outside the 2020 COVID window; the 60-day rule explains what that gap can mean for the workers involved. Since the EDD began reporting industry in 2026, the sectors filing most here are Professional Scientific and Technical Services (264 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (244 workers), Manufacturing (121 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first

272 notices, 38,541 workers, page 3 of 3. Show all years.

EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Sandland43, LLC dba WaterBar San DiegoMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 2020134Closure, temporary4 days after effective date
Pacific Beach Ale House, IncMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 2020116Closure, temporary4 days after effective date
Garnet OMG LLC, dba Backyard Kitchen & TapMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 2020109Closure, temporary4 days after effective date
Gaslamp UKT LLC (dba Union Kitchen and Tap Gaslamp)Mar 23, 2020Mar 16, 202095Closure, temporary7 days after effective date
Encinitas UKT LLC (dba Union Kitchen and Tap Encinitas)Mar 20, 2020Mar 16, 202078Closure, temporary4 days after effective date
Fogo de Chao Churrascaria (San Diego) LLCMar 25, 2020Mar 27, 202076Layoff, temporary2 COVID order
Chefs ToysMar 20, 2020Mar 20, 202015Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Cohn Restaurant GroupMar 25, 2020Mar 19, 20201,358Layoff, permanent6 days after effective date
Paradise Point ResortMar 25, 2020Mar 24, 2020478Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
Hotel Solamar San DiegoMar 25, 2020Mar 24, 202099Closure, temporary1 days after effective date
Go Rentals'sMar 19, 2020Mar 22, 20206Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
76 5th LLC (Lumi/Huntress)Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
535 5th LLCMar 17, 2020Mar 17, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
MarketSB (Side Bar)Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
FIREHOUSE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE INCMar 20, 2020Mar 20, 202087Closure, temporary0 COVID order
THE GRASS SKIRTMar 20, 2020Mar 20, 202069Closure, temporary0 COVID order
Azul Hospitality - PH LLC dba Marriott Riverside at the Convention CenterMar 21, 2020Mar 21, 202049Closure, temporary0 COVID order
Azul Hospitality - PH LLC dba Marriott Riverside at the Convention CenterMar 23, 2020Mar 21, 202046Closure, temporary2 days after effective date
Azul Hospitality - PH LLC dba Marriott Riverside at the Convention CenterMar 23, 2020Mar 21, 202046Closure, temporary2 days after effective date
Azul Hospitality - PH LLC dba Marriott Riverside at the Convention CenterMar 21, 2020Mar 21, 202043Closure, temporary0 COVID order
KETTNER EXCHANGEMar 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020121Layoff, temporary31 COVID order
Carte HotelMar 24, 2020Mar 24, 202071Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Hotel Republic San DiegoMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 2020108Layoff, temporary4 days after effective date
National FundingMar 23, 2020Mar 24, 2020104Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLPMar 20, 2020Mar 20, 202060Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
LAZ Parking California, LLCMar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020943Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Stellar Bleu LLCMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 2020161Layoff, temporary4 days after effective date
SD6M Group, LLC dba BarleymashMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 2020141Layoff, temporary4 days after effective date
Old Town Family Hospitality CorporationMar 20, 2020Mar 17, 202098Layoff, temporary3 days after effective date
OSF International, Inc. dba The Old Spaghetti FactoryMar 22, 2020Mar 19, 202093Layoff, temporary3 days after effective date
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego Bay DowntownMar 20, 2020Mar 14, 202081Layoff, temporary6 days after effective date
Sheraton Mission Valley San DiegoMar 23, 2020Mar 20, 202064Layoff, temporary3 days after effective date
Manchester Grand HyattMar 20, 2020Mar 22, 2020688Layoff, temporary2 COVID order
Punch Bowl San Diego, LLCMar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020100Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Courtyard San Diego Liberty StationMar 18, 2020Mar 21, 202074Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
Sheraton Operating Corporation dba The US Grant, A Luxury CollectionMar 23, 2020Mar 28, 2020271Layoff, temporary5 COVID order
Karl Strauss Brewing CompanyMar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020247Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
True Food Kitchen Fashion ValleyMar 25, 2020Mar 28, 2020134Closure, temporary3 COVID order
True Food Kitchen UTCMar 25, 2020Mar 28, 202089Closure, temporary3 COVID order
Chino Latino Inc. dba The Mission RestaurantMar 25, 2020Mar 25, 202078Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Eatery Green LLC dba: Herb & WoodMar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020115Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Andaz San DiegoMar 25, 2020Mar 29, 2020114Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Hyatt Regency La JollaMar 19, 2020Mar 22, 2020235Closure, temporary3 COVID order
Azul Hospitality dba Broadway, LLC aka The Guild Hotel San DiegoMar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020101Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Hakkasan Holdings, LLC, dba Hakkasan GroupMar 19, 2020Mar 13, 20204Closure, temporary6 days after effective date
Punch Bowl San Diego, LLCMar 18, 2020Mar 16, 202099Layoff, permanent2 days after effective date
Wood Yu LLCMar 30, 2020Mar 16, 202034Layoff, temporary14 days after effective date
GCiuffa, Inc.Mar 18, 2020Mar 17, 202060Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
Hotel Indigo San Diego GaslampMar 17, 2020Mar 25, 202053Layoff, temporary8 COVID order
HII San Diego Shipyard, Inc.Mar 13, 2020May 15, 202067Layoff, permanent63 COVID order
FinishMaster, Inc.Mar 2, 2020Mar 13, 20204Closure, permanent11 under 60
Tocagen Inc.Feb 21, 2020Apr 21, 20202Layoff, permanent60
Tocagen Inc.Feb 14, 2020Apr 14, 20207Layoff, permanent60
HII San Diego Shipyard, Inc.Feb 14, 2020Apr 17, 2020120Layoff, permanent63
CP Kelco U.S., Inc.Jan 17, 2020Mar 31, 20208Closure, permanent74
Senior Aerospace Jet ProductsFeb 5, 2020Apr 5, 202069Layoff, permanent60
Hanger, Inc.Jan 27, 2020Mar 27, 20206Closure, permanent60
Teradata CorporationNov 12, 2019Jan 13, 202080Layoff, permanent62
Zovio & Ashford University BuildingJun 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019415Layoff, permanent61
Ashford University, LLCOct 30, 2019Jan 3, 2020218Layoff, permanent65
The Hotel KarlanOct 29, 2019Dec 31, 2019101Closure, permanent63
DaVita Inc.Oct 29, 2019Dec 31, 201965Layoff, permanent63
South Bay Motel Investors, LLC dba E-Z 8 MotelOct 18, 2019Dec 17, 201917Closure, permanent60
Tocagen Inc.Oct 3, 2019Dec 2, 201954Layoff, permanent60
Letter Ride, LLCOct 4, 2019Dec 7, 201980Layoff, type not stated64
Becton, Dickinson, and CompanyOct 3, 2019Oct 2, 201949Layoff, permanent1 days after effective date
Prometheus Laboratories Inc.Sep 26, 2019Nov 25, 20199Layoff, permanent60
Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc.Aug 29, 2019Nov 1, 201927Closure, permanent64
Hakkasan Holdings, LLC, dba Hakkasan GroupAug 30, 2019Oct 29, 201943Closure, permanent60
AECOM (CANCELLED)**Jul 29, 2019Sep 30, 20193Layoff, permanent63
FTD Companies, Inc.Aug 1, 2019Aug 14, 201971Layoff, permanent13 under 60
Prometheus Laboratories Inc.Jul 1, 2019Sep 3, 201972Layoff, permanent64

Largest layoffs in San Diego since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Qualcomm Incorporated535,127Apr 8, 2026
LAZ Parking California, LLC33,860Dec 22, 2020
Sea World LLC32,389Mar 27, 2020
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company22,337Jul 30, 2018
SeaWorld San Diego22,267Jul 24, 2020
Cohn Restaurant Group22,116Dec 15, 2020
YMCA of San Diego12,047Nov 13, 2020
Zoological Society of San Diego dba San Diego Zoo11,690Apr 28, 2020
San Diego Sportservice, Inc.21,446Apr 15, 2020
Dexcom, Inc.41,260Aug 27, 2025
The Brigantine, Inc.41,257Sep 4, 2025
Goodwill Industries of San Diego County (GISD)11,235Apr 2, 2020
Padres LP11,215Mar 30, 2020
Associated Students of San Diego State University1965May 7, 2020
Hyatt Corporation dba Grand Hyatt San Diego3951Sep 21, 2020
SEAWORLD LLC2935Dec 9, 2020
Marriott International, Inc. DBA Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina1903Mar 27, 2020
Bartell Hotels San Diego's Premier Properties1900Mar 24, 2020
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.2880Oct 12, 2023
Service America Corporation, d/b/a1831Mar 13, 2015

San Diego by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-2027151651
2025-2026120153,892
2024-202558222,580
2023-2024125237,554
2022-2023125246,892
2021-202244111,659
2020-2021122918,253
2019-20202724938,541
2018-201933144,063
2017-201840194,214
2016-201733214,655
2015-201639163,926
2014-20153493,570

Local help after a layoff in San Diego

A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in San Diego bring WARN back-pay claims in the Superior Court of the county, and the agency routes for the questions that usually travel with a layoff are the same statewide: unpaid final wages and vacation payout go to the Labor Commissioner, discrimination in who was selected goes to the Civil Rights Department (three years to file) or the EEOC (300 days). Our San Diego employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines. See also all notices in the county. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: California EDD WARN reports, July 2014 to Oct 27, 2026. County and city are as stated on the notice; for 2014 to 2017 filings, where the EDD listed only a city, the county is assigned from that city. Back to the layoff tracker.

About this data: Notices come from the California Employment Development Department WARN reports (fiscal years 2014-2015 to today) and are reloaded from the EDD every Tuesday and Thursday. Employer names appear as the employer wrote them on the notice, grouped where the names clearly refer to the same company. A notice is not a finding that any law was broken. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.

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