Stone Brewing and the rise of San Diego craft beer
Greg Koch and Steve Wagner started Stone in 1996. The brewery’s aggressive IPAs helped make San Diego one of the country’s best-known beer cities.
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Taylor Guitars builds acoustic guitars in El Cajon and is owned by its workers
Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug started Taylor Guitars in 1974. The El Cajon company is now one of the largest acoustic guitar makers and fully employee-owned.